Senior Business Analyst — Digital Transformation Lead (Hybrid)

Thames Water Utilities Limited; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

26 days leave

Pension scheme

Health & wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Thames Water is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to drive digital transformation, tackling complex problems and delivering measurable outcomes. You will influence senior stakeholders, mentor analysts and shape the future of Business Analysis within the organisation.

Based at a hybrid location in Reading, you’ll lead BA activities across projects, applying Agile and Waterfall methodologies, and ensuring high-quality deliverables that realise customer and environmental benefits.

Qualifications

• Business Analysis experience working in a digital project environment.
• Extensive understanding and experience of applying Agile and Waterfall project delivery methodologies and tools i.e. ADO.
• Good communication skills and the ability to communicate at all levels in the organisation.
• Ability to work on complex projects with multiple delivery partners/stakeholders, e.g. introduction of new platforms that drive significant business transformation.
• BCS (or equivalent) Diploma.

Responsibilities

• Engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels in the organisation to build trusted relationships and tailor communication to their needs.
• Work with project teams, portfolio and business stakeholders both within and outside your domain area to build relationships while also meeting user needs.
• Leads business analysts’ team where there is more than 1 on a project.
• Apply Business Analysis techniques to analyse current services and processes against problem statements, needs, and outcomes.
• Evaluate and document business requirements and non-functional requirements using relevant techniques.
• Work closely with business areas on the opportunities, guide and positively challenge preconceptions and drive collaboration across teams to optimise opportunities within projects.
• Seek the necessary agreement and approval of documentation with appropriate stakeholders to proceed through stages of delivery.
• Ensure all documentation & deliverables meet the required quality to ensure the successful delivery of the outcome with minimal defects/missing scope.
• Able to influence others and work collaboratively within project teams at all levels.
• Work with the lead BA to support the ongoing development of the BA team, sharing knowledge and best practice.

Skills

Business Analysis

Agile & Waterfall

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Mentoring

Education

BCS Diploma

Tools

ADO

Job description

Thames Water is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to drive digital transformation, tackling complex problems and delivering measurable outcomes. You will influence senior stakeholders, mentor analysts and shape the future of Business Analysis within the organisation.

Based at a hybrid location in Reading, you’ll lead BA activities across projects, applying Agile and Waterfall methodologies, and ensuring high-quality deliverables that realise customer and environmental benefits.