Senior Consultant - Programme Management - TC - UKI

EY; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global professional services firm in Birmingham is seeking a Business Analyst to support clients in identifying requirements and delivering technology solutions. The role involves facilitating workshops, managing projects, and leveraging AI tools for efficiency. Ideal candidates should have experience with Agile and Waterfall methodologies, along with relevant certifications. This position offers competitive remuneration and flexible working options.

Benefits

Competitive remuneration package

Flexible working options

Continuous learning opportunities

Diverse and inclusive culture

Qualifications

• Experience in delivery roles at a consulting or professional services company.
• Proven experience in delivering projects using both Waterfall and Agile methodologies.
• Subject matter expertise in technology areas like application development or data analytics.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate workshops to identify and prioritize requirements.
• Plan, organize, monitor, and control technology-related projects.
• Manage projects to deliver on time and within budget.

Skills

Project management

Agile methodologies

Waterfall methodologies

Client facilitation

Education

Business Analysis certifications

Tools

Microsoft

ServiceNow

SAP

Job description

Overview

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The opportunity

This is a Business Analyst role supporting our clients in identification of requirements / user needs, designing, and defining business processes and technology solutions, guiding clients on delivery strategies, approaches, and management to successfully deliver large scale technology-enabled transformation projects. Most of your time will be spent embedded with our clients\' team and we\'ll look to you to provide them with a unique perspective on how they can best deliver complex projects.

Your responsibilities, qualifications, certifications

Your key responsibilities

• Facilitate workshops with client teams to identify and prioritise requirements or oversee collation of user stories and t-shirt sizing
• Facilitate business process workshops with the client team to identify as-is and to-be process steps and roles
• Plan, organise, monitor, and control technology-related projects within a programme, understand interdependencies and determine the optimal approach to manage them
• Define and document functional designs aligning to requirements and solution architecture
• Understand the underlying concepts, key phases and activities of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC), and leverage this knowledge to assist with creating plans
• Manage projects on a day-to-day basis to deliver projects on time, within cost and at the required quality level, such as:
• Create and maintain project plans/roadmaps including cost, schedule, and resource requirements
• Create and maintain regular status reporting to track project progress and status to ensure in line with programme plan
• Assign responsibilities, sets priorities, delegate tasks to others
• Coordinate work efforts, when necessary, to produce deliverables
• Manage the financial performance of the project (e.g., monitoring hours and expenditure variations, contractual obligations, appropriate signoff)
• Manage the risks identified and incorporates specific activities to overcome or reduce the risks
• Leverage AI tooling to aid the delivery of responsibilities set out above to drive efficiencies in delivery

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Experience in delivery roles at a consulting/professional services company, System Integrator, or industry environment
• Proven experience in delivering projects utilising both Waterfall and Agile methodologies
• Subject matter expertise in delivering in 1-2 areas of technology passion such as application development, COTS application delivery, data and analytics or security and compliance
• Hands on experience with day-to-day line and task management of junior talent
• Confidence to facilitate meetings with clients, management, and individual contributors.

Ideally, you\'ll also have

• Hands on experience with delivering in accordance with the Government Digital Service (GDS) standards
• Hands on experience in at least one of the following platforms: Microsoft, ServiceNow, SAP, COTS products, large Open Source environments
• Experience of utilising AI tooling to support delivery
• Hold Business Analysis certifications e.g. Agile Business Analysis Foundation/Practitioner
• Evidence of AI learning and knowledge development

What we offer

We offer a competitive remuneration package where you\'ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings, and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:

• Continuous learning: You\'ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We\'ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We\'ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You\'ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

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