Lead Business Analyst

Franklin Bates; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT recruitment consultancy is seeking an experienced Lead Business Analyst to work on high-profile programmes, fully remote. In this role, you will lead BA activities, facilitate workshops, and engage with stakeholders to ensure clarity and deliverables. The ideal candidate has a proven track record in complex systems, significant experience with BDD, and strong communication skills. The position offers a competitive day rate outside IR35, alongside opportunities to shape BA practices and influence outcomes.

Benefits

Flexible work hours

Autonomy in role

Opportunity for contract extension

Qualifications

• Proven track record as a Lead BA in large-scale, complex systems environments.
• Significant hands‑on experience with BDD frameworks.
• Ability to work independently in a remote setting.

Responsibilities

• Lead BA activities across multiple workstreams in a complex systems environment.
• Champion BDD practices, ensuring user stories are aligned with business outcomes.
• Facilitate workshops and translate requirements into actionable deliverables.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD)

Agile methodologies

Tools

Cucumber

Gherkin

Job description

Lead Business Analyst – Contract

Location: fully remote (UK-based)

Contract Length: 6 months (with potential extension)

Day Rate: circa £550 / day

We are seeking an experienced Lead Business Analyst to join a high-profile programme working across complex systems environments. This is a contract opportunity for a seasoned professional who thrives in challenging landscapes and can bring structure, clarity, and leadership to multi-layered projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead BA activities across multiple workstreams in a complex systems environment.
• Collaborate closely with Product Owners, Developers, and Testers to ensure requirements are fully understood and delivered.
• Champion Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD) practices, ensuring user stories and acceptance criteria are clear, testable, and aligned with business outcomes.
• Facilitate workshops, elicit requirements, and translate them into actionable deliverables.
• Act as a bridge between technical and non-technical stakeholders, ensuring alignment and transparency.
• Mentor junior BAs and contribute to best practice frameworks.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven track record as a Lead BA in large-scale, complex systems environments.
• Significant hands‑on experience with BDD (Cucumber, Gherkin, or similar frameworks).
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently in a remote setting while driving collaboration across distributed teams.
• Experience in Agile delivery environments.

Why Join?

• Work on a high‑impact programme with cutting‑edge systems integration.
• Fully remote role offering flexibility and autonomy.
• Opportunity to shape BA practices and influence delivery outcomes.
• Competitive day rate, outside IR35.

Franklin Bates is a leading IT recruitment consultancy specialising in Software Development, AI, Cybersecurity, Cloud, & Data. We provide high quality contract, interim and permanent IT professionals to a broad range of technology companies within the UK.