Business Analysis Practice Manager

Specsavers; St Andrew; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Specsavers is seeking a Business Analysis Practice Manager to lead and develop our BA community with a focus on Data BA capability. You will coach BAs and Data BAs, define standards, and mature how analysis is delivered across the organisation.

You will work closely with Product Managers, Data Engineers and Architects to turn business and data challenges into deliverable solutions. You will role-model modern Agile analysis, build career pathways, and create a strong, collaborative community that

Qualifications

• Experience leading or developing BA and Data BA capabilities.
• Strong understanding of Business Analysis practices and standards.
• Experience in large technology or transformation environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the BA and Data BA community across Specsavers.
• Define and improve BA standards, frameworks, and tools.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Data Engineers, Architects and Data Modellers.
• Build development and career pathways for BAs.

Skills

People leadership

Business Analysis

Data Analysis

Agile analysis

Job description

Are you passionate about developing great Business Analysts and and building a high performing analysis practice?

We’re looking for a Business Analysis Practice Manager to help lead and develop our Business Analysis community at Specsavers, with a particular emphasis on strengthening our Data Business Analysis capability. Working alongside another Practice Manager, you’ll take responsibility for developing our people, strengthening our standards and helping mature how Business Analysis and Data Business Analysis is delivered across the organisation.

Business Analysis is at the heart of this role, with data being a key area of focus. You’ll lead, coach and develop Business Analysts and Data Business Analysts, so we’re looking for someone who genuinely understands Business Analysis, alongside the knowledge and credibility to support and challenge BAs working across complex data initiatives. This includes areas such as source data analysis, data requirements, data modelling, migration, data quality, governance, MDM, reporting and analytics.

Your focus will be on building capability rather than managing project delivery. You’ll help define and improve BA standards, frameworks, tools and ways of working across both business and data analysis, creating consistency across the practice and giving your team clear development and career pathways. You’ll also help build a strong community where BAs and Data BAs can share knowledge, learn from each other and continually raise the quality of analysis.

You’ll thrive in this role if you’re a strong people leader with a background in Business Analysis or Data Business Analysis, ideally with experience leading or developing both BA and Data BA capabilities within a large technology or transformation environment. You’ll understand modern Agile analysis and how BAs and Data BAs work alongside Product Managers, Data Product Managers, Data Engineers, Data Architects and Data Modellers to turn complex business and data challenges into deliverable solutions.

This is a great opportunity for someone who loves developing people and wants to have a real influence over what great Business Analysis looks like at Specsavers. You’ll join a large BA practice, working in partnership with the other Practice Manager while helping develop and mature our wider BA capability, with a particular focus on our specialist Data BA capability.

If you’re passionate about business analysis, data, people leadership and building brilliant analysis capability, we’d love to hear from you. Join us as Business Analysis Practice Manager and help us build the BA practice Specsavers needs for the future.

#LI-CB1