BA Practice Lead

Talent; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent is seeking an experienced Business Analytics Practice Lead to steer a high-performing Business Analysis function. This senior leadership role blends technical BA expertise, people leadership and stakeholder management to deliver robust software solutions.

You will lead Analysts, set standards, translate complex business needs into testable requirements, and collaborate with Product and Technology Delivery teams to drive effective software outcomes.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Business Analysis, requirements gathering and process mapping.
• Proven ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Strong understanding of BA methodologies and best practice.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Experience working within Agile development environments is desirable.
• Relevant IT, Computer Science or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and develop a team of Business Analysts.
• Own and improve BA standards, methodologies and quality practices.
• Translate complex business requirements into clear, actionable requirements for development teams.
• Partner with customers and stakeholders to understand needs and facilitate solution discussions.
• Develop business requirements, user stories and supporting documentation.
• Provide expert BA guidance across projects and complex analysis activities.
• Support backlog management, prioritisation and delivery planning.
• Build strong relationships across Product, Technology & Delivery teams.
• Foster a collaborative, customer-focused and high-performing team culture.

Skills

People leadership

Stakeholder management

Business Analysis

Requirements gathering

Agile methodologies

Documentation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or CS

Job description

We're seeking an experienced Business Analytics Practice Lead to lead and develop a high-performing Business Analysis function. This is a senior leadership opportunity combining technical BA expertise, people leadership and stakeholder management.

About the Role

You'll lead a team of Business Analysts while driving BA standards, best practice and capability across the organisation. A key focus will be translating complex business and stakeholder needs into clear, testable requirements that software development teams can effectively deliver.

Working closely with customers, Product and Technology & Delivery teams, you'll bridge the gap between business requirements and technical delivery, helping shape effective software solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and develop a team of Business Analysts.
• Own and improve BA standards, methodologies and quality practices.
• Translate complex business requirements into clear, actionable requirements for development teams.
• Partner with customers and stakeholders to understand needs and facilitate solution discussions.
• Develop business requirements, user stories and supporting documentation.
• Provide expert BA guidance across projects and complex analysis activities.
• Support backlog management, prioritisation and delivery planning.
• Build strong relationships across Product, Technology & Delivery teams.
• Foster a collaborative, customer-focused and high-performing team culture.

About You

You'll bring proven experience leading and mentoring a team of Business Analysts, alongside strong experience across the software development lifecycle.

You will ideally have:

• Extensive experience in Business Analysis, requirements gathering and process mapping.
• Proven ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Strong understanding of BA methodologies and best practice.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Experience working within Agile development environments is desirable.
• Relevant IT, Computer Science or equivalent experience.

If you're a technically strong BA leader who enjoys developing people, solving complex problems and connecting stakeholders with delivery teams, this is an opportunity to make a genuine impact.

Desired Skills and Experience

• Relevant degree in Information Technology or Computer Science, or relevant experience (essential).
• Proven experience in leading, mentoring, and co‑ordinating the work of a team in all aspects of business analysis to success outcomes.
• Extensive experience across the software development lifecycle - including business analysis, business process mapping, and the documentation of business requirements.
• Proven understanding of good business analysis practice, standards and methodologies.
• Highly effective written and oral communication skills, able to translate complex technical information to plain English, and develop high-quality documentation.
• Interpersonal skills e.g. negotiation and influencing skills, which can be applied at senior levels of the organisation or with external stakeholders.
• Strong project management and organisational skills: able to plan, manage and follow through, ensures the best flow and completion of activities that deliver project results, on time, to specification and within budget (desirable).
• Experience working in a development environment that follows the Agile development methodology (desirable).