Lead Business Analyst in City

Yolk Recruitment; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 74,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Yolk Recruitment in Cardiff is seeking an experienced Lead Business Analyst to join its technology change function in a hybrid role. You will lead a small BA team, shape major programmes from strategy to delivery, and ensure technology investments align with business priorities.

You’ll gather requirements, run stakeholder workshops, produce business cases, and manage risks and dependencies with Solution Architects and Project Managers.

Qualifications

• Lead or Senior Business Analyst with proven leadership experience.
• Experience mentoring BA teams.
• Strong business case and investment paper experience.
• Workshop facilitation expertise.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in enterprise technology programmes.
• Understanding of Waterfall delivery approaches.
• Utilities experience desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of BAs.
• Gather, document and validate business requirements.
• Facilitate stakeholder workshops.
• Produce business cases and investment papers.
• Scope projects and define delivery requirements.
• Manage risks, dependencies and assumptions.
• Work closely with Solution Architects and Project Managers.
• Support supplier assessments and solution evaluations.
• Drive stakeholder alignment and decision making.

Skills

Lead BA experience

BA team mentoring

Business case development

Workshop facilitation

Stakeholder management

Enterprise programmes

Waterfall delivery

Utilities experience

Job description

Lead Business Analyst - Cardiff (Hybrid) - 81,700 + Benefits

A well-established organisation delivering critical services across the UK is looking for an experienced Lead Business Analyst to join its technology change function.

This is a key leadership opportunity for someone who enjoys operating at the intersection of business strategy, technology delivery and stakeholder engagement. You'll play a pivotal role shaping major programmes of work before they enter delivery, ensuring technology investments align with business priorities and long-term strategic objectives.

Working alongside Programme Managers, Solution Architects and senior business leaders, you'll help define future change initiatives while leading a small team of Business Analysts.

What you'll do:

• Lead and mentor a team of Business Analysts
• Gather, document and validate business requirements
• Facilitate stakeholder workshops
• Produce business cases and investment papers
• Scope projects and define delivery requirements
• Manage risks, dependencies and assumptions
• Work closely with Solution Architects and Project Managers
• Support supplier assessments and solution evaluations
• Drive stakeholder alignment and decision making

What you’ll bring:

• Proven experience as a Lead or Senior Business Analyst
• Experience managing or mentoring BA teams
• Strong business case and investment paper experience
• Workshop facilitation expertise
• Excellent stakeholder management skills
• Experience within enterprise technology programmes
• Understanding of Waterfall delivery approaches
• Utilities experience desirable

Why you should apply:

• Influence major strategic technology investments
• Work on large-scale transformation initiatives
• Join a collaborative and mature change environment
• Progress your leadership career
• Hybrid working model
• Strong long-term career prospects