Portfolio Business Analyst

Version 1; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly profit share

Career development programs

Flexible/remote working

Pension

Private healthcare

Life assurance

Employee discount

Wellbeing programs

Educational assistance

Excellence awards

Community/volunteering initiatives

Job summary

Version 1 is seeking a skilled Business Analysis professional in Northern Ireland to develop business cases and support governance for a portfolio of digital products. You will map current and future processes, run workshops and coordinate benefits realisation across multiple initiatives, aligning with strategic objectives.

The role emphasizes governance, financial oversight and strong stakeholder management, with collaboration across delivery teams in a dynamic technology environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years' practical experience in Business Analysis within the last 7 years.
• Proven track record developing business cases, business requirements documentation and process maps.
• Experience operating in portfolio, programme or project environments supporting governance and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Develop business cases using the Five Case Model, ensuring strategic alignment and financial calculations.
• Monitor and maintain approved business cases with governance and oversight of spend.
• Conduct analysis of problems and opportunities with stakeholders to inform solution design and requirements.
• Lead workshops and stakeholder engagement activities to support requirements gathering and decision-making.
• Oversee governance, reporting and benefit realisation across a portfolio of digital products.
• Prepare governance papers and management information for senior stakeholders.
• Coordinate a varied workload across multiple products and initiatives with tight deadlines.

Skills

Business Analysis

Business case development

Governance & reporting

Stakeholder management

Agile & Waterfall

Process mapping

Requirements documentation

Job description

Company Description

Version 1 has celebrated 30 years in business and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver technology and transformation solutions that drive customer success. Our deep expertise enables our customers to navigate the rapidly evolving technology landscape. We foster strong partnerships with global technology leaders including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems, Snowflake, ensuring that our customers are provided with the highest quality solutions and services.

• UK & Ireland's premier AWS, Microsoft & Oracle partner
• 3300+ strong, €350/£300m revenue business
• 10+ years as a Great Place to Work in Ireland & UK
• Best Workplace for Women in the UK & Ireland by GPTW
• Best Workplace for Wellbeing in the UK by GPTW

We’re a core values driven company, we hire people who share our values, and we reward those who display and foster them, it’s deeply embedded within our DNA. Invest in us and we’ll invest in you!.

Job Description

Business Case Development & Assurance

• Develop business cases using the Five Case Model, ensuring strategic alignment and analysis of requirements, delivery options, potential benefits, associated business risks and economic calculations.
• Monitor and maintain approved business cases, ensuring spending objectives and financial oversight are effectively managed, with appropriate action taken to close, extend or secure ongoing business case cover where required.

Business Analysis & Stakeholder Engagement

• Conduct analysis of business problems and opportunities, working with stakeholders to identify requirements, inform solution design and develop business requirements documentation, product justifications and supporting artefacts.
• Conduct 'As Is' and 'To Be' process mapping.
• Facilitate workshops, stakeholder engagement activities and presentations to support requirements gathering, decision-making and communication across all organisational levels.
• Build and maintain effective relationships across business and delivery teams.
• Lead the identification, baselining, monitoring and reporting of benefits to ensure anticipated outcomes are realised and evidenced.

Portfolio Governance & Product Oversight

• Oversee a portfolio of digital products, ensuring governance requirements are met and products progress through agreed approval and assurance processes.
• Monitor product status, approvals, governance actions, delivery progress, risks, dependencies and financial information, ensuring issues are identified and progressed appropriately.
• Maintain accurate portfolio management information, ensuring product records, milestones, approvals and reporting data remain current and reliable.
• Support product lifecycles from initiation through delivery, benefits realisation and closure activities.
• Prepare governance papers, portfolio reports, management information and briefing materials for senior stakeholders and governance forums.
• Manage and prioritise a varied workload across multiple products and initiatives, ensuring competing deadlines, governance activities and stakeholder requirements are effectively coordinated.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years' practical experience, gained within the last 7 years, in Business Analysis, with a proven track record supporting large-scale business change and/or technology programmes and projects.
• Demonstrable experience developing business cases, business requirements documentation, product justifications and business process maps.
• Experience operating within portfolio, programme or project environments, supporting governance, assurance, reporting and decision-making activities.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and organisational skills, with the ability to assess complex issues, manage competing priorities and develop practical recommendations.
• Experience maintaining and analysing management information to support portfolio oversight, governance and reporting requirements.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and engage effectively at all organisational levels.
• Experience working within Agile and Waterfall delivery methodologies.
• Highly organised, proactive and results-oriented, with strong attention to detail and accountability for delivering high-quality outcomes.

Please note: This role is only open to candidates based in Northern Ireland.

Additional Information

Why Version 1?

• Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme, where employees collectively benefit from a share of our company's profits
• Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme
• Flexible/remote working, Version 1 is tremendously understanding of life events and people’s individual circumstances and offer flexibility to help achieve a healthy work life balance
• Financial Wellbeing initiatives including; Pension, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice and an Employee Discount scheme
• Employee Wellbeing schemes including Gym Discounts, Bike to Work, Fitness classes, Mindfulness Workshops, Employee Assistance Programme and much more. Generous holiday allowance, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, marriage/civil partnership leave and special leave policies
• Educational assistance, incentivised certifications, and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat
• Reward schemes including Version 1’s Annual Excellence Awards & 'Call-Out' platform.
• Environment, Social and Community First initiatives allow you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity, inclusion and belonging schemes.

And many more exciting benefits… drop us a note to find out more.

Version 1 is an equal opportunities employer.

We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone feels valued and able to thrive. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and lived experiences, and we value the different perspectives people bring including those shaped by disability and neurodiversity.

We want every candidate to have a positive and accessible recruitment experience. If you need reasonable adjustments at any stage of the process, please contact your recruiter [e-mail] at Version 1. We will consider all requests carefully, respectfully and confidentially.

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