Lead Business Analyst

The Lead Business Analyst will direct analysis across multiple substantial projects in Manchester, converting intricate stakeholder needs into precise, actionable specifications. This permanent hybrid position offers £56,500 to £61,500 with excellent benefits. The post holder will mentor fellow analysts, fostering rigorous standards and sharing expertise. Collaborating with product and technical groups, the role ensures scalable software delivery. Candidates should possess senior-level experience, demonstrating leadership, communication, and analytical depth.

The position suits a professional ready to influence strategy while guiding junior colleagues through complex assignments.

Are you an experienced Senior or Lead Business Analyst? We’re looking for a Lead Business Analyst to drive the delivery of business-critical technology solutions while coaching, knowledge sharing and mentoring other Business Analysts and juniors to champion best practice across the organisation. You’ll work closely with business stakeholders, product teams and technical specialists to turn a diverse project stream of complex business needs into clear, deliverable requirements that support the development of scalable, high-quality software solutions.

• Lead business analysis activities across a diverse range of multiple large and medium projects.
• Gather, analyse and document complex business requirements.
• Create user stories, process maps, specifications and solution documentation.
• Facilitate workshops with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Support backlog management, estimation, UAT and solution delivery.
• Coach, guide and mentor other BA’s.
• Help drive Continuous Improvement to assist this maturing Business Analysis environment.
• Be comfortable working on multi work streams at once – plate spinning!

• Have significant, core experience as a Business Analyst, and 2+ years experience of working as a senior or lead BA in a similar Enterprise environment.
• Be happy working in both a highly process driven environment one moment and then in the ‘Wild West’ the next (area dependant)
• Proven experience of coaching and mentoring other Business Analysts, helping develop capability across the team.
• Ability to really drive continuous improvement in business analysis standards and ways of working – this is a maturing BA environment.
• Strong knowledge of Agile and/or other SDLC methodologies.
• Experience of owning: requirements gathering, process modelling and user story creation.
• Excellent stakeholder management and workshop facilitation skills.
• Experience supporting testing and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Familiarity with tools such as Azure Dev Ops or Jira.
• Strong analytical, documentation and problem-solving skills.

2 stage interview - 1st Teams / 2nd F2F in Manchester. Earliest Start: 1st September 2026

• excellent benefits.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a collaborative technology team where you’ll have genuine influence over how solutions are delivered while helping shape and develop the Business Analysis function. If you enjoy solving complex business problems, working with a wide range of stakeholders, different projects and leading from the front.