Lead Business Analyst

Sunbelt Rentals Careers; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Sunbelt Rentals in Warrington is seeking a Lead Business Analyst to elevate the BA practice across the organisation, mentoring teams, setting standards, and driving shared learning as part of cross-functional digital transformation initiatives.

You will partner with technical and delivery teams to gather requirements, map processes, design user-centric solutions, and ensure delivery of scalable, secure digital systems that align with business strategy.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a senior or lead business analysis role within a complex enterprise environment.
• Expertise in business process mapping, user story creation, requirements gathering, and specification writing.
• Experience mentoring or coaching business Analysts and setting analysis standards.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, facilitation, and communication skills.
• Familiarity with agile, waterfall, and hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Proficiency with Visio, Lucidchart, Jira, and Confluence.

Responsibilities

• Define and uphold quality standards for business analysis deliverables across projects and programmes.
• Mentor and support other Business Analysts, performing regular quality assurance checks.
• Lead the development of a Business Analyst community of practice to encourage collaboration.
• Identify opportunities for process optimisation through automation and change.
• Support the creation and analysis of business cases to inform investment decisions.
• Contribute to transformation roadmaps and change programmes.
• Build strong relationships across business units, project teams, and leadership.
• Facilitate workshops, interviews, and working groups to drive clarity and alignment.
• Act as liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams.

Skills

Senior BA experience

Stakeholder management

Process mapping

User stories

Requirements gathering

Communication

Tools

Visio

Jira

Confluence

Lucidchart

Job description

About The Role

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Lead Business Analyst to join our team at Sunbelt Rentals. Business Analyst to lead and elevate business analysis practices across the organization. This role will play a critical part in shaping a high-performing BA community through mentorship, standard-setting, and shared learning. Working across multiple cross-functional initiatives, the Lead Business Analyst will support complex digital transformations by driving requirements gathering, process analysis, and user-centric solution design. Partnering closely with technical and delivery teams, the role ensures the successful delivery of scalable, secure, and high-quality digital solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and uphold quality standards for business analysis deliverables across projects and programmes.
• Mentor and support other Business Analysts, performing regular quality assurance checks and constructive feedback.
• Lead the development of a Business Analyst community of practice to encourage collaboration, shared learning, and continuous improvement.
• Identify opportunities for business process optimisation and efficiency through automation, technology, and operational change.
• Support the creation and analysis of business cases to inform investment decisions and prioritisation.
• Contribute to transformation roadmaps and change programmes, ensuring alignment with business strategy
• Build strong, trusted relationships across business units, project teams, and leadership
• Facilitate workshops, interviews, and working groups to drive clarity and alignment.
• Act as a liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams, ensuring mutual understanding and clear communication.

About You

To be successful in this role you will likely be in a similar position or have relevant transferable experience.

You will be comfortable working under pressure and to tight deadlines whilst still maintaining a professional and approachable manner. You will enjoy working as part of a team and have excellent communication skills.

To succeed in this role you will bring the following skill-set and behaviours:

Essential

• Proven experience in a senior or lead business analysis role within a complex enterprise environment.
• Demonstrable expertise in business process mapping, user story creation, requirements gathering, and specification writing.
• Experience mentoring or coaching business Analysts and setting analysis standards.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, facilitation, and communication skills.
• Familiarity with agile, waterfall, and hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Proficiency with tools such as Visio, Lucidchart, Jira, Confluence, or similar.

Desirable

• Professional qualifications such as BCS Business Analysis certification or IIBA CBAP/CCBA.
• Exposure to digital transformation, ERP/CRM projects (e.g. Salesforce, Coupa), or AI-enabled platforms.

About Us

Sunbelt Rentals is the leader in equipment rentals in the UK, Ireland, US and Canada - as well as specialist operations in Europe. We provide a range of solutions to every market and sector, including construction, industrial, energy, infrastructure, government and events. Our teams make the impossible possible and the unthinkable doable. Turning what if into what is.

Our people are at the heart of our values and they’re our greatest asset. We rely on you to look after our customers so in return, we take good care of you. We recognise the value and uniqueness of our team-mates and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive Sunbelt Rentals, providing equality of opportunity and a culture of fairness and respect.

Your health, safety and wellbeing is really important to us. We’re raising awareness and providing support through initiatives such as our mental health awareness campaign and first-aider programme. You’ll also be able to access a 24-7 employee assistance helpline, counselling services and financial wellbeing support.