Senior Business Analyst — Lead Transformational Tech Projects

Partners Life; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training & support

Career progression

Discretionary bonus

Life insurance & income protection

Leave benefits

Maternity leave top up

Hybrid working

Takapuna office

Job summary

Partners Life in Auckland, New Zealand is seeking an experienced Business Analyst to drive large IT-enabled change initiatives. You will partner with Programme Managers and technology leaders to shape solutions from discovery through delivery, focusing on resilience, security and customer outcomes.

The role emphasizes collaboration across senior stakeholders, cross-functional teams and vendors, with strong governance and meticulous documentation throughout the lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as a Business Analyst or Senior Business Analyst delivering large-scale technology and business change initiatives.
• Strong requirements elicitation, process modelling, impact analysis and problem-solving capabilities.
• Experience working in cyber security, infrastructure, disaster recovery or enterprise technology programmes highly regarded.
• Proven experience leading project-based work rather than primarily BAU activities.
• Experience across Agile, Waterfall or hybrid delivery environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery, requirements gathering, process analysis and solution design activities.
• Facilitate workshops and engage with senior stakeholders across the business and technology teams.
• Translate complex business needs into clear, structured and deliverable requirements.
• Partner with project managers, vendors and delivery teams to ensure solutions remain aligned to business objectives.
• Identify risks, dependencies and impacts early, helping teams make informed decisions.
• Support business readiness, testing and implementation activities.
• Drive strong governance, traceability and documentation standards throughout the project lifecycle.

Skills

Business Analysis

Requirements Elicitation

Stakeholder Management

Cyber Security Experience

Delivery Methodologies (Agile/Waterfal

Job description

Partners Life in Auckland, New Zealand is seeking an experienced Business Analyst to drive large IT-enabled change initiatives. You will partner with Programme Managers and technology leaders to shape solutions from discovery through delivery, focusing on resilience, security and customer outcomes.

The role emphasizes collaboration across senior stakeholders, cross-functional teams and vendors, with strong governance and meticulous documentation throughout the lifecycle.