Business Analyst - 6 Month Fixed Term Contract

Southern Cross Healthcare; Auckland; On-site; NZD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Southern Cross Healthcare is seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst to join our Enterprise PMO for a major transformation programme. You will help drive the next phase across business analysis, process design, data migration, testing and change, partnering with People & Culture, Digital Services, and senior stakeholders to translate business needs into practical HRIS solutions.

This parental leave cover is a full-time, six-month fixed-term role based in our Auckland office.

Qualifications

• Senior-level business analysis experience, able to work independently and pick up ongoing work.
• Experience on an HRIS implementation or transformation programme.
• Experience with data cleansing, migration and validation.
• Hands-on experience with system testing and UAT, including test scripts and outcomes.
• Experience in Agile and Scrum environments.
• Strong business process analysis and requirements gathering.
• Ability to work with senior stakeholders, SMEs, technical teams and business users.
• Strong facilitation, presentation, communication, influencing and negotiation skills.
• Understanding of project management and software development lifecycles.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills with competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Drive work across business analysis, process design, data migration, testing, and change.
• Collaborate with People & Culture, Digital Services, project teams, SMEs and senior stakeholders to translate business needs into HRIS solutions.
• Define future-state HR processes and prepare data for migration.
• Support UAT and help teams understand impact of change.

Skills

Senior BA

HRIS implementation

Data cleansing

Data migration

UAT testing

Agile/Scrum

Requirements gathering

Stakeholder mgmt

Communication

Project lifecycle

Planning

Negotiation

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Business Analyst to join our Enterprise Project Management Office (ePMO) and play a key role in the delivery of a major transformation programme at Southern Cross Healthcare.

You’ll step into an established programme and help drive the work through its next phase. You’ll work across business analysis, process design, data migration, testing, and change, partnering closely with People & Culture, Digital Services, project teams, SMEs, and senior stakeholders to turn business needs into practical solutions.

You’ll have the opportunity to work on meaningful, enterprise-wide change that will shape how we manage our people, processes, and data across Southern Cross Healthcare. From defining future-state HR processes and preparing data for migration, through to supporting UAT and helping teams understand the impact of change, your analysis will directly contribute to a successful HRIS implementation.

This is a parental leave cover opportunity suited to a senior Business Analyst who can quickly build relationships, pick up work already underway, and confidently operate in a complex programme environment.

This is a fulltime 6-month fixed term position based in our Auckland Office

• Senior-level Business Analysis experience, with the confidence to work independently and quickly pick up work already in progress
• Proven experience working on an HRIS implementation or transformation programme
• Strong experience with data cleansing, migration and validation
• Hands‑on experience supporting system testing and UAT, including test scripts and expected outcomes
• Proven experience working in Agile and Scrum environments
• Strong business process analysis and requirements gathering skills, including translating business needs into user stories and acceptance criteria
• The ability to work effectively with senior stakeholders, SMEs, technical teams, and business users to achieve positive outcomes
• Strong facilitation, presentation, communication, influencing, and negotiation skills
• A good understanding of project management and software development lifecycles
• Excellent planning and organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities
• Competitive Rewards: Attractive remuneration package
• Flexibility & Growth: Flexible working arrangements

Ko wai matou | Our Organisation

• At Southern Cross Healthcare, our purpose is clear: to advance quality healthcare across Aotearoa New Zealand. Our values shape everything we do:
• Care First – We lead with compassion, delivering care that’s deeply human through genuine manaakitanga.
• Better Together – Collaboration is our strength. We unite diverse skills and perspectives to create better outcomes for all.
• Pursue Excellence – We strive to improve, innovate, and excel every day—never settling, always aiming to deliver our best.

We’re proud to bring together over 4,000 skilled professionals—including 2,000 nurses and anaesthetic technicians—working alongside more than 1,200 specialists, surgeons, anaesthetists, and allied health experts. Together, we’re one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s largest and most trusted healthcare providers.

Driven by a strong ‘for purpose’ ethos, we think beyond financial quarters—planning for generations to come.

We honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi and foster a culturally safe environment that reflects manaakitanga and values the unique perspectives of our people. Our core value, Better Together, guides our goal to build a workforce that mirrors the diversity of Aotearoa New Zealand.