Business Analyst

Butterfly Data is looking to hire a motivated and talented business analyst to join our consulting team. This role would either be as a Senior Consultant or Principal Consultant depending on experience and ability. This is an exciting opportunity to work with a range of clients, making a tangible impact and to join a growing small dynamic consultancy.

• Undertake a variety of client projects, working in multi-disciplinary agile teams, ensuring solutions meet business needs and support data-driven decision‑making, helping organisations put data behind every decision.

• Engage with technical and business stakeholders to capture requirements, act as the bridge between clients and technical teams, translating business problems and user needs into actionable solutions.

• Develop a strong understanding of the business context and processes impacting a product or service, selecting best‑practice approaches to drive value for users.

• You will be expected to proactively contribute to the wider business analysis community within Butterfly Data, coaching junior staff and setting standards for how we do business analysis.

• You can work a hybrid pattern from our Cardiff or Manchester office, or work fully remotely. Occasional travel for the role is expected.

• You should be inquisitive and logical with the ability to overcome and solve complex problems.

• You need to be self‑motivated, organised, thorough and professional.

• You are someone who can build and maintain relationships with a range of stakeholders.

• You must be confident and able to communicate effectively, being able to communicate complex ideas to both technical and non‑technical staff.

• You should be able to work independently, take responsibility and use your initiative.

• Have lived in the UK for 5+ years as this is an essential requirement for obtaining UK Security Clearance via UK Security Vetting, which is a requirement for the role.

• Fluent English, UK resident for a minimum of 5 years, with the right to work in the UK.

• Experience applying business analysis methods, such as requirements elicitation, process mapping (e.g. BPMN), user stories etc.

• You will have an understanding of how to analyse data and assess metrics to support business cases, validate assumptions, and inform decision‑making.

• Excellent people, stakeholder, and communication skills.

• 3+ years experience in business analysis, but more experience expected if hoping to join at a Principal Consultant level.

• Experience working as a business analyst in an IT, technology or data setting.

• Experience working as a business analyst in a public sector setting.

• Familiarity with Agile ways of working (Scrum, SAFe, etc.).

• Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g. Azure, AWS, GCP) and/or data visualisation tools (e.g Power BI, SAS Visual Analytics etc).

• Have relevant business analyst qualifications, e.g. BCS, IIBA etc.

Our employment package includes:

• Competitive salary - Between £40,000 - £55,000 depending on experience.

• Annual discretionary employment bonus, based on individual and company performance over the previous year.

• As an employee owned company, we also pay an ownership bonus where a proportion of the year’s profits are paid to the staff.

• 10% employer pension contribution without any requirement to match

• 25 days annual leave (plus Bank Holidays) with the option to buy additional leave

• Generous training and personal development allowances

• Flexible working arrangements

• Private family health insurance, with additional Mental Health & Dental cover

• Cycle-to-work scheme

• Enhanced family (maternity, paternity & adoption) leave

• MOD Reservist / Volunteering support Policy in place

Being a Disability Confident Employer shows our commitment in supporting our employees further including providing reasonable adjustments where necessary, and covering interview travel costs. If you require this document in an alternative format, please contact us, and we will be happy to assist you.

The 1st round will be remote, and then we expect one or both of the 2nd and 3rd rounds to be in‑person.