Technical Business Analyst

Michael Page (UK); Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading university in the north west is seeking a Technical Business Analyst for a 2-year FTC to support an ERP transformation programme. The role involves extensive stakeholder engagement, requirements gathering, and analysis, with hybrid working options available.

Benefits

Hybrid Working

Competitive Salary

Excellent Benefits

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of key business analysis tasks.
• Solid experience in analysing systems and processes.
• Skilled in writing requirements lists and user stories.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of business analysis tasks and ensure alignment with project timelines.
• Gather, document, and validate business and technical requirements.
• Lead workshops and meetings for stakeholder engagement.

Skills

Stakeholder Analysis

Requirements Gathering

Data Analysis

Process Mapping

Workshop Facilitation

Job description

• Opportunity to work on an ERP transformation programme at a leading university
• Competitive salary, hybrid working and great benefits

About Our Client

I am working with a leading university in the north west. They are embarking on a transformation programme to implement a new ERP system and are searching for a Technical Business Analyst to support on this.

This is a 2 year FTC, with hybrid working based out of Liverpool.

Job Description

• Take full ownership of business analysis tasks, ensuring they align with the overall project timeline.
• Gather, document, prioritise, validate, and get sign-off on business and technical requirements, including acceptance criteria.
• Work with stakeholders to understand and document business processes, data flows, systems, and integrations.
• Plan and lead workshops, meetings, interviews, and focus groups - both in-person and remotely.
• Analyse input from various stakeholders, spot missing information, resolve conflicts, and ask challenging questions when necessary.
• Help define what success looks like for business requirements (acceptance criteria).
• Ensure analysis work follows IT and data standards by collaborating with technical leads and architects.
• Support the project manager with risk identification and project reporting.
• Create test scenarios and cases for user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Support or lead UAT, acting as a link between users, stakeholders, and developers.
• Communicate clearly with all stakeholders.
• Set up and lead cross-functional teams when needed.
• Present findings and updates to stakeholders, managers, and project boards in a clear and professional way.
• Recommend the right tools and methods to investigate problems and gather business needs.
• Act as a trusted advisor, offering expert business analysis support to senior managers and colleagues, especially regarding the bigger picture of business change.

The Successful Applicant

• Deep understanding of all key business analysis tasks like stakeholder analysis, gathering and validating requirements using different methods.
• Solid experience analysing systems and processes, including creating diagrams, process maps, data flows, and documenting complex system integrations.
• Skilled in writing key documents such as requirements lists, user stories, business cases, and option evaluations.
• Confident in leading workshops, meetings, interviews, and focus groups.
• Experienced in collecting, analysing, and visually presenting data (e.g., charts or tables).
• Background in projects involving finance or ERP systems and cloud migrations.
• Comfortable managing several projects or tasks at once.

What's on Offer

• Salary of up to £59,000 DOE
• 2 year FTC
• Hybrid working
• Plus many more excellent benefits