Business Analyst

The Role

We`re all about creating a Home for Success for our students, using technology and data to empower them to find their home and have a great stay with us through their studies.

Providing a home for 74,000 students in more than 170 buildings, the success of our customers, colleagues and partnerships are the measure of our work; we take our goals seriously, knocking them out of the park whilst having fun and helping each other grow. Prop-tech is an exciting sector and you`ll be part of a team that is redefining the end-to-end experience for our customers and introducing new ways to add value through products, technology, and data. Our ambition is to run the best platforms and experiences in the sector and we`re investing in people and technology. Building an inclusive team that is diverse is essential- it`s what makes us, US. We`re passionate about building a team that respects, celebrates, and thrives from, the different experiences diversity of thought can bring.

In Data Platform, we are the glue that brings it all together. Data is an asset and we unlock its value for our colleagues, partners and customers. We use it to optimise our services, study the market and inform our key decisions. From smart experiences to smart buildings, we`re here to help.

What You`ll Be Doing

• Gathering and defining user stories for data and integrations by running workshops with key stakeholders across the business.
• Producing detailed requirements documentation that can be rolled into work packages where appropriate.
• Obtaining sign off on requirements from stakeholders, creating technical specs for the delivery team, ready for the work to be brought into sprints.
• Supporting the team to help prioritise user stories for each sprint.
• Managing stakeholders on a day-to-day basis providing updates on the delivery progress of requirements in scope, and once the development work is completed making sure the solution meets expectations.
• Working with BAs in other areas of the business to provide visibility of all things data, ensuring requirements align for data across the whole portfolio of work.
• Working with the Architecture Team to help define non-functional Requirements for the Data platform.
• Working with the Data Architect to model data based on the business requirements across the platform.
• Working with Data Governance to ensure data is mapped and documented in an acceptable manner at a logical level ensuring that all data lineage, and dictionary items can be traced.
• Raising any potential process improvements, risks, or benefits of the proposed models to the Data Platform and or Solution Architecture Team

What We`re Looking for in You

• A Self Starter who isn`t afraid to approach stakeholders and get involved.
• Awareness of standard data methodologies.
• The ability to pick up and interrogate other database styles such as no-SQL stores and understand the general overarching concept.
• Great communication skills to be able to discuss requirements with stakeholders of all levels and make them feel at ease.
• The ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Great documentation skills, the ability to document the requirements not only as user stories, but when outlining the as-is states to be able to document clearly so that any other BA or developer can understand.

About Unite Students

Founded in 1991, Unite Students is a FTSE 100 business and the UK`s leading provider of purpose-built student accommodation. You can find us in 25 leading university towns and cities, with over 70,000 students calling US home! We are driven by our values, culture, and a commitment to develop diverse and inclusive teams, filled with positive energy and new ideas.

Instinctive inclusion. We know that to create and maintain a happy healthy organisation, we have to work hard to ensure inclusion isn`t just what we do but who we are.

People make Unite Students. Employees, students, and neighbours all contribute to building environments where we can all thrive.

Room for Everyone

We`re proud to be an employer that embraces individuality, and we`re passionate about building inclusive teams. We focus on creating a collaborative culture where you can be you, where your voice is heard, and where you can truly belong. We take great pride in being rated Gold Investors in People and are constantly striving to provide the highest standard of learning and development opportunities and professional pathways for our people. Building a home for success, for both our employees and students, requires exceptional people with a passion for creating room for everyone, doing what`s right, keeping US safe, and raising the bar. Join us as we build better experiences for students that live with us.

We are US.