https:/www.squareoneresources.com/job/data-ba-business-analyst129101-1748446915

Square One Resources; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global investment company is seeking a skilled Data Business Analyst in Birmingham for a 6-month contract. The role includes managing project data quality and engaging with stakeholders. Ideal candidates will possess strong problem-solving abilities and experience in portfolio management frameworks.

Qualifications

• Very good understanding of Portfolio management frameworks and methodologies.
• Experience with financial planning processes and project accounting principles.
• Strong knowledge of technology infrastructure products and fintech.

Responsibilities

• Manage CTO portfolios and monitor portfolio health.
• Prepare portfolio update reports and quality procedures.
• Engagement with project sponsors and directors.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Problem-solving

Communication

Collaboration

Time management

Job description

Job Title: Data BA (Data Business analyst)
Location: Birmingham (2 x days per week on site)
Salary/Rate: Up to £400 Per Day
Start Date: June
Job Type: Contract (Inside IR35)


Company Introduction
Our client, who are a global investment company, with over $3 Trillion dollars in assets under management, are currently recruiting for a highly skilled Data Business Analyst for an exciting 6-Month contract.

The primary goal is to support the Head of France Divestiture project with:

* The overall delivery of strategic portfolio outcomes, supporting business vision and purpose through complex and global change portfolios.
* Ensuring the CTO portfolio and outcomes are aligned to the organisational strategic requirements and priorities including technology architecture roadmaps, vendor strategies and evergreening strategy.
* Development and ownership of business cases and benefit validation to support transformation, strategy and fast paced business responses to emerging threats and opportunities.
* Strong problem-solving skills with strong experience of negotiating, documenting and presenting recommendations to deliver shared outcomes.
* Regular engagement and portfolio level reporting to senior stakeholders across CTO and Technology
* Supporting management of organisational risks across CTO by ensuring portfolio risks, issues and dependencies are managed effectively and senior stakeholders are informed / updated where appropriate.
* Ensuring that CTO can meet committed outcomes by working with programme teams to navigate challenges and escalate effectively where needed.
* Ownership and delivery of strategic planning cycles across change portfolios to ensure financial investment decisions supports CTO long term strategy, risk appetite and aligns to strategy and future business / customer needs.
* Ensuring CTO programmes are well interlocked with other programmes within Technology and dependencies are understood and managed.

Job Responsibilities/Objectives
The role holder will not own any governed programmes or projects but will be responsible for driving the quality of project data, improving delivery of CTO change initiatives through the project delivery cycle, tracking delivery and driving improvements to achieve best practice across all aspects of the CTO project life cycle.

* Manage CTO Portfolios, monitor and report portfolio health.
* Ensure that portfolios adhere to Frameworks and standards.
* Partner with stakeholders at all levels
* Daily engagement with Project & Program sponsors and change directors
* Coordination of annual planning activities for CTO portfolios.
* Prepare portfolio update reports, quality procedures, audits, status reports where required.

Required Skills/Experience
The ideal candidate will have the following:

* Very good understanding of Portfolio management frameworks, methodologies, and best practice techniques
* Excellent stakeholder management, presentation, and communication skills - Proven experience of exposure to Senior stakeholders is critical.
* Strong knowledge of technology infrastructure products and platforms and fintech.
* Strong understanding and experience of financial planning processes including forecasting, management of variances and common project accounting principles (e.g. cash, directs and P&L accounting)
* Critical thinking and pro-active problem-solving skills, able to work to under pressure to challenging timescales and deliver at pace.
* Very good collaboration skills and ability to engage and bring different teams together.
* Very good time management skills and ability to work under challenging timescales to deliver at pace.
* Experience of continuous improvement.


If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.


Disclaimer
Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.

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