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Critical to the successful implementation of change, our Business Analysts help business users to articulate the opportunity or problem, evaluate options and specify the business and IT changes that satisfy the business needs.

You will be a member of the Business Analysis team, and could be assigned to any initiative in the OSB Change Portfolio which reflects a significant investment in our core products, the optimisation of our business processes, the fulfilment of our regulatory obligations and the refresh of our technical landscape.

BAs work collaboratively within their project teams aligned with the Programme or Project manager, Business Sponsors and Subject Matter Experts, Architects, Developers, Test and Business Change professionals.

At OSB our BAs are supported by a friendly BA community for guidance on local standards, coaching and learning.

Please note that this role is a Fixed Term Contract for 12 months.

About us:

OSB Group is a leading specialist mortgage lender, primarily focused on carefully selected segments of the mortgage market. Our specialist lending is supported by our Kent Reliance and Charter Savings Bank retail savings franchises. Diversification of funding is provided by sophisticated securitisation platforms. OSB’s unique cost-efficient operating model is supported by our wholly-owned subsidiary OSBIndia.

Our philosophy:

Before you read on, we'd like you to know that we're committed to diversity and hope that our employee base reflects the diverse nature of our society. To understand more, please follow: https://www.osb.co.uk/careers/overview/

In this role, you will have the opportunity to drive performance and potential to provide Business and Systems Analysis support to the Group IT Change and infrastructure programme.

Your responsibilities will include…

• Conducting discovery analysis to quantify the problem or opportunity within the competitive environment, the business process landscape, the current IT and data solutions.
• Supporting business decision-making through the identification and evaluation of solution options.
• Stakeholder identification and management both to reflect a wide range of stakeholder perspectives and to optimise the change journey of the stakeholders with clear communication and upfront work-planning.
• The elicitation, analysis, specification, validation and verification of business requirements for the selected solution. Requirements will reflect both functional and non-functional perspectives. Requirements elaboration may require a range of artefacts such as Journey models, Use Case diagrams, Business Process models (we use BPMN notation), Information and Data models to provide business and technical teams with context and precision.
• Delivery the requirements traceability appropriate to the change initiative typically from desired business outcome through requirements to software developments and acceptance testing.
• Support defined changes through to benefit realisation with a range of tasks including project change evaluation and implementation; RAID identification, specification and mitigation, resolution of defects arising from Test where relevant to the service definition and implementation support.

We offer a base salary dependent on experience starting at £46,000 and a competitive benefits package including:

• Discretionary annual bonus opportunity of up to 15%
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Contributory pension (8% employer 5% employee)
• Life Assurance (4x salary) plus Group Income Protection
• Access to Private Medical Insurance and Medical Cash Plan

We are looking for talented individuals who have the experience and knowledge set out below:

• Previous work experience as a Business Analyst within the Financial Services industry is essential
• Strong knowledge of describing customer journeys, process modelling, data modelling, test defect triage, stakeholder management and traceability matrix.
• We value BA Professional Certification such as the IIBA’s CBAP or the BCS International Diploma in Business Analysis. Experienced Business Analysts should demonstrate comparable skills.
• You should have a rich toolkit of BA techniques to facilitate the elicitation, analysis, specification and management of Business Requirements.

We also believe that your career and how you progress is as unique as your individual personality. We continually support our people so they can become the best version of themselves.

OSB Group are dedicated to diversity in the workplace and committed to treating all our employees and job applicants equally. We embrace equal opportunities and are opposed to discrimination on any grounds.

As part of our public commitment to the Women in Finance Charter, we have introduced our own initiatives to attract, develop and advance senior women in our sector. We don’t stop there though, we have broadened our approach to encourage diversity and inclusion at all levels and in all roles. Our leadership and Executive Committee are right behind us, to the extent that our Diversity Champions sit at Board level and on a monthly basis receive updates on our progress.

Whilst we are an organisation that values face-to-face interaction and relationship building, we also acknowledge that people are not just productive in an office and tied to the 9 to 5. The vast majority of roles throughout the Group fall within scope of our Hybrid Working approach, which aims to provide ongoing flexibility and support in terms of work:life balance. Our approach provides opportunity for individuals to informally agree with their Line Manager how they split their working week between their primary office location and home.

All applicants must have rights to work in the UK and be willing to undertake the relevant pre-employment screening checks should your application be successful.

Unfortunately, due to the high number of applications currently being received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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