Business Analyst

Job Description
We
are recruiting for a Business Analyst to join the Enterprise
Services Team, (Finance, HR & Legal) on a full time, permanent
basis, reporting into the Delivery Lead on an
18 month fixed term
contract.
This role will
be working across initiatives that support our
Enterprise Services (HR, Finance & Legal) functional
area in projects that span across Europe with both
internal and external teams in a matrix
organisation. You will work in partnership with
cross-functional teams to elicit, interpret and capture business
needs into clear and concise functional / non-functional
requirements, and acceptance criteria.
This
role will be the consistent thread throughout the lifecycle of
change, utilising a strong analytical skill set to take
business requirements through to successful delivery. Also
supporting onboarding of a technical solution
into Product Support teams. Whilst not responsible for
direct reports, there is an expectation that this
role can help to drive the community of
Business Analysts that sit across technology functional teams
with best practice tools, techniques, and
methodologies.
This role is
offering a hybrid working contract that can be based either in
our Covent Garden, London office, or our Ashford office and will
require visiting either office 3 times per week.
The
role will reside within the Europe Technology
function. There may be a requirement to spend time
with business stakeholders on site across Europe as projects
require, or work across other functional pillars
as deemed necessary.
Key
Accountabilities &
Responsibilities:
Responsible
for translating business needs into clear technical requirements,
ensuring proposed solution meets agreed
outcomes.
Key role in communicating
between the business and technology, acting as a translator where
necessary.
Ensure personal knowledge and
exposure to business change opportunities remains up to
date, appropriate and
relevant.
Planning and managing small
scale change where needed.
Serve projects
that are part of the Enterprise Services technology
portfolio.
There may be a requirement to deliver across functional
areas / other technologies as
needed.
Support business function in the
prioritisation of requirements based on business value, ensuring
they are aligned to the desired outcomes and case for
change.
Work with business and technical
teams, to ensure the recommended solution meets the needs of the
business.
Empowered to positively
challenge and influence across teams if the requirement, solution,
or case for change, to ensure alignment to the overarching business
strategy and delivery
roadmap.
Communicate cross-functionally
between operational and technical teams, acting as a translator
where necessary.
Work within internal
project delivery governance processes, with familiarity of both
agile and waterfall
methodologies.
About
you:
To be successful in
this role you must have demonstrated Business Analyst experience
within a Technology environment, supporting large scale project
delivery involving business process and technology change and
experience of Business Analyst tools / techniques to
elicit, document and maintain requirements
throughout the lifecycle of a project (both waterfall and agile).
Experience within HR, Finance &
Legal technology and/or a FMCG/wholesale/retail
environment would be an advantage.
You'll possess the ability
to build strong and long-lasting relationships with stakeholders
through positive and proactive engagement and ask insightful
questions to extract detail required from
stakeholders. You will possess a high level of
attention to detail and be organised with the ability to present
and document information based on the needs of the
project. You'll have an analytical and inquisitive
mindset and think tactically and strategically with the
ability to present options to solve problems and be able
to lead and coach others across the vertical who are in a similar
role so you will be able to take the lead under
minimal supervision.