Senior Business Analyst

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced, dedicated individual to join our IT & Projects team to lead sessions with business representatives and IT teams, gather requirements, assess problems and provide solutions. The solutions will typically involve one or moreof improvement to business processes, facilitating change to current systems or implementing new systems.Who we are:One of the UKs leading Apprenticeship providers, we help businesses realise their potential by delivering training that builds a better workforce. Most importantly, were all about a democracy of opportunity so we put quality first, we work collaboratively,and we embrace change.Why LifetimeLife-changing opportunities are at the heart of what we deliver and who we are, and this is your chance to bring your experience and passion to helping to drive positive change within the industries we support.Wherever you join us - in whatever role - your hard work and ability to work collaboratively will change lives. And youll be in great company, working with a supportive, friendly team who will encourage you to grow and develop.As one of our life changing people you have access to a package of benefits designed to reward and recognise your hard work and realise your professional potential.What will you be doing

• Work with the Executive Leadership Team, and senior leaders, to review, scope and form business cases for new initiatives to inform Executive Team decision making on whether to initiate a project.
• Support with shaping the future portfolio of projects
• Coach your team of Business analysts to ensure they are high performing and delivering for the business.
• Accountable for business analyst resource, focussing where it is best utilised and identifying any gaps or risks if not enough capacity.
• Continuously review and implement best practice analysis techniques to improve the analysis skills and output of the team.
• Analysis and Problems: Critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, decompose high-level information into details, abstract up from low-level information to a general understanding, and ensure root cause businessproblems are identified.
• Requirements: Work with stakeholders to elicit requirements and deliver documentation drive through the development/configuration lifecycle. For example: User Stories, Requirements Documents, Project Briefs, GUI, Screen and Interface designs.
• Produce requirements fit for external development teams to work from. This may consist of user stories, and/or Business Requirements Specifications.
• Manage and gain agreement of change requests to requirements.
• Ensure full business engagement in the development process.
• Leads and delivers analysis projects for business process improvement, or other feasibility projects as requested.
• Identify the need for new & amended business processes.
• Ensure all actions to successfully launch the change into the business & make it stick are identified and implemented e.g. training/comms.

What will you bring to the role

• Experience in line management and/or coaching of team members
• Strong Business Analyst experience, on both Waterfall and Agile projects.
• Has delivered scope definition & requirements management (elicitation, analysis, documentation) on Agile projects
• Experience writing business requirements specifications, user stories, refining backlogs and participating in sprint ceremonies.
• Confident leader to facilitate requirements elicitation workshops & interviews
• Successful track record for delivering time-sensitive technology projects.
• Knowledge and experience of one or more Agile frameworks such as Scrum and Kanban.
• Experience working closely with third party Software vendors.
• Evidence of ensuring that change initiatives stick.

Whats in it for you

• 25 days annual leave
• Contributory Pension (company matched)
• Life Assurance
• Great benefits, reward and recognition and wellbeing package
• A comprehensive programme to support your personal and professional development