Automation Business Analyst - Process Optimisation & RPA

Betfred Group Holdings Limited; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay & pension

Discretionary bonus schemes

Annual leave

Online GP 24/7

Employee wellbeing support

Maternity & Paternity Pay

Long service recognition

Wagestream pay advance

Careers site access

Job summary

Betfred is seeking an Automation Business Analyst to investigate and document business processes, promote operational efficiency, and partner with Product Managers, automation developers, and stakeholders to deliver measurable value across the betting and gaming platform.

This role combines analytical skills with process improvement and automation insight, mapping as-is to to-be processes, contributing to tactical delivery, and developing our automation function to deliver sustainable outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience in business analysis within digital, technology, or product-led environments, ideally with some exposure to automation or process optimisation.
• Experience working with automation developers or RPA teams to help refine,validate, and implement automated workflows.
• Good understanding of process discovery, re-engineering, and documentation, with the ability toindependently writeautomation-ready "to-be" process designs.
• Excellent written communication skills.
• Able to work independently and collaboratively, contributing to a wider team.

Responsibilities

• Support business analysis across automation initiatives, helping to ensure business needs are clearly defined, traceable, and refined in collaboration with automation developers.
• Analyse current ("as-is") processes and help design future-state ("to-be") processes optimised for automation, scalability, and risk control.
• Translate businessobjectivesinto structured, detailed requirements, helping automation developers build efficient, effective, and compliant workflows.
• Work with automation developers throughout the build lifecycle to clarify requirements,validate logic, and check implemented solutions meet intended outcomes.
• Support impact assessments and value analysis to helpidentifyand prioritise automation opportunities across business areas.
• Contribute to business cases and help define success metrics (ROI, time savings, error reduction, compliance improvements) to evaluate automation performance.
• Maintain documentation and traceability for automated processes, in line with governance, risk, and audit standards.
• Support workshops and stakeholder sessions toidentifyautomation potential,validateassumptions, and align expectations across business and technical teams.
• Follow and help apply best practices and frameworks for automation delivery, including standards for requirements, testing, and release readiness.
• Stay informed about emerging trends in automation, AI, and process optimisation, and share relevant insights with the team.

Skills

Business analysis

Automation

Documentation

Communication

Teamwork

Education

IT qualification

Tools

UiPath

Job description

Betfred is seeking an Automation Business Analyst to investigate and document business processes, promote operational efficiency, and partner with Product Managers, automation developers, and stakeholders to deliver measurable value across the betting and gaming platform.

This role combines analytical skills with process improvement and automation insight, mapping as-is to to-be processes, contributing to tactical delivery, and developing our automation function to deliver sustainable outcomes.