Job description
Salary: From £58626-£73282
The Opportunity
There is a great opportunity for a Consultant Business Analyst to join our Team!
Leader within a pan account business analysis and design capability, providing analysis & design, as well as
people leadership:
- Shaping and defining optimal business and technology solutions that satisfy client needs and meet business strategy and objectives, for large, complex change and transformation programmes
- Management and governance of the business analysis and design capability, including management of supply / demand of BA resources
- Contributing to the development of a high performing capability regarded as the Diligenta centre of excellence for business design and analysis services
You'll be:
In consultation at all levels with customers, business and technical consultants, senior management and, where
appropriate, external partners:
1. Lead the business analysis and design on strategic projects and major programmes to develop an
optimised solution to meet client needs, which is also appropriate, deliverable and affordable ensuring
alignment to DG strategy and maximising the leverage of existing architectures.
2. Provide leadership & direction in the shaping stages of large business change, regulatory or
propositional driven projects to ensure the optimal fit of technology and business solutions to meet
business strategies and priorities
3. Deploy and maintain an effective model for delivering business analysis & design services, pan
account, including methodology, standards, principles, policies and procedures.
4. Ensure that the standard agreed methodology for business analysis & design is adhered to including
templates, formats, meetings, deliverables and standards.
5. Provision & management of an effective & efficient supply & demand solution that allows the capability
to understand future resource requirements, forecast capacity, allocate appropriate resources, recruit
manage commercials and proactively identify and mitigate future issues.
6. Manage and oversee a development framework for all DG Business Analysts that includes, internal
and external learning and development, in order to create a culture of continual improvement and
learning
7. Provide leadership to the team to optimise team performance and delivery. Act as a role model, coach
and mentor to less experienced colleagues, providing advice and guidance to support their continuing
personal and professional development
You should apply if:
- Educated to degree level in business, analytical or other relevant discipline, or having equivalent experience
- BCS Certificate and/or Diploma Qualifications in Business Analysis
- Track record of successfully shaping and defining strategic solutions
- Understands and can apply architectural modelling techniques (e.g. assessing impacts on business activity framework, definition of target operating model
- Previous experience leading teams of business analysts and/or designers
- Substantial experience of business analysis and design techniques to support the effective resolution of business problems
- Good awareness of pensions, life and investment products, regulatory framework and future trends in the industry
- Previous experience leading teams of business analysts and/or designers
- Track record of successfully shaping and defining strategic solutions
- Understands and can apply business architecture techniques (e.g. capability and process frameworks, definition of target operating models)