Strategic Business Analyst - Hybrid Cloud & Data

IBM; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working approaches

Maternity/paternity leave

Private medical & dental cover

25 days holiday

Job summary

IBM Consulting UK FutureNow in Manchester is driving hybrid cloud and AI initiatives for public and private sector clients, delivering tangible business impact. You'll collaborate with top professionals, gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge technologies, and work on meaningful, high-profile programs that stretch your skills and accelerate your growth.

IBM invests in continuous learning, offers in-demand skills development, and supports a flexible, inclusive environment that recognises what

Qualifications

• Experience eliciting, validating and documenting specifications.
• Proficiency in mapping workflows and data structures.
• Strong SQL, Excel and data visualization skills.
• Effective communication between technical teams and stakeholders.
• Experience planning testing, QA and user acceptance.
• Ability to support change management and transitions.
• Ability to review data with Excel, SQL and Power BI.
• Familiarity with BPMN and UML notation.
• Ability to translate business needs into technical docs or user stories.

Responsibilities

• Elicit, validate and document business, functional, and technical specifications.
• Map current and future workflows, systems and data structures.
• Analyze commercial data, metrics and trends using SQL, Excel and visualization tools.
• Bridge between technical teams, management and external partners.
• Plan and oversee testing, QA and user acceptance of new processes.
• Assess risks and benefits of changes and support teams during transitions.
• Review data using Excel, SQL and Power BI.
• Knowledgeable in BPMN and UML process mapping.
• Turn business needs into clear technical documents or user stories.

Skills

Requirements gathering

Process modelling

Data analysis

Stakeholder communication

Solution validation

Change management

Data visualization

Process mapping

Requirements writing

Tools

SQL

Excel

Power BI

BPMN

UML

Job description

IBM Consulting UK FutureNow in Manchester is driving hybrid cloud and AI initiatives for public and private sector clients, delivering tangible business impact. You'll collaborate with top professionals, gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge technologies, and work on meaningful, high-profile programs that stretch your skills and accelerate your growth.

IBM invests in continuous learning, offers in-demand skills development, and supports a flexible, inclusive environment that recognises what