Senior Business Analyst

SF Recruitment; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 68,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Business Analyst based in Wolverhampton. The role involves leading complex client workshops, supporting projects in the public sector, and driving business analysis improvements. Candidates should have experience in user-centered development, comfortable within technical environments. The position offers a salary up to £80,000 and includes additional exciting benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience in user-centred product or service development projects.
• Comfortable in technical environments working with solution architects.
• Strong ability to identify and develop business opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Lead client workshops to manage stakeholder requirements.
• Use data to inform decisions and challenge as needed.
• Support development and mentoring of other Business Analysts.

Skills

User-centred product/service development

Technical environment experience

Identifying business opportunities

People management and mentoring

Public Sector project experience

Sustainability mindset

Job description

Overview

Pleased to be supporting a high profile global brand, based in the Midlands in their search for a permanent Senior Business Analyst. This is paying up to £80,000 base + fantastic benefits.

Responsibilities

• Lead both face to face and virtual client workshops, managing stakeholders with differing priorities to reach agreed requirements.
• Take an evidence-based approach, using data to inform, and where necessary constructively challenge decisions, ensuring that the right outcome is reached.
• Work with ambiguity, bringing clarity and cutting through complexity.
• Work closely with Solution Architects, Product Managers, User Experience Designers, whilst also understanding how to work effectively with other disciplines to deliver an end‑to‑end solution which meets clients' requirements.
• Understand industry trends, look for new opportunities for work within your projects, contribute to bid proposals and drive innovation which will increase client value e.g., use of Generative AI to enhance business processes.
• Take responsibility for leading Business Analysis on complex projects, often in high pressure situations, role modelling professional behaviours to colleagues.
• Have people management responsibilities, driving improvements across the BA profession, actively supporting the development and career progression of other BAs.

Skills and Experience

• Working on user‑centred product or service development projects.
• Working in a technical environment. Comfortable working closely with solution architects and other technical subject matter experts supporting technical requirements.
• Identifying and developing business opportunities with clients.
• Supporting and developing other BAs through activities such as people management and mentoring.
• Working on projects in the Public Sector or other legislative driven sectors such as Utilities, Energy or Pharmaceutical.
• Incorporating a sustainability mindset into solutions.

Additional capabilities

• Influence strategy and leadership direction within complex engagements.
• Become a domain expert in the field in which you are working.
• Understand the architecture and the technologies being used to deliver a solution.
• Work with low level detail, as well as holistically, driving the strategy and seeing the bigger picture.
• Build collaborative stakeholder relationships with a range of colleagues and clients up to the most senior level.
• Become a trusted advisor to our clients, providing coaching where necessary.