Lead Business Analyst — Hybrid, Strategic Transformation

Scottish Government OGD Recruitment; Galashiels; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA) is seeking a Lead Business Analyst to provide strategic leadership for business analysis across SPPA, shaping the delivery of business and digital transformation for Scotland's public service pension schemes.

Working with senior stakeholders, you will identify opportunities, influence strategic decision-making and ensure change initiatives deliver measurable benefits.

Responsibilities

• Leads by example in applying a range of analysis techniques to analyse the current state of people, processes, data and technology with our stakeholders.
• Facilitates collaboration and leads effective communication with all stakeholders, both business and technical, to support design, build and delivery to meet user needs.
• Drive improvements to the overall quality of the analysis service through close collaboration with Head of Programme Delivery and other team members.
• Provide leadership and management to a team of Business Analysts, giving direction and advice where necessary and balancing workloads.
• Providing effective consultancy and advice to customers and stakeholders.
• Develop an understanding of the organisation's strategic goals, ensuring this is recognised through solutions and performance improvement.
• Build capability within own team, implementing best practice and enhancing skills capability through coaching and mentoring.
• Lead your team and ensure all analytical design work is in line with the Digital and Data standards in the Scottish Government, including the Scottish Digital Scotland Service Standards and the Scottish Approach to Service Design.

Job description

The Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA) is seeking a Lead Business Analyst to provide strategic leadership for business analysis across SPPA, shaping the delivery of business and digital transformation for Scotland's public service pension schemes.

Working with senior stakeholders, you will identify opportunities, influence strategic decision-making and ensure change initiatives deliver measurable benefits.