Senior Business Analyst / Business Architect

Matchtech Group Plc; England; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is looking for a Senior Business Analyst / Business Architect to support a transition to a Product & Platform operating model. This high-autonomy role involves working with senior stakeholders to shape Integrated Business Planning and manage dependencies across domains. Candidates should have proven experience in complex organisations, particularly in Target Operating Model creation, and possess strong Agile knowledge. Excellent stakeholder management and consultancy experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• Proven success as a Business Analyst / Business Architect in complex organisations.
• Strong experience with Target Operating Model (TOM) creation and implementation on a large scale.
• Deep knowledge of Agile ways of working, cultural adoption and transition.
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills, at Exec/Director level.
• Ideally consultancy background (Big 4 or equivalent).
• Resilient, confident, able to thrive in ambiguous, self-directed environments.

Responsibilities

• Act as a strategic partner working with senior stakeholders.
• Define the vision, processes, service catalogue for Integrated Business Planning.
• Design frameworks to manage dependencies across multiple domains.
• Standardise demand intake, backlog triage, and prioritisation methods.
• Monitor and evolve a new funding approach, ensuring feedback loops.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Agile methodologies

Business Architecture

Demand Management

Funding models

Job description

Senior Business Analyst / Business Architect

Senior Business Analyst / Business Architect (Planning & Funding Focus)

We are transitioning to a Product & Platform (P&P) operating model, moving towards outcome–based delivery that improves both efficiency and customer experience.

We're seeking a Senior Business Analyst / Business Architect to shape and embed key areas of this future framework, covering Integrated Business Planning, Cross–Domain Planning, Demand Management & Prioritisation, and Funding Models.

What will I be doing?

You will act as a strategic partner, working with senior stakeholders to:

• Integrated Business Planning – Define the vision, processes, and service catalogue, ensuring outcome and value alignment.

• Cross–Domain Planning – Design frameworks to manage dependencies across multiple domains.

• Demand Management & Prioritisation – Standardise demand intake, backlog triage, and prioritisation methods.

• Funding Model – Monitor and evolve a new funding approach, ensuring feedback loops and improvements.

This is a high–autonomy role, requiring influence at Exec/Director level and the ability to design operating models that stick.

What do we need from you?

• Proven success as a Business Analyst / Business Architect in complex organisations.

• Strong experience with Target Operating Model (TOM) creation and implementation on a large scale.

• Deep knowledge of Agile ways of working, not just tooling and process, but also cultural adoption and transition.

• Exceptional stakeholder management skills, comfortable at Exec/Director level.

• Ideally consultancy background (Big 4 or equivalent).

• Resilient, confident, and able to thrive in ambiguous, self–directed environments.