Principal Business Analyst

Aviva; West of England; On-site; GBP 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Private medical cover

29 days holiday

Share plan

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Aviva in Bristol is seeking a Principal Business Analyst to lead the BA discipline, set standards and ensure high-quality delivery across propositions, product and technology teams.

You will translate roadmaps into delivery plans, champion backlog management and use data to improve customer outcomes, while collaborating with Heads of Digital and CIO Delivery Leaders.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading BA teams or practices within complex, matrixed organisations.
• Deep expertise in strategic analysis, requirements management and agile delivery.
• Strong JIRA knowledge with roadmap, backlog and metrics management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the BA discipline, set standards and develop capability across teams.
• Translate product roadmaps into actionable delivery plans.
• Champion backlog management, value slicing and delivery transparency.
• Drive governance, governance requirements and continuous improvement.

Skills

BA leadership

Agile delivery

Requirements management

Stakeholder mgmt

Delivery governance

Tools

JIRA

Roadmapping

Job description

Principal Business Analyst

Location: Bristol

Salary: circa: £90k

This is a great job for someone who is an experienced Business Analysis leader with a passion for shaping high-performing teams, driving delivery excellence and connecting strategic business objectives with technology outcomes. You'll thrive in this role if you enjoy influencing senior stakeholders, improving ways of working and using data and insights to help teams deliver value for customers more effectively.

A bit about the job

As a Principal Business Analyst, you'll be the professional lead for the Business Analysis discipline, setting standards, developing capability and ensuring consistent, high-quality delivery across proposition, product and technology teams.

Working closely with Heads of Digital, Business Propositions and CIO Delivery Leaders, you'll translate product roadmaps into clear, actionable delivery plans that support customer and business outcomes. You'll champion best practice in backlog management, value slicing and delivery transparency, using tools such as JIRA to provide clear visibility of progress, dependencies and risks. You'll also play a key role in developing BA capability, supporting governance requirements and driving continuous improvement across the organisation.

Skills and experience we're looking for

• Significant experience leading Business Analysis teams or practices, setting standards, developing capability and coaching colleagues within complex, matrixed organisations.
• Deep expertise in modern Business Analysis techniques, including strategic analysis, requirements management, agile delivery and product-led ways of working.
• Advanced JIRA knowledge, with experience managing roadmaps, backlogs, dependencies, workflows, reporting and delivery metrics to support decision-making.
• Strong understanding of delivery planning, value-based decomposition, risk management and governance, with the ability to turn complex initiatives into achievable, incremental outcomes.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the confidence and credibility to influence, challenge and collaborate effectively with senior Product Owners, technology leaders and wider business stakeholders.

What you'll get for this role:

• Starting salary Bristol: circa 90k (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity 12% - actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva's
• Generous pension scheme e.g. if you put in 8%, Aviva adds 14% in.
• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it
• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer's leave
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

Aviva is for everyone:

We're inclusive and welcome everyone - we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don't, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working - spending at least 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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