Agile Business Analyst & Change Leader

Higher Ed Partners; St Albans; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

HEP benefits and rewards

Diversity & inclusion

Job summary

Higher Ed Partners in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Business Analyst to drive transformation across business, tech and delivery teams, turning needs into deliverable outcomes.

You’ll combine BA expertise with Product Ownership, Agile delivery, UAT and continuous improvement, shaping backlog prioritisation and ensuring benefits are realised.

The role offers a competitive salary (£60,000–£70,000), 25 days’ annual leave and a collaborative, inclusive environment where ideas matter.

Qualifications

• Significant experience as a Business Analyst in an Agile environment.
• Strong knowledge of Agile, Scrum, Kanban or product-led delivery.
• Experience translating business needs into clear requirements, user stories and acceptance criteria.
• A track record of facilitating workshops and bringing stakeholders together.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience developing business cases or cost-benefit analysis.
• The ability to influence, challenge and build consensus.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills.
• Experience supporting UAT and business change.
• Experience in business transformation, process improvement, UX/customer journey mapping or working with third-party technology partners advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Get under the skin of business challenges and objectives with stakeholders across the organisation.
• Lead discovery sessions and workshops to create clarity on what needs to happen.
• Turn ideas and requirements into epics, features and user stories for delivery teams.
• Assess opportunities through impact assessments, business cases and cost-benefit analysis.
• Identify opportunities to simplify processes and improve ways of working.
• Take on Product Owner responsibilities for selected initiatives and prioritise backlogs.
• Work with delivery teams through sprint planning, refinement, reviews and releases.
• Champion Agile ways of working and continuous improvement.
• Plan and coordinate User Acceptance Testing and ensure solutions meet user needs.
• Support business readiness, training and adoption to realise benefits.
• Build trusted relationships across business and technology teams and facilitate consensus.

Skills

Agile experience

User stories

Stakeholder facilitation

Analytical skills

Cost-benefit analysis

Influence & consensus

Communication skills

UAT support

Job description

Higher Ed Partners in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Business Analyst to drive transformation across business, tech and delivery teams, turning needs into deliverable outcomes.

You’ll combine BA expertise with Product Ownership, Agile delivery, UAT and continuous improvement, shaping backlog prioritisation and ensuring benefits are realised.

The role offers a competitive salary (£60,000–£70,000), 25 days’ annual leave and a collaborative, inclusive environment where ideas matter.