Business Analyst

Lorien; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

Lorien is recruiting a Business Analyst on a 6-month contract in Telford, working in a hybrid arrangement with occasional on-site presence. ASAP start on a large UK financial services change programme.

You will gather and document requirements, write user stories in Jira, own workstreams, and collaborate with third parties. Stakeholder engagement and TO model design are key aspects of the role.

Qualifications

• Proven BA experience on large-scale migration, integration, change or transformation projects.
• Strong requirements-writing skills and Jira experience.
• Excellent stakeholder management, with the ability to work independently.
• Experience working with third parties on complex delivery.

Responsibilities

• Gather, analyse and document requirements, writing user stories in Jira.
• Own and manage specific workstreams within a small team.
• Work with third parties to support the delivery of change across business areas and products.
• Engage stakeholders and SMEs, including colleagues based in Edinburgh.
• Contribute to target operating model design.

Skills

BA experience

Jira experience

Stakeholder management

Independent working

Third-party coordination

Tools

Jira

Job description

Business Analyst (Contract)

Location: Telford (hybrid, with only occasional time on site)

Contract: Initial 6-month contract

Start date: ASAP

About the role

We are recruiting Business Analysts to join a small team on a large-scale change programme with a major UK financial services organisation.

Key responsibilities

• Gather, analyse and document requirements, writing user stories in Jira
• Own and manage specific workstreams within a small team
• Work with third parties to support the delivery of change across business areas and products
• Engage stakeholders and SMEs, including colleagues based in Edinburgh
• Contribute to target operating model design

About you

Essential

• Proven BA experience on large-scale migration, integration, change or transformation projects
• Strong requirements-writing skills and Jira experience
• Excellent stakeholder management, with the ability to work independently
• Experience working with third parties on complex delivery

Desirable

• Life and pensions knowledge (a significant advantage)
• Target operating model experience
• Finance, investment operations or actuarial background