Lead Business Analyst

Page Personnel; Walsall; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading housing organisation is seeking a Lead Business Analyst to enhance the business analysis function. You will engage with stakeholders, lead a team, and oversee resource planning. A degree in a relevant discipline and experience in team management are essential. The role offers a competitive salary of £55,552 - £58,414, along with hybrid working and other excellent benefits.

Benefits

Pension scheme

Generous salary and benefits

Flexible working

Qualifications

• Holds a degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent professional experience.
• Possesses a recognised qualification in Business Analysis.
• Demonstrated experience in leading and managing teams.

Responsibilities

• Engage with stakeholders to understand challenges and gather requirements.
• Lead a team of Business Analysts and embed best practice standards.
• Oversee resource planning and ensure capacity across projects.

Skills

Team leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Business analysis frameworks

Communication

Agile and waterfall methodologies

Testing techniques

Education

Degree in relevant discipline

BCS International Diploma or IIBA CBAP®

Job description

• Generous salary plus excellent benefits
• Hybrid and flexible working

About Our Client

I am working with an innovative and well respected housing organisation, who are searching for a Lead Business Analyst to join their team.

Job Description

• Actively engage with stakeholders across all levels of the organisation to understand challenges, uncover opportunities, gather requirements, and support option development.
• Lead and manage a team of Business Analysts, conducting regular one‑to‑ones, fostering a community of practice, and embedding peer review and best practice standards.
• Collaborate closely with the Head of Transformation to enhance and evolve the business analysis function, supporting the successful delivery of change initiatives.
• Oversee Business Analyst resource planning, ensuring capacity is forecasted, prioritised, and allocated effectively across projects.
• Continuously review and improve business processes and user journeys, driving optimisation and consistency in analysis outputs and documentation.
• Promote a benefits‑driven approach to analysis, equipping the team to define, assess, and track benefits across the change portfolio, including supporting cost‑benefit evaluations.
• Take ownership of the testing service within Business Change, ensuring Business Analysts are central to planning and executing testing phases, coordinating business‑led testing cycles, and maintaining high‑quality documentation.
• Ensure all solutions are thoroughly tested and validated prior to implementation, maintaining high standards of quality and alignment with business needs.

The Successful Applicant

• Holds a degree in a relevant discipline or has equivalent professional experience.
• Possesses a recognised qualification in Business Analysis, such as the BCS International Diploma or IIBA CBAP®, or has comparable senior‑level experience.
• Demonstrated experience in leading and managing teams, including full line management responsibilities.
• Familiar with both agile and waterfall delivery approaches, and well‑versed in business analysis frameworks.
• Skilled in presenting project updates to senior stakeholders and governance boards.
• Strong communicator, able to translate complex concepts into clear, accessible language.
• Proficient in a range of analysis and testing techniques, including persona creation, journey mapping, requirements definition, benefit evaluation, impact assessments, pulse surveys, traceability matrices, and test planning.

What's on Offer

• Salary range of is £55,552 - £58,414
• Hybrid working
• Pension scheme
• Plus many more excellent benefits