Business Analyst

Adecco Portugal; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 84,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

Adecco Portugal seeks a Senior Business Analyst to drive Global Resilience Strategy and Risk Initiatives. You will act as a strategic internal consultant, translating ambiguous risk landscapes into clear governance and executive-ready materials.

You will partner with Legal, Cyber Security, and HR, shaping governance frameworks and crisis playbooks for a global tech ecosystem, with hybrid/remote UK-based operations.

Qualifications

• Authoritative, consultative SME advising senior enterprise leaders.
• Experience establishing crisis management/resilience programs at scale.
• Hands-on AI tool integration into problem-solving and docs workflows.

Responsibilities

• Strategic advisory & risk analysis for emerging risks and dependencies.
• Architect crisis frameworks, playbooks, and governance for high-impact scenarios.
• Translate analysis into executive briefings, dashboards, and recommendations.
• Drive cross-functional resilience workstreams across regions and functions.
• Lead crisis simulations, readiness reviews, and after-action reviews.
• Leverage AI tools to optimize workflows and documentation.

Skills

Strategic advisory

Crisis management

AI tool integration

Executive briefing

Education

Relevant degree or experience

Tools

Claude

Codex

AI tooling

Job description

Senior Business Analyst – Global Resilience Strategy & Risk Initiatives

Location: United Kingdom (Hybrid / Remote)

Duration: 12 months

Salary: £92,996 per year

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst to join our team as an internal consultant driving Resilience Strategy and Risk Initiatives across EMEA. In this high-visibility role, you will act as a strategic advisor, converting complex, ambiguous risk landscapes into clear, actionable frameworks, crisis-management plans, and executive decision-support materials.

Operating with a high degree of autonomy, you will partner directly with senior leadership and multidisciplinary teams—including Legal, Cyber Security, and HR—to establish structured governance, navigate unprecedented high-impact scenarios, and champion global resilience frameworks.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Advisory & Risk Analysis: Evaluate emerging risks, operational dependencies, and industry trends to identify potential impacts on people, global operations, and critical platforms.
• Crisis Framework & Playbook Architecting: Develop and maintain overarching resilience strategies, crisis-management plans, playbooks, procedures, and governance frameworks from the ground up for unprecedented, high-impact scenarios.
• Executive Decision Support & Briefings: Translate complex analysis into concise executive briefings, dashboards, metrics, and actionable recommendations to guide senior stakeholders and program owners.
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Drive cross-functional resilience and crisis-management workstreams, aligning objectives, tracking milestones, managing dependencies, and ensuring follow-through across regional and global teams.
• Readiness & Exercise Oversight: Lead crisis simulation exercises, readiness reviews, incident-response coordination, and after-action reviews to continuously elevate organizational response standards.
• Workflow Innovation: Leverage state‑of‑the‑art AI tools to optimize daily workflows, streamline risk analysis, and accelerate documentation deliverables.

Candidate Requirements

Must-Have Qualifications & Non-Negotiables:

• Demonstrated track record operating as an authoritative, consultative subject matter expert advising senior enterprise leaders.
• Program Architecture from Scratch: Proven experience establishing crisis management or organizational resilience programs from the ground up in large enterprise environments, including securing executive buy‑in and advocating strategy.
• Hands‑On AI Tool Integration: Deep, practical familiarity with advanced AI models and coding/productivity tools (e.g., Claude, Codex), with a demonstrated ability to directly integrate them into daily problem‑solving and documentation workflows.
• Consultative & Adaptive Mindset: Comfortable navigating extreme ambiguity where established frameworks or precedents do not exist, exercising sound judgment without relying on rigid SOPs.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Tech industry background / experience working within fast‑paced global technology companies.
• Experience with productivity, visualization, and analytical tools (Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, dashboarding tools).
• Relevant degree in Business Continuity, Emergency Management, Risk Management, Public Policy, International Relations, Business, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).

What Makes This Role Compelling?

• Unrivalled Visibility & Impact: Serve as a strategic internal consultant directly influencing crisis readiness and risk governance across a premier global tech ecosystem.
• Beyond Traditional Business Continuity: Avoid being pigeonholed into routine incident tracking or standardized frameworks—this role focuses on architecting solutions for complex, high‑stakes, real‑time scenarios.
• Flexible Performance Metrics: Success is measured through adaptable Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) and high‑impact deliverables rather than strict operational SLAs or repetitive KPIs.