Business Architect & Business Analysis Lead

Role: Principal Business Analyst

Location: London & Milton Keynes (Hybrid - 2 days per week in the office)  

Reporting to: Head of Programmes & Analysis 

The Role 

Rightmove is seeking an experienced and versatile individual for a brand-new, multifaceted role. You'll draw on your hands-on experience as a pragmatic business architect or consultant to lead target operating model design. At the same time, you'll leverage your business analysis and leadership expertise to drive and elevate our business analysis practice. If you excel at balancing high-level strategic design with detailed, technology-focused execution, and you're passionate about developing and empowering others, this role could be the perfect next step for you.

What you'll be doing

Business Architecture & Business Analysis

· Lead the creation of target operating models on major transformation initiatives alongside our Enterprise Architect

· Create multi-use business architecture deliverables to communicate the current or future Rightmove operating model

· If required, lead the business analysis work on major technology-focused discovery activities or initiatives

Leading the Business Analysis Practice

· Provide line management, support and coaching for 6 business analysts

· Support the business analysts with the development of their careers

· Drive efforts to continually improve the standard of business analysis in Rightmove

· Be an advocate for business analysis within Rightmove

We’re looking for someone who is

· Flexible and pragmatic

· Passionate about developing others

· Business-outcome focused

· A proactive self-starter

· Highly analytical with great attention to detail

· A strong communicator who can work with people at all levels

· Able to simplify the complex

What you'll bring to the role

Essential

· Experience of leading or contributing to the creation of target operating models

· Experience of creating a range of business architecture deliverables such as capability models, value stream models and conceptual data models

· Experience of leading and developing a team of business analysts

· Enough knowledge of technology to be able to understand proposed solution architectures and work closely with architects and engineers

· Multiple years of experience as a hands-on business analyst working on the full lifecycle of initiatives

· Experience of a wide range of business analysis techniques such as requirements capture, business process modelling and improvement, data modelling and system specification

· Experience of working with and influencing senior stakeholders

Ideally 

· Experience of working in a B2B subscription business

· Experience of working with Customer Service and/or B2B Sales divisions

About Rightmove

Our vision is to give everyone the belief they can make their move. We aim to make moving simpler, by giving everyone the best place to turn to and return to for access to the tools, expertise, trust and belief to make it happen.

We're home to the UK's largest choice of properties, and are the go-to destination for millions of people planning their next move, reading the latest industry news, or just browsing what's on the market.

Despite this growth, we’ve remained a friendly, supportive place to work, with employee #1 still working here!  We’ve done this by placing the Rightmove Hows at the heart of everything we do. These are the essential values that reflect our culture, and include: 

• Be approachable and appreciate what others do

• Make complex things as simple as possible

• Build great teams, because Rightmove is people

• Drive improvement, we can always be better

• Share early, honestly and often
  

We believe in careers that open doors, and help our team develop by providing an open and inclusive work environment, offering ongoing training opportunities, and supporting charity fundraising events. And with 88% of Rightmovers saying we’re a great place to work, we’re clearly doing something right! 

 If all this has caught your eye, you may well be a Rightmover in the making... 

People are the foundation of Rightmove - We’ll help you build a career on it.

What we offer 

• Cash plan for dental, optical and physio treatments 

• Private Medical Insurance, Pension and Life Insurance, Employee Assistance Plan 

• 27 days holiday plus two (paid) volunteering days a year to give back, and holiday buy schemes 

• Hybrid working pattern with 2 days in office  

• Contributory stakeholder pension 

• Life assurance at 4x your basic salary to a spouse, family member or other nominated person in your life 

• Competitive compensation package  

• Paid leave for maternity, paternity, adoption & fertility 

• Travel Loans, Bike to Work scheme, Rental Deposit Loan  

• Charitable contributions through Payroll Giving and donation matching  

• Access deals and discounts on things like travel, electronics, fashion, gym memberships, cinema discounts and more 

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Rightmove will never discriminate on the basis of age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, or sexual orientation. At Rightmove, we believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce leads to better innovation, productivity, and overall success. We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for all employees, regardless of their background or identity, to develop and promote a diverse culture that reflects the communities we serve. 

Ultimately, we care much more about the person you are and how you think and approach things, than a list of qualifications and buzzwords on a CV. Even if you can’t say ‘yes’ to all the above, but are smart, self-motivated and passionate, then get in touch.