Data Business Analyst

Contract 6 months.

Location:

Manchester – 3 days a week on client site.

• Engage with business stakeholders to understand objectives, challenges, and requirements.
• Elicit, analyse, and document business and data requirements.
• Translate business needs into clear user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Work closely with Product Managers, Developers, Data Engineers, and Analysts to support delivery.
• Facilitate workshops, requirements-gathering sessions, and stakeholder meetings.
• Support backlog refinement and prioritisation activities.
• Ensure requirements are clearly communicated and understood across delivery teams.
• Assist with data analysis and validation to support business decision‑making.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and optimisation.

• Proven experience working as a Business Analyst within data‑focused projects.
• Experience working alongside Product Managers or within product‑led delivery teams.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to gather, analyse, and document business requirements.
• Experience writing high‑quality user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Familiarity with Agile delivery methodologies.
• Working knowledge of SQL, including the ability to query and analyse data.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Experience working with data warehouses, reporting platforms, or analytics solutions.
• Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, or similar tools.
• Experience supporting digital product development and enhancement initiatives.
• Understanding of data governance and data quality principles.
• Experience in the financial sector.

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