Business Analyst

IBM; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm seeks a detail-oriented Business Analyst in London. The role involves analyzing business processes to identify improvement opportunities, gathering requirements, and collaborating with IT teams to implement new systems. Candidates should have a Bachelor's Degree and experience in business analysis methodologies like Agile. Excellent analytical and communication skills are essential.

Benefits

Training opportunities

Diversity & Inclusion programs

Work-life balance support

25 days holiday plus public holidays

Qualifications

• Professional experience as a Business Analyst in a corporate setting.
• Understanding of business analysis methodologies including Agile, Scrum, or Waterfall.
• Proficiency in business analysis tools.

Responsibilities

• Collect, document, and analyse business requirements.
• Analyse and propose enhancements to current systems and processes.
• Collaborate with IT teams for system design and implementation.
• Conduct data analysis to support strategic decisions.
• Ensure alignment of business needs with project goals.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

MS Office Suite

Job description

Introduction

At IBM CIC, we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients in the UK.

A career in IBM CIC means you’ll have the opportunity to work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio.

Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success here. You’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions which impact a wide network of clients, whom may be at their site or one of our CIC or IBM locations. Our culture of evolution centres on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.

We Offer

• Many training opportunities from classroom to e-learning, mentoring and coaching programs and the chance to gain industry recognized certifications
• Regular and frequent promotion opportunities to ensure you can drive and develop your career with us
• Feedback and checkpoints throughout the year
• Diversity & Inclusion as an essential and authentic component of our culture through our policies and process as well as our Employee Champion teams and support networks
• A culture where your ideas for growth and innovation are always welcome
• Internal recognition programs for peer-to-peer appreciation as well as from manager to employees
• Tools and policies to support your work-life balance from flexible working approaches, sabbatical programs, paid paternity leave, maternity leave and an innovative maternity returners scheme
• More traditional benefits, such as 25 days holiday (in addition to public holidays), online shopping discounts, an Employee Assistance Program, a group personal pension plan of an additional 5% of your base salary paid by us monthly to save for your future

Your Role And Responsibilities

We are seeking a detail-oriented Business Analyst to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will play a pivotal role in analysing business processes, workflows, and systems to identify opportunities for improvement and efficiency gains.

Responsibilities

• Requirement Gathering: Collect, document, and analyse business requirements through various means like interviews, surveys, and observations.
• Process Improvement: Analyse current and proposed systems, processes, and procedures to propose enhancements and efficiencies.
• System Collaboration: Work closely with IT teams to define, design, and implement new systems and applications that align with business objectives.
• Data Analysis: Conduct comprehensive data analysis to provide insights supporting strategic decision-making.
• Project Alignment: Participate in project teams to ensure alignment of business needs with project goals and deliverables.

Preferred Education

Bachelor's Degree

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

• Sufficient years of professional experience as a Business Analyst within a corporate setting.
• Methodology Knowledge: Demonstrate a solid understanding of business analysis methodologies including Agile, Scrum, or Waterfall.
• Tool Proficiency: Be proficient in using business analysis tools such as JIRA/Confluence, Mural, Figa, Visio, or MS Office Suite.
• Skills: Exhibit exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking abilities. Possess robust verbal and written communication skills, capable of simplifying complex information for non-technical audiences.