Senior Consultant Business Analyst

Who is this great for?

Our Senior Consultant Business Analysts are experienced practitioners who know how to make meaningful change happen in the real world, not just on paper. They combine strong delivery experience with sound judgement, commercial awareness, and the ability to navigate complexity and influence decision making with confidence.

We’re looking for people who can apply hard-won experience to deliver tailored, pragmatic, high-impact analysis inspired by best practice, but never constrained by it. You’ll build trusted relationships, support teams and organisations through change, and help clients make better decisions with clarity and confidence.

Alongside delivering for clients, you’ll also play an important role in supporting and developing others across Herd through coaching, mentoring, and, where appropriate, line management responsibilities.

You’ll bring a people-first approach that aligns with Herd’s “non-consultancy vibes” — collaborative, outcome-focused, low-ego, and grounded in doing what’s right for the client.

We hire experienced adults and trust people to get the job done. As a growing scale-up, you’ll be trusted with responsibility early and expected to get stuck in where needed.

• A passionate business analysis practitioner with significant experience beyond process modelling and requirements engineering; able to draw upon your know-how to deliver pragmatic, high-impact outcomes for clients.
• Experienced across a range of delivery contexts, from small improvement initiatives through to user-centred, product-led delivery and large-scale organisational transformation.
• Comfortable constructively challenging customers and colleagues when there may be a better way forward, balancing confidence with empathy and professionalism.
• A trusted relationship builder who can foster long-term client relationships and strengthen Herd’s reputation as a trusted partner whilst embracing “non-consultancy vibes”.
• Able to tell compelling stories through your work in order to influence stakeholders and support better decision-making.
• A collaborative team player who embraces the “Power of Herd”, sharing knowledge, supporting others, and enhancing the overall experience clients get from working with us.
• Committed to continuous learning and proactively developing your knowledge, toolkit, leadership capability, and craft.
• Commercially aware, with the ability to support commercially viable proposals for Herd whilst ensuring value for money for clients.
• An adaptable all-rounder who enjoys taking on challenges and can work effectively across different industries, sectors, and delivery environments.
• A positive and people-focused presence within the team, contributing to an inclusive environment for Herd folk and clients alike, and helping keep Herd a great place to work.
• Comfortable coaching, mentoring, and supporting the development of others across Herd.
• Pragmatic enough to know that the “right” approach depends on the customer, the context, and the outcome needed.

• Be accountable for business analysis delivery across defined projects, products, or programmes.
• Take ownership of stakeholder relationships, delivery outcomes, and escalation of issues where appropriate, proposing pragmatic options and solutions when challenges arise.
• Operate primarily in a billable consulting role, either independently within blended client teams or as part of a wider Herd engagement.
• Lead engagements with customers across different stages of the delivery lifecycle, from early exploration and discovery through to live delivery and implementation.
• Work independently, applying sound judgement, influencing decision-making, and helping teams reach informed outcomes and consensus where needed.
• Contribute to wider professional communities and share your experiences internally across Herd and externally through blogs, podcasts, speaking engagements, and events.
• Support the growth of Herd through contributions to bids, tenders, pre‑sales activities, Statements of Work, case studies, and thought leadership content.
• Support and develop others across Herd through coaching,…