Portfolio Business Analyst — Strategy & Governance (Remote)

Version 1; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly profit share

Career development programs

Flexible/remote working

Pension

Private healthcare

Life assurance

Wellbeing programmes

Educational assistance (AWS, Microsoft

Oracle and Red Hat certifications

Job summary

Version 1 is seeking an experienced Business Analyst to drive business case development and assurance, oversee governance across a portfolio of digital products, and engage stakeholders at all levels. The role requires strong analytical skills, practical experience in large-scale change, and proficiency with both Agile and Waterfall methodologies.

Based in Northern Ireland, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams, prepare governance materials for senior stakeholders, and ensure benefits

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Skills

Business analysis

Portfolio governance

Stakeholder engagement

Requirements documentation

Agile & Waterfall

Data & reporting

Communication skills

Job description

Version 1 is seeking an experienced Business Analyst to drive business case development and assurance, oversee governance across a portfolio of digital products, and engage stakeholders at all levels. The role requires strong analytical skills, practical experience in large-scale change, and proficiency with both Agile and Waterfall methodologies.

Based in Northern Ireland, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams, prepare governance materials for senior stakeholders, and ensure benefits