Senior Business Analyst

Senior Business Analyst

Salary: Up to £63,890 + Excellent Benefits

Location: Walsall, West Midlands (Hybrid - 2 days onsite per week)

Contract: Permanent, Full-Time

La Fosse is partnering with a leading housing association to recruit an experienced Senior Business Analyst.

This is an exciting opportunity to join an established Transformation function, supporting a diverse portfolio of complex business and technology change initiatives while helping to develop and mature the organisation's Business Analysis capability.

We're looking for a confident, hands-on BA who can operate across both technical and business change projects, challenge stakeholders and bring practical experience to a developing team.

The Role

You'll split your time between delivering complex projects and supporting the development of the wider BA function.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead business analysis activities across multiple complex transformation projects, including systems implementations, integrations, data migrations and process improvement.
• Facilitate workshops, gather and document requirements, map business processes and translate business needs into effective solutions.
• Act as the bridge between technical teams and business stakeholders, ensuring requirements are clearly understood and aligned to business objectives.
• Take ownership of testing activities, including test planning, UAT coordination, defect management and requirements traceability.
• Proactively identify risks, gaps and opportunities for improvement, challenging stakeholders and influencing project outcomes.
• Coach and mentor junior Business Analysts, providing guidance, feedback and quality assurance.
• Help improve BA methodologies, templates, standards and ways of working across the function.

About You

We're looking for someone who brings:

• At least 5 years' experience as a Business Analyst, with a recognised BA qualification or certification.
• Strong experience delivering complex business and technology transformation projects.
• Excellent requirements gathering, process mapping, stakeholder management and problem-solving skills.
• Hands-on experience managing testing activities, including UAT, test planning and defect management.
• Experience working across Agile, Waterfall and Hybrid delivery environments.
• A proven ability to engage with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience mentoring junior BAs, reviewing deliverables or improving BA practices.
• A proactive, pragmatic approach with the confidence to challenge assumptions and drive meaningful outcomes.

Experience within social housing would be advantageous but is not essential. We're particularly interested in well-rounded Business Analysts who can adapt to different projects, stakeholders and technologies.

What's on Offer?

• Hybrid working - 2 days per week onsite in Walsall, with flexibility.
• 27 days' annual leave plus bank holidays and additional paid leave over Christmas.
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Healthcare cash plan and additional employee benefits.
• The opportunity to play a key role in a major organisational transformation while helping shape and improve an established BA function.

Interested?

If you're an experienced Senior Business Analyst looking for a varied role where you can combine hands-on delivery with coaching and continuous improvement, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now!