Change Business Analyst

Aberdeen Standard Investments; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment firm in Edinburgh seeks a Change Business Analyst to drive change initiatives across business areas. The role requires strong communication skills and experience in business analysis, as well as the ability to manage projects using agile methodologies. You will collaborate with stakeholders to ensure successful change adoption. This position offers a dynamic work environment with competitive benefits.

Benefits

40 days’ annual leave

16% employer pension contribution

Discretionary performance-based bonus

Private healthcare

Gym discounts

Season ticket loans

Qualifications

• Demonstrated expertise in business analysis and managing change initiatives within complex organisations.
• Proven ability to gather and validate detailed business requirements and lead process improvements.
• Experience coordinating stakeholders, managing risks, and delivering projects using agile and hybrid methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Leading and managing change initiatives across business areas and projects.
• Coordinating and engaging stakeholders to define scope and priorities.
• Planning and prioritising delivery with clear dependency mapping.
• Managing risks, issues, and quality across all projects.

Skills

Business analysis

Change management

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Job description

Overview

At Aberdeen, our ambition is to be the UK’s leading Wealth & Investments group. Strengthening talent and culture is a strategic priority to attract and retain the industry’s best talent and to provide excellent client service supported by leading technology and talent. Aberdeen comprises three businesses—interactive investor (ii), Investments, and Adviser—each focused on meeting evolving client needs.

• interactive investor, the UK’s second largest direct-to-consumer investment platform, enables individuals in the UK to plan, save, and invest in the way that works for them.

• Our Adviser business provides financial planning solutions and technology for UK financial advisers, enabling them to create value for their customers.

• Our Investments business is a specialist asset manager focusing on areas where we have strength and scale to capitalise on key market themes, through public markets or alternative asset classes.

About the Department

The Corporate Tribe is a dynamic, cross-functional unit focused on driving innovation, collaboration, and value delivery across key business areas. It operates through autonomous squads working toward shared strategic goals, fostering continuous improvement and operational excellence. Led by experienced Tribe Leads, the tribe emphasises agility, inclusivity, and strong partnerships to ensure alignment with company strategy and swift delivery of change initiatives. This environment encourages shared ownership, knowledge exchange, and creativity, enabling the tribe to adapt quickly to evolving business needs and deliver impactful solutions efficiently.

About the Role

The Change Business Analyst plays a critical role in driving and supporting change initiatives within the Corporate Tribe by bridging the gap between business needs and technical solutions.

This role involves managing small to medium projects using agile and hybrid methodologies, ensuring effective planning, prioritization, and risk management to meet strategic objectives. The role requires close collaboration with stakeholders, product owners, and delivery teams to define scope, create business cases, and maintain project deliverables.

The Change Business Analyst also leads the gathering and validation of business requirements, supports change management activities such as test planning and operational readiness, and drives continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to enhance processes and systems. Strong communication, leadership, and analytical skills are essential to foster an inclusive team environment and deliver successful change outcomes aligned with organisational goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading and managing change initiatives across business areas and projects.
• Coordinating and engaging stakeholders to define scope and priorities.
• Planning and prioritising delivery with clear dependency mapping.
• Aligning and readying the business for successful change adoption.
• Managing risks, issues, and quality across all projects.
• Supporting agile methodologies and adapting frameworks to project needs.

About the Candidate

The ideal candidate will possess the following:

• Demonstrated expertise in business analysis and managing change initiatives within complex organisations.
• Proven ability to gather and validate detailed business requirements and lead process improvements.
• Experience coordinating stakeholders, managing risks, and delivering projects using agile and hybrid methodologies.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to engage leadership, teams, and third-party suppliers effectively.
• Commitment to continuous professional development, coaching, and fostering an inclusive team environment.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you have a disability and would like to apply to one of our UK roles under the Disability Confident Scheme, please notify us by completing the relevant section in our candidate questionnaire. One of our team will reach out to support you through your application process.

Our benefits

There’s more to working life than coming home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn, get involved and be supported.

When you join us, your reward will be one of the best around. This includes 40 days’ annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, a discretionary performance-based bonus (where applicable), private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits – including gym discounts, season ticket loans and access to an employee discount portal. You can read more about our benefits here.

Our business

Enabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do. Our business is structured around three distinct areas – our vectors of growth – focused on our clients’ changing needs. You can find out more about what we do here.

An inclusive way of working

Whatever way you like to work, if you have the talent and commitment to join our team, we’d like to hear from you.

At Aberdeen we’ve adopted a blended working approach. It combines face-to-face collaboration, coaching and connecting in our offices with the flexibility of working from home. It enables colleagues to find a balance that works for their roles, their teams, our clients and our business.

An inclusive culture, where diverse perspectives drive our actions, is at the core of who we are and what we do. If you need assistance with your application, or a reasonable adjustment to your interview arrangements – for example, because you are neurodivergent, or have a disability – please let us know and we’ll be happy to help. We’re committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense and welcome enquiries from everyone. If you need assistance or an adjustment due to a disability please let us know as part of your application and we will assist.