Business Analyst (Job Architecture)

Undisclosed; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Undisclosed, a leading banking and financial services organisation, is recruiting an experienced Business Analyst for a high-profile global transformation programme in London with hybrid work options across London, Sheffield and Birmingham.

The BA will gather requirements across complex stakeholder groups, translate needs into user stories, map current and future processes, support job architecture governance, and help ensure delivery readiness across HR and workforce change initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Business Analyst in complex change or transformation programmes.
• Banking/Financial Services experience.
• Experience supporting Job Architecture and workforce transformation.
• Excellent stakeholder management and ability to influence at all levels.
• Strong process mapping and process improvement experience.
• Facilitation of workshops and requirement gathering from diverse stakeholders.
• Analytical and problem-solving with attention to detail.
• Delivery-focused mindset with a can-do attitude.
• Experience in HR/People/Reward or workforce transformation programmes.
• Knowledge of Job Families, Job Levelling, Career Frameworks.
• Experience in Agile environments.
• Advanced Excel and data analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Gather, analyse and document business requirements across multiple stakeholder groups.
• Translate business needs into clear requirements, user stories and process documentation.
• Facilitate workshops and working sessions to drive requirements gathering and decision making.
• Analyse and map current and future-state processes, identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Support the development and optimisation of Job Architecture frameworks, governance processes and controls.
• Work closely with HR, business and programme stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of programme objectives.
• Support testing, UAT, issue management and implementation readiness activities.
• Assess data quality challenges and support remediation planning where required.
• Produce high-quality documentation including process maps, governance materials, guidance documents and operating procedures.

Skills

Business analysis

Stakeholder management

Process mapping

Workshop facilitation

Data analysis

Agile experience

HR/workforce transformation

Tools

Excel

Job description

Contract until end of year (potential extensions)

London, Sheffield or Birmingham (Hybrid)

Competitive Rate of Pay

The Opportunity

We are partnering with one of the world's largest and most recognised banking and financial services organisations to recruit an experienced Business Analyst for a high-profile global transformation programme.

This is an excellent opportunity for a BA who enjoys working across complex stakeholder groups, driving process improvement, and contributing to high-profile organisational change programmes.

Key Responsibilities

• Gather, analyse and document business requirements across multiple stakeholder groups.
• Translate business needs into clear requirements, user stories and process documentation.
• Facilitate workshops and working sessions to drive requirements gathering and decision making.
• Analyse and map current and future-state processes, identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Support the development and optimisation of Job Architecture frameworks, governance processes and controls.
• Work closely with HR, business and programme stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of programme objectives.
• Support testing, UAT, issue management and implementation readiness activities.
• Assess data quality challenges and support remediation planning where required.
• Produce high-quality documentation including process maps, governance materials, guidance documents and operating procedures.

Required Experience

• Strong Business Analyst experience gained within complex change or transformation programmes.
• Previous experience working within Banking or Financial Services.
• Experience supporting Job Architecture, organisation design, workforce planning, HR transformation, reward transformation or related people programmes.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and challenge at all levels.
• Strong process mapping and business process improvement experience.
• Proven ability to facilitate workshops and gather requirements from diverse stakeholder groups.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail.
• A proactive, positive and delivery-focused mindset with a genuine "can-do" attitude.
• Experience working on HR, People, Reward or Workforce Transformation programmes.
• Knowledge of Job Families, Job Levelling, Career Frameworks or Workforce Skills Frameworks.
• Experience working in Agile environments.
• Advanced Excel and data analysis skills.