Lead SAP Change & Transformation Analyst

Anglian Water Services; Huntingdon; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Double matched pension (up to 21%)

Flexible working

23+ days holiday (plus holidays)

Job summary

Anglian Water Services invites a Lead Business Analyst (SAP) to head the SAP analysis team and drive complex transformation across the organisation. You will combine strategic leadership with hands-on delivery, ensuring requirements are clear and solutions deliver measurable outcomes.

You'll lead a team of Senior and Business Analysts, align stakeholders, and shape standards for discovery, requirements, testing and deployment across SAP-focused programmes, while fostering a high-performing,

Qualifications

• Extensive business analysis experience within large-scale IT-enabled change.
• Proven ability to lead, coach and develop a team of analysts.
• Experience translating complex business needs into functional/technical requirements.
• Strong stakeholder management at senior levels and cross-functional collaboration.
• Knowledge of SAP configuration, testing and deployment processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the SAP-related change and transformation programmes across Anglian Water.
• Set standards for discovery, requirements management, process analysis and acceptance criteria.
• Coach and develop team members to foster high performance and accountability.
• Develop delivery plans, forecasts and budgets with project leaders.
• Oversee sprint planning, backlogs and alignment to business outcomes.
• Provide progress reports and escalate risks, issues and dependencies.
• Build relationships with senior stakeholders and manage conflicting requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement of BA methods, templates and practice.
• Capture, validate and document functional, technical and operational requirements.
• Bridge business and technical delivery to ensure SAP configuration meets needs.

Skills

SAP knowledge

Business analysis leadership

Stakeholder management

Requirements gathering

Agile delivery

Education

CBAP/CCBA certification

Tools

SAP ECC6

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

Anglian Water Services invites a Lead Business Analyst (SAP) to head the SAP analysis team and drive complex transformation across the organisation. You will combine strategic leadership with hands-on delivery, ensuring requirements are clear and solutions deliver measurable outcomes.

You'll lead a team of Senior and Business Analysts, align stakeholders, and shape standards for discovery, requirements, testing and deployment across SAP-focused programmes, while fostering a high-performing,