Senior Business Analyst

SportPesa; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sports technology company in Liverpool is seeking a Senior Business Analyst who will mentor a team and drive data-driven improvements. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience and strong analytical skills. The role offers a hybrid working pattern, competitive salary, and various benefits, including medical insurance and development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Performance-related bonus

Gym/health club membership contributions

Employee Assistance Programme

Private medical insurance

25 days of annual leave

Generous pension scheme

Training and development opportunities

Opportunities to travel abroad

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a business analyst.
• Experience in line management activities.

Responsibilities

• Mentoring & coaching a team of Business Analysts.
• Defining and maintaining BA processes.
• Setting and governing requirements & ticket standards.
• Fostering stakeholder engagement & ensuring strong communication.
• Evaluating solutions & completing validation.
• Analyzing high-level business problems and recommending data-driven improvements.
• Contributing to business cases and strategic initiatives.
• Enabling cross-functional collaboration & leadership.
• Writing detailed business requirement documents (BRDs).
• Prioritizing, organizing, and balancing important tasks.

Skills

Analytical skills

Mentoring & coaching

Job description

Senior Business Analyst - Job Description

We are looking for an exceptionally talented Senior Business Analyst to join us in our mission to responsibly provide trusted technology solutions for developing and growing online sportsbook & casino markets. So, if you love data analysis, sports and games, then this is the ideal place for you!

About Us

SportPesa, founded in 2014, is a multi-award-winning technology company and a leading sports betting and digital gaming brand in Africa. We use the power of sport and gaming to unify people; connecting customers with the games they love, providing sports clubs with funding and supporting communities with social and economic opportunities. We call this The SportPesa Effect. As we grow, we remain focused on delivering services responsibly, promoting integrity in gaming, and ensuring that our impact extends beyond the betting experience.

Our Liverpool team supports the brand’s Africa-focused operations from the iconic Royal Liver Building. Since launching here in 2017, we’ve built a tight-knit community of trailblazers and innovators, and we would love you to be a part of our team and The SportPesa Effect.

The Role

We are on the lookout for a highly skilled Senior Business Analyst to join our team. The role will be full-time and permanent and will follow a hybrid working pattern with a mixture of working from home & our Liverpool office. The role will include the following activities:

• Mentoring & coaching a team of Business Analysts
• Defining and maintaining BA processes
• Setting and governing both requirements & ticket standards
• Fostering stakeholder engagement & ensuring strong communication
• Strong technical knowledge to enable you to evaluate solutions & complete validation
• Analysing high-level business problems, identifying opportunities & recommending data-driven improvements
• Contributing to business cases, ROI analysis and strategic initiatives
• Enabling cross-functional collaboration & leadership
• Writing detailed business requirement documents (BRDs)
• Prioritising, organising and balancing important tasks and any additional duties as required, commensurate with the role

The Person

You will need to have significant experience in a similar role, which would typically include at least c. 5+ years’ experience as a business analyst with considerable line management activities, ideally working alongside UX, engineering, product, and QA teams.

Essential Skills

• Exceptional analytical skills
• Significant experience of line managing a team, including mentoring & coaching

Desirable Skills

• Experience of working within the sports betting and/or casino industries

Rewards

• A competitive salary commensurate with your qualifications & experience
• An attractive performance-related bonus scheme
• State of the art offices in a prime waterfront location
• Contributions towards a gym / health club membership
• Seasonal social events, including parties, pub quizzes, sporting and team-building events
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) & the Royal Liver Building Occupier Loyalty Perks Scheme, café, showers & events programme
• Private medical insurance, health cash plan, life insurance and income protection schemes
• 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays and opportunities for a hybrid style of working
• A generous contributory pension scheme
• Access to training and development opportunities
• Opportunities to travel to some of our amazing offices abroad (including Las Palmas, South Africa, Tanzania & Kenya)

Progression

Help us grow the business and our brand and we will offer you the opportunity to develop a long-term career with us and support to help you progress in your chosen field.

We are committed to equal opportunities and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, race, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnership status. We also welcome neurotypical & neurodiverse applicants & highly appreciate skills & mindsets from all groups. If you may require any reasonable adjustments to help you show us your suitability for a role, please include details with your application.

If you think you are up to the challenge and like the sound of us, we would love to hear from you!

Apply today with your CV and a brief covering letter!

Please note: Right to Work in the UK without requiring sponsorship & ability to attend our Liverpool office 2-3 days per week is essential.