Technical Business Analyst

Office Shoes; Greater London; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Office Shoes is seeking a Business Analyst to support and transform our retail technology stack, focusing on Oracle Cloud and related applications. You will bridge business and technology teams, translating requirements into effective solutions across merchandising, stores, warehousing and finance.

The role combines analysis, project delivery and operational support in a fast-paced retail environment, with a strong emphasis on stakeholder engagement and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• At least three years’ experience supporting and analysing retail business applications.
• Strong understanding of merchandising, warehousing, store operations, finance and POS processes.
• Experience gathering and documenting business requirements.
• Experience supporting cloud-based business applications and SaaS solutions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in workshop facilitation and stakeholder management.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Experience of software development lifecycles and Agile methodologies.
• Strong documentation and process-mapping capability.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• A proactive, collaborative and improvement-focused mindset.

Responsibilities

• Understand, document and analyse business requirements, translating them into functional and technical specifications.
• Support the delivery of projects and enhancements across Oracle Cloud and retail business applications.
• Document system changes, new functionality and business processes.
• Design, execute and coordinate testing activities, including repeatable test scripts.
• Facilitate workshops and stakeholder engagement sessions.
• Manage system releases, including impact assessment, issue management and resolution coordination.
• Provide day-to-day operational support for business applications.
• Investigate application issues and critical incidents, coordinating their resolution.
• Contribute to IT governance, change management and release management processes.
• Create and maintain support documentation, user guides and operational procedures.
• Deliver user training and develop supporting training materials.
• Maintain relationships with third-party vendors and implementation partners.
• Present recommendations and findings to management.
• Work within Agile delivery practices.

Skills

Oracle Cloud

Retail systems

SaaS

Business analysis

Stakeholder management

Agile

Requirements gathering

Documentation

Test coordination

Workshop facilitation

Communication

Presentation

Process-mapping

Problem solving

Tools

Oracle Cloud

Job description

Job Description, This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the ongoing transformation and support of the organisation’s retail technology landscape. The role focuses on business analysis across Oracle Cloud and other retail applications while providing operational support for merchandising, warehousing, stores, finance and point-of-sale systems. The successful candidate will bridge the gap between business and technology teams, ensuring requirements are understood, documented and translated into effective solutions. The role combines project delivery and application support, requiring the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

What we are offering you

• Understand, document and analyse business requirements, translating them into functional and technical specifications.
• Support the delivery of projects and enhancements across Oracle Cloud and retail business applications.
• Document system changes, new functionality and business processes.
• Design, execute and coordinate testing activities, including repeatable test scripts.
• Facilitate workshops and stakeholder engagement sessions.
• Manage system releases, including impact assessment, issue management and resolution coordination.
• Provide day-to-day operational support for business applications.
• Investigate application issues and critical incidents, coordinating their resolution.
• Contribute to IT governance, change management and release management processes.
• Create and maintain support documentation, user guides and operational procedures.
• Deliver user training and develop supporting training materials.
• Maintain relationships with third-party vendors and implementation partners.
• Present recommendations and findings to management.
• Work within Agile delivery practices.

What we are looking for

• At least three years’ experience supporting and analysing retail business applications.
• Strong understanding of merchandising, warehousing, store operations, finance and point-of-sale (POS) processes.
• Experience of gathering and documenting business requirements.
• Experience supporting cloud-based business applications and software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in workshop facilitation and stakeholder management.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Experience of software development lifecycles and Agile methodologies.
• Strong documentation and process-mapping capability.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• A proactive, collaborative and improvement-focused mindset.