Senior Business Analyst

Senior Business Analyst (12-Month Contract to Hire)
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
Contract Type: 12-Month Contract to Hire
Working Pattern: Hybrid - 3 days per week on-site
Permanent Opportunity: Intended conversion to a permanent role following the initial Contract period

About the Role
We are seeking an experienced and highly capable Senior Business Analyst to join a growing delivery team supporting complex business and technology transformation initiatives. This role will play a critical part in bridging the gap between business stakeholders and technical teams, ensuring that business needs are translated into clear, high-quality requirements and effective solution designs.
The successful candidate will bring strong analytical capability, excellent stakeholder management skills, and proven experience delivering large-scale change initiatives within Agile and/or Waterfall environments. In addition, they will provide guidance and mentorship to other Business Analysts, driving quality and consistency across analysis activities. 

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the elicitation, analysis, documentation, validation, and management of business and system requirements.
• Work independently to understand complex business challenges and translate business needs into high-quality functional and non-functional requirements.
• Produce and maintain key business analysis artefacts, including:
  • User stories and acceptance criteria
  • Business and functional requirements
  • Process maps and workflow diagrams
  • Business rules and data specifications
  • Impact assessments and solution documentation
• Apply structured analysis and design techniques, including UML, BPMN, process modelling, and business impact assessments.
• Conduct detailed analysis of business processes, data, and operational requirements to support decision-making and solution design.
• Facilitate workshops and engage with senior stakeholders across business and technology functions to achieve alignment and consensus.
• Lead business impact assessments, identifying risks, dependencies, and organisational impacts associated with proposed changes.
• Support Agile delivery teams through backlog creation, refinement, prioritisation, and sprint planning activities.
• Ensure requirements are aligned to business value, delivery priorities, and strategic objectives.
• Provide guidance throughout testing phases, including requirement clarification, defect triage, and resolution activities.
• Mentor and coach junior Business Analysts, supporting capability development and quality assurance of analysis outputs.
• Drive continuous improvement of business analysis practices, standards, and methodologies.

Skills & Experience Essentia l

• Extensive experience working as a Business Analyst within complex business and technology transformation programmes.
• Strong expertise in requirements elicitation, analysis, documentation, and stakeholder management.
• Proven experience producing high-quality business analysis artefacts, including user stories, requirements documentation, process models, and business rules.
• Experience using modelling techniques such as UML, BPMN, and business process mapping.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with experience using data to support recommendations and decision-making.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, including the ability to influence and challenge senior leaders constructively.
• Experience conducting business impact assessments and managing change impacts, risks, and dependencies.
• Demonstrated experience mentoring, coaching, or leading other Business Analysts.
• Strong understanding of Agile delivery methodologies (Scrum/Kanban) and experience working within Waterfall environments where required.
• Experience supporting testing activities, defect management, and quality assurance processes.
• Proficiency with JIRA, Confluence, Visio, and Microsoft Excel.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Desirable

• Experience working within large-scale technology transformation programmes.
• Relevant Business Analysis qualifications (BCS, IIBA, CBAP, PMI-PBA or equivalent).
• Experience working within consulting, technology, or enterprise delivery environments.

Location & Relocation This role is based in Newcastle, with an expectation of 3 days per week on-site.

• Candidates are strongly preferred to be available to work on-site from day one.
• Where relocation is required, candidates should be prepared to relocate ASAP and ideally within the first one to two months of employment.
• Relocation support of up to £1,500 is available

What We Offer

• 12-month fixed-term contract with a strong intention to convert to a permanent position.
• Opportunity to work on high-profile transformation programmes.
• Exposure to modern delivery practices and enterprise-scale technology initiatives.
• Professional development and career growth opportunities.
• Hybrid working model with a collaborative team environment.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Senior Business Analyst looking to play a key role in driving business change, shaping strategic solutions, and influencing delivery outcomes within a dynamic and growing organisation.