Lead Business Analyst

Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU); Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to join their dynamic team. This role involves working closely with clients throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring clarity in problem-solving and effective stakeholder management. You will leverage your agile experience to facilitate requirements elicitation and act as a liaison between teams and clients, enhancing existing solutions to meet business needs. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to significant projects that impact national security while collaborating with a diverse and talented workforce. If you are passionate about driving change and making a difference, this role is for you.

Qualifications

• Experience working in agile teams and writing tickets for delivery objectives.
• Familiarity with stakeholder management and requirements documentation.

Responsibilities

• Identify stakeholders and manage relationships for effective delivery.
• Elicit and document requirements to support project goals.
• Act as a liaison between delivery teams and customers.

Skills

Stakeholder Management

Agile Methodologies

Requirements Elicitation

Systems Thinking

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Relevant Certifications

Tools

Agile Tools (e.g., Jira)

Job description

Requisition ID: R10162721

• Category: Program Management

• Location: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom | Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

• Clearance Type: Highest Level of Government Clearance

• Telecommute: Yes-May consider hybrid teleworking for this position

• Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time

• Positions Available: 1

Your Opportunity to Define Possible. Our Opportunity to Deliver the Nation’s Security. Together

Salary: £52-£70k

Role clearance type: Must be able to obtain and maintain highest UK government clearance

About Your Opportunity:

In Northrop Grumman, the senior business analyst integrates with clients throughout the lifecycle of the project and is recognised for their ability to bring clarity to the problems at hand. They are experienced in shaping and influencing a wide range of stakeholders in ambiguous environments with potentially conflicting requirements.

Your Responsibilities:

• Proactively identifies stakeholders and manages relationships, supporting the priorities of the delivery team.

• Working with stakeholders to elicit, capture and elaborate their requirements, documenting requirements to a level that enables effective delivery of required changes without prescribing solutions.

• Building strong relationships with the user community and understanding the drivers behind their expressed requirements.

• Acting as a proxy product owner where necessary to plan and prioritise work, and extending the role of the product owner in complex system-of-systems environments.

• Acts as a liaison between the solution delivery team and their customers in the development and implementation of new solutions, and enhancement of existing solutions to meet business needs.

Your Experience:

You will be familiar with working within agile software delivery teams, writing tickets for the delivery team to meet delivery objectives. You will be a team representative in meetings with the customer and wider stakeholders, calling upon colleagues as needed for technical depth. You are adept at incorporating systems thinking into the design and planning of complex projects and can contribute to shaping the project lifecycle from inception to completion.

How to Apply:

Interested in our opportunity?

Yes – then simply submit your application online. Your application will be reviewed by one of our expert recruiters who’ll then respond advising you of the outcome and next steps for successful candidates.

Possibly, I’d like to find out more – then connect direct with one of our recruitment business partners who will be happy to support you with any enquiries.

Background checks and potentially security clearance form part of the recruitment process; our team will inform you of the procedures when required.

Northrop Grumman UK:

Work with a global brand that makes a real contribution to our nation’s security and future. At Northrop Grumman UK, the brightest minds come together to push the boundaries and Define Possible.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce, and encourages individuals from all backgrounds and all abilities to apply and consider becoming a part of our diverse and inclusive workforce.