Strategic Business Analyst — Remote, Growth & Certifications

Version 1; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly profit share

Career progression & mentorship

Flexible/remote working

Pension with 5% employer contribution

Private healthcare

Life assurance

Wellbeing programmes

24 days holiday + leave policies

Educational assistance & accreditances

Awards programmes

Diversity & inclusion initiatives

Job summary

Version 1 is seeking a Business Analyst to help clients navigate digital transformation by clarifying problems, documenting requirements and aligning stakeholders.

You’ll work with Product, Delivery, Design, Engineering and Testing teams to translate needs into actionable user stories and acceptance criteria, contributing to continuous improvement.

Excellent collaboration, agile experience and a structured approach will help you thrive in this supportive, flexible environment.

Qualifications

• Analytical approach to break down problems and identify gaps.
• Customer-focused mindset considering user and business needs.
• Ability to explain requirements clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong collaborative approach across stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Delivery-focused mindset to support delivery with evolving priorities.
• Experience working in or with Agile delivery teams.
• Comfortable with core BA techniques: requirements gathering, user stories, acceptance criteria, process mapping, workshops, testing support.
• Willingness to develop consulting skills across clients and projects.

Responsibilities

• Understanding business needs: Work with stakeholders to understand problems, objectives, current processes, pain points and desired outcomes.
• Gathering and analysing requirements: Use workshops, interviews, document analysis and other BA techniques to gather, validate and prioritise business and user requirements.
• Mapping processes: Document current and future‑state processes, identifying opportunities for improvement and areas where change is required.
• Translating needs into requirements: Create clear requirements, user stories and acceptance criteria that enable delivery teams to understand what needs to be built or changed.
• Supporting stakeholder engagement: Build effective relationships with stakeholders, communicate requirements clearly and help maintain alignment throughout delivery.
• Working within multidisciplinary teams: Collaborate closely with Product, Delivery, Design, Engineering and Testing colleagues to ensure requirements are understood and solutions meet the identified need.
• Supporting delivery: Refine requirements, clarify questions, manage changes and help resolve issues or dependencies as work progresses.
• Supporting testing and UAT: Help define acceptance criteria, support User Acceptance Testing and confirm that delivered solutions meet agreed business requirements.
• Contributing to continuous improvement: Share learning, contribute to the BA community and continue developing your Business Analysis and consulting skills.

Skills

Analytical

Customer focus

Clear communication

Collaborative

Delivery focus

Agile delivery

BA techniques

Eager to develop

Job description

Version 1 is seeking a Business Analyst to help clients navigate digital transformation by clarifying problems, documenting requirements and aligning stakeholders.

You’ll work with Product, Delivery, Design, Engineering and Testing teams to translate needs into actionable user stories and acceptance criteria, contributing to continuous improvement.

Excellent collaboration, agile experience and a structured approach will help you thrive in this supportive, flexible environment.