Senior Business Analyst
London -
£75-85,000 Fixed term contract
At Match we are passionate about making a difference. Born out of a belief that we can, and do, help our clients to achieve their capability goals in a better way – in a way that other consultancies can’t. We bring a unique mix of experience, insight and technology to solve the challenges our clients face. We know our solutions work – we have applied them many times over the years, and technology just keeps helping us apply them in more and more innovative ways
The world of change is becoming more complex, leaving many previously ‘good’ Change professionals unable to perform against the new demands placed upon them. With businesses increasingly reliant on the speed & effectiveness of programme & project delivery, pressure on Change functions has never been so great.
We Help Deliver
• High end delivery resource - architect or deliver the ambition
• Coaching/Training - grow your own Talent
• Data/Insights - sharing what works/doesn't/providing start for 10/reuse
• Top talent in the marketplace
• Consultancy to the organisation
Senior Business Analyst
- Excellent stakeholder management at all levels; both internally and externally
- Minimum of 3 years of Business Analysis experience.
- Experience of working as the conduit between the business and IS, leveraging excellent written and oral communication skills to assure a clear translation of business requirements into functional outcomes.
- Possess strong business acumen, able to quickly pick up the content and business knowledge required, supporting the business through the requirements gathering, design and testing phases.
- Demonstrable experience in producing comprehensive and accurate documentation (eg process mapping, data flow diagramming), facilitating workshops with the business utilising a variety of business analysis methods embracing GAP analysis, requirements gathering and validation.
Requirement
- Experience of working on complex projects and programmes involving broad-based business change.
- Able to manage uncertain or difficult environments, providing challenge as and when required.
- Producing outputs to a high quality within the standards set by the management team.
- Experience of agile and waterfall project life cycles within a structured environment, with exposure to working with third-party application development partners.
- Experience of developing business processes and use of out of the box' thinking to challenge existing processes.
- A proactive thinker with strong influencing skills and knowing when to act on any key issues that require escalation/support from the BA leadership team.
- Experience of IT and business working environments with a broad range of exposure to various technical environments and business functions.
- For a Senior BA that is leading on a project we would also expect previous experience of creating and managing a team of BAs.
Desirable
- Exposure to Financial Services and/or working on projects or programmes in a regulatory business environment.
- Professional Services background/experience.
- Experience in Target operating Models and wider business design functions.
- Experience in identifying, developing and implementing best practise.
- Good working knowledge of RUP/UML and experience of delivering Use Cases.
- Understanding of Project Management - resource and time management.
- Educated to degree level.
- BCS certification
Skills Required
- Minimum of 3 years of Business Analysis experience
- Excellent stakeholder management skills at internal and external levels
- Experience acting as a conduit between business and information systems teams
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Strong business acumen and ability to learn business knowledge quickly
- Experience supporting requirements gathering, design, and testing phases
- Experience producing process maps, data flow diagrams, and comprehensive documentation
- Experience facilitating business workshops using gap analysis, requirements gathering, and validation methods
- Experience working on complex projects and programmes involving broad-based business change
- Ability to manage uncertain or difficult environments and provide appropriate challenge
- Ability to deliver high-quality outputs within management standards
- Experience with Agile and Waterfall project lifecycles
- Experience working with third-party application development partners
- Experience developing and improving business processes
- Proactive thinking and strong influencing skills
- Experience working across IT and business environments with varied technical environments and business functions
- For lead roles, previous experience creating and managing a team of Business Analysts
- Exposure to Financial Services or regulatory business environments
- Professional Services background or experience
- Experience with Target Operating Models and wider business design functions
- Experience identifying, developing, and implementing best practices
- Working knowledge of RUP and UML, including Use Case delivery
- Understanding of project management, resource management, and time management
- Degree-level education
- BCS certification
What We Do
Match Performance Solutions Ltd, operating as Match Performance, is a global consulting firm that helps organisations deliver change through consultancy, technology, data insights and talent services. It supports capability strategy, workforce and hiring decisions, digital transformation, IT solutions, change management, programme and project management, and talent agility. Its data-driven tools and specialist network help clients address capability gaps and achieve teams, outcomes and individual performance.
