Principal Business Analyst

HM Land Registry (HMLR) is delivering a major digital transformation to modernise the systems and services that safeguard property ownership across England and Wales. As a Principal Business Analyst you will take a senior leadership role across one of HMLR's major transformation programmes, leading complex analysis, setting direction for Business Analysis activity and shaping how change is delivered across the organisation.

£61,923 - £66,656 (dependant on location) plus 29% pension contribution and Civil Service benefits. Flexible, hybrid working from a choice of 7 HMLR offices.

Job summary

As a Principal Business Analyst, you will take on a senior leadership role within one of HMLR's major transformation programmes within their Technology & Transformation portfolio, leading all BA activity, shaping how business analysis is delivered and helping to influence how change happens across the organisation. This is a role with real visibility and impact, offering the opportunity to work closely with senior leaders and play a key part in HM Land Registry's future direction.

You will lead and support a community of Business Analysts within your programme, creating clarity around priorities, maintaining high standards and helping others develop and succeed. The role offers a rare chance to run a "mini BA practice" within a large organisation, combining autonomy with the support of an established, mature BA function. It is well suited to experienced Business Analysts who enjoy leading others, influencing at a senior level and want to develop toward broader leadership roles while working on meaningful, long-term change.

If you would like to find out more about the role, the Business Analysis profession and what it's like to work at HMLR, a Hiring Manager Q&A session where you can virtually 'meet the team' will be held via Teams on Thursday, 15th of January 12:30. Follow the application link for booking instructions.

Main duties:

• Lead and shape business analysis activity across a domain or programme, supporting design, problem-solving, and delivery at an organisational level.
• Build strong relationships with senior leaders across Transformation & Technology and the wider organisation to agree scope, priorities, and analysis needs.
• Own the effectiveness of business analysis within the domain or programme, providing early insight, guidance, and assurance to senior stakeholders and delivery teams.
• Ensure high-quality business process testing and acceptance activity, driving continuous improvement where needed.
• Set and embed appropriate business analysis tools, methods, frameworks, and ways of working, aligned to professional standards.
• Lead and develop Business Analysts through line and task management, building capability, managing demand, and making best use of available resource.
• Act as a senior leader within the BA Practice and contribute to wider leadership across HM Land Registry.

Essential criteria

• Professional qualification in Business Analysis from a recognised provider (e.g BCS, IIBA, PMI) or working towards it.
• Significant IT Business Analysis experience including experience in a leadership role leading teams or programmes of work.
• Extensive and proven business analysis experience across a variety of delivery methodologies including Agile and iterative software development.
• Strong experience of business modelling and business process testing, using a range of industry tools and techniques incl. BPMN.
• Experience of leading domain/programme level business analysis activity.
• Ability to coach and share own experience of being high performing business analyst.
• Experience of working across organisational boundaries, expertly communicating with stakeholders to build influence and credibility.
• Skilled and experienced planner, implementer and leader of change in a complex and evolving environment.

Location Expectation is to spend at least 60% of your working time in the office (typically 3 days/week). Working hours and days are flexible and condensed working arrangements are an option.

Locations available:
Plymouth, Croydon, Gloucester, Swansea, Coventry, Fylde, Peterborough

SalaryCivil Service Grade: G7

Croydon - £66,656

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