Senior Business Analyst - 6 month contract

Momentum Consulting; Wellington; On-site; NZD 83,000 - 131,000; Full time

Job summary

Momentum Consulting is partnering with a government agency in Wellington to hire a Senior Business Analyst for a high-profile transformation programme. You will lead discovery, analysis and design across multiple workstreams, coordinating with business, operations, change and digital teams to translate complex requirements into practical outcomes.

The role requires extensive experience eliciting requirements, process mapping and stakeholder facilitation within large-scale transformations, with a

Qualifications

• Extensive experience eliciting and managing business requirements across complex programmes.
• Experience across system implementation and business transformation initiatives.
• Proven ability producing process maps, workflows, operating procedures and user journeys.
• Strong workshop facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills, including with external providers.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery, analysis and design activities across workstreams.
• Engage stakeholders to understand business needs and delivery impacts; facilitate workshops and requirements gathering sessions.
• Develop and maintain business requirements, process maps, operating models and user journeys.
• Partner with project managers, change specialists and digital/technology teams to ensure requirements translate into fit-for-purpose solutions.
• Support requirements prioritisation, traceability and acceptance.
• Produce operational documentation and future-state procedures.
• Identify risks, dependencies and impacts across provider and third-party interactions.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Workshop facilitation

Requirements elicitation

Process mapping

Business analysis

Job description

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Senior Business Analyst - 6 month contract

Join a high-profile Wellington government transformation programme as Senior BA — shaping delivery across a complex, fast-moving initiative.

• 6 month, hourly rate contract
• Nationally significant programme

Join a high-profile Wellington government transformation programme as Senior BA — shaping delivery across a complex, fast-moving initiative.

• 6 month, hourly rate contract
• Established delivery team
• Nationally significant programme

Momentum Consulting is partnering with a government agency to find an experiencedSenior Business Analystfor a high-profile transformation programme. Delivery is fast-paced and evolving, spanning policy, regulatory, digital and operational workstreams. You'll coordinate analysis and design work across multiple workstreams, working with business, operations, change and digital teams to turn complex requirements into practical outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead discovery, analysis and design activities across workstreams
• Engage stakeholders to understand business needs and delivery impacts; facilitate workshops and requirements-gathering sessions
• Develop and maintain business requirements, process maps, operating models, user journeys and delivery artefacts
• Partner with project managers, change specialists and digital/technology teams to ensure requirements translate into fit-for-purpose solutions
• Support requirements prioritisation, traceability and acceptance
• Produce operational documentation and future-state procedures
• Identify risks, dependencies and impacts across provider and third-party interactions
• Support business readiness, implementation planning and programme governance/reporting

About You:

An experienced, people-focused Senior Business Analyst comfortable in complex programme environments, with:

• Extensive experience eliciting and managing business requirements, including handover into digital/technology delivery teams
• Experience across system implementation and business transformation
• Proven ability producing process maps, workflows, operational procedures, business rules, impact assessments and user journeys
• Strong workshop facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills, including with external providers and third parties
• Experience in large-scale transformation programmes, with the judgement to navigate ambiguity and manage risk

Why Apply:

A chance to play a pivotal role in a nationally significant programme, alongside experienced delivery, change and digital teams.

You must have a current right to work in New Zealand to be considered for this role.