Data and Digital Business Partner Exec

Join our Data and Digital Business Partnering Team  Business Partner team acts as the bridge between the business and Data & Digital, working closely with stakeholders to understand their challenges, opportunities, and requirements. They provide a single entry point for all data and digital demand, ensuring requests are clearly defined, prioritised, and aligned to business strategy before being routed to the right delivery teams.

We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Business Partnering Executive to support the Business Partnering Team Lead in driving strategic collaboration across departments. This role supports engaging with stakeholders to understand, capture, and document business needs—particularly around data and digital requirements—to enable effective decision-making and solution development.

• Build strong working relationships with internal stakeholders across various functions
• Facilitate discussions to understand business challenges, opportunities, and priorities
• Collaborate with stakeholders to elicit, define, and document data and digital requirements
• Translate business needs into clear, actionable requirements for technical teams
• Identify gaps in current data and digital capabilities
• Support the development of business cases and proposals for new initiatives
• Review and manage backlog items continually
• Work closely with the Business Partnering Team Lead to ensure alignment of stakeholder needs with strategic objectives
• Communicate findings, insights, and recommendations effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Maintain accurate records of stakeholder interactions, requirements, and project progress
• Prepare reports and presentations to support decision-making as required

• Experience in a business support, analyst, or stakeholder engagement role
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to gather and document business requirements effectively
• Basic understanding of Jira, or a willingness to learn
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and collaboration tools (Teams, SharePoint)

• Hybrid working – 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home
• Working flexible hours – flex the times you start and finish during the day
• Flexibility around school pick up and drop offs

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