Lead Business Analyst

Feel Good Investing starts with great decisions, and as a Lead Business Analyst at AJ Bell, you'll help shape many of them..

• Work with executive stakeholders to determine the contribution that business and IT improvements can make to achieving business objectives; defining strategies, agreeing and prioritising business requirements, conducting feasibility studies, producing both organisational-level and detailed business models, and overseeing the definition and implementation of holistic solutions.
• Responsibility for the business analysis service provision for an organisation or business unit, where advice given and decisions made will have a measurable impact on the profitability or effectiveness of the organisation. Determining the value proposition for the business analysis function.
• Recognise opportunities for the business from organisational and technological change and define change initiatives that will exploit such opportunities.
• Advise and influence executive management throughout the business change lifecycle, ensuring that change initiatives are aligned with the strategy and enterprise architecture.
• Writing and presenting fluently and persuasively on all aspects of business analysis work will be a core skill of yours, while communicating effectively with executives and staff at all levels
• Manage the day-to-day tasks of the team to support timely and high-quality delivery in accordance with the agreed practices and methodology
• Remove blockers to delivery or elevate for resolution where appropriate
• Liaise with external suppliers on deliverables
• Support production incidents as appropriate
• Conduct performance reviews acknowledging achievements and areas for development and improvement

• Agile working
  . You can coach and lead teams in Agile and Lean practices, determining the right approach for the team to take and evaluating this through the life of a project. You can think of new and innovative ways of working to achieve the right outcomes. You can act as a recognised expert and advocate for the approaches, continuously reflecting and challenging the team.
• Business analysis
  . You can set the direction for business analysis within a programme of work, enterprise or wider sector. You can guide tactical decision making and influence the formulation of longer-term strategic plans in an evolving, complex and unpredictable environment. You can give colleagues the means and authority to make decisions about their approach to business analysis activities. You can ensure that the proposed solutions align with the organisational strategy and vision.
• Business modelling
  . You can set the direction of scope and methodology for the representation of real world complex situations across a programme or organisation
• Consultancy (business analysis). You can provide advice, guidance and recommendations based on your specialist knowledge and experience. You can propose methodologies to follow and approaches to implementation. You can frame problems so they can easily be understood, and troubleshoot where required, to support the business in operating more effectively
• Enterprise and business architecture (business analyst). You can work with limited direction to translate business drivers, goals and constraints into business objectives. You can help to define required capabilities and support organisational changes to create operating models that meet business objectives.
• Requirements definition and management
  . You can direct the approach to requirements management. You can enable others to select and apply appropriate life cycle methods. You can influence the prioritisation of complex requirement sets, enabling long-term strategic decision making and short-term…