Permanent Business Analyst

Mercator Digital; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital consultancy in Camden Town is seeking an Agile Business Analyst. You will build collaborative relationships and work with scrum teams to ensure digital services meet user needs. Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills, experience in Agile environments, and the ability to analyze user needs effectively. This role offers opportunities for continuous improvement and engagement with both internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience in building stakeholder relationships.
• Comfortable working in an Agile environment.
• Ability to pass BPSS vetting.

Responsibilities

• Build collaborative internal and external stakeholder relationships.
• Work collaboratively with scrum teams on digital deliveries.
• Engage in user research activities.

Skills

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Excellent collaborative team working

Proven experience of working within an Agile environment

Ability to write technical user stories

Knowledge of Agile tooling

Job description

Overview

As an Agile Business Analyst you will:

Responsibilities

• Build highly collaborative internal and external stakeholder relationships
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of customer/stakeholder needs
• Work collaboratively with scrum team members to deliver digital deliveries; fully engage and contribute in agile ceremonies (e.g. sprint planning sessions, daily stand ups and retrospectives)
• Take ownership and be accountable for sprint tasks
• Produce user stories and acceptance criteria
• Consistently produce work of a good quality, to sprint plan deadlines
• Flag risks or blockers in advance and voice concerns but offer solutions
• Work with the Product Manager, Digital Service Manager and User Researchers to refine the services in light of external factors such as changes to policy, legislation, technology or user requirements
• Seek continual improvement opportunities within own and other scrum teams
• Assist/support user research/user experience activities for the team
• Work closely with internal/external customers (public) so digital services meet user needs
• Motivate self and others to do a good job, build a strong team ethos
• Engage in a Business Analyst Community of Practice and share knowledge and best practice
• Communicate effectively with a wide range of digital delivery disciplines and talent both internally and externally
• Analyse and map the risks of this product approach and propose mitigation solutions
• Define how the predicted user and financial benefit can be realised
• Make a recommendation for action against the analysis done
• Need to be comfortable writing technical user stories for the delivery of APIs
• Analyse propositions and assess the user needs

Knowledge/Experience

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent collaborative team working
• Proven experience of working within an Agile environment
• Demonstrable knowledge of appropriate Agile tooling
• The ability to provide support and encouragement to others
• The ability to manage yourself and align with team goals
• Applicants must have the right to work in the UK and the ability to pass BPSS vetting