Business Analyst

som3 Recruitment; Manchester; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency in the UK is looking for an experienced Business Analyst to join a busy team focused on simplifying and improving processes across business divisions. The role involves ownership of analysis work, stakeholder engagement, and facilitation of workshops to define current and future processes. This is a remote position with occasional meet-ups for collaboration in the Leeds/Manchester area.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in business analysis and process improvement.
• Experience of owning and delivering analysis work independently.
• Skilled in facilitating workshops and engaging stakeholders.
• Able to produce clear documentation — process maps, user stories, business requirements.
• Proactive and self-managing — able to plan and prioritise workload effectively.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of analysis work from scoping through to delivery.
• Work with stakeholders to understand business needs and problems.
• Facilitate workshops to define processes and requirements.
• Develop clear process maps using standard methods.
• Translate business needs into structured requirements.

Skills

Business analysis

Process improvement

Stakeholder engagement

Documentation skills

Communication skills

Job description

Business Analyst

£45-50k

Midlands / Northwest based – weekly meetings with the team who are based across this area.

Experienced Business Analyst from a regulated environment (financial services, pharma, legal etc) needed to join a busy team who are looking to simplify and improve processes across the business divisions.

As part of a small team, you will be responsible for clarifying business problems, capturing and analysing requirements, mapping processes, and producing clear outputs that enable decisions and drive delivery.

You will take accountability for the quality and clarity of your work, and for managing your tasks end-to-end. Working across our business units, the role sits within our Group Services function and reports into the Group Change Product Manager.

You will

• Take ownership of analysis work — from scoping through to delivery of clear outputs
• Work with stakeholders to understand business needs, problems and opportunities
• Facilitate workshops and sessions to define current (“as-is”) and future (“to-be”) processes and requirements
• Develop clear process maps using standard methods
• Translate business needs into structured requirements
• Identify risks, dependencies, and options — helping stakeholders shape effective solutions

Your background

• Strong experience in business analysis and process improvement
• Experience of owning and delivering analysis work independently
• Skilled in facilitating workshops and engaging stakeholders
• Able to produce clear documentation — process maps, user stories, business requirements
• Proactive and self-managing — able to plan and prioritise workload effectively
• Strong verbal and written communication skills — able to convey complex topics clearly
• Familiarity with agile delivery approaches (Scrum, Kanban) and writing user

You will come from a medium size company – 250 to 1000 people, experience working across multiple divisions / subsidiaries, and from a regulated environment.

This position is remote, but would like for you to be able to meet up once or twice a month with the team who are mainly based in or around Leeds / Manchester area.