Lead Business Analyst
Aureos · Farringdon
If you are looking to work for a growing business who truly value and care for their employees, then look no further!
Job Summary:**
We are seeking a highly experienced and detail-oriented Lead Business Analyst to drive the analysis, design, and implementation of business solutions for AUREOS INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES LIMITED. This role will involve leading a team of business analysts, collaborating with stakeholders, and ensuring the successful delivery of projects that enhance operational efficiency and strategic objectives.
Job Responsibilities:**
- Lead and mentor a team of Business Analysts, fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment.
- Spearhead the end-to-end business analysis process, from requirements gathering and documentation to solution design and implementation support.
- Collaborate extensively with cross-functional teams, including project managers, technical leads, and business stakeholders, to understand complex business needs and translate them into clear, actionable requirements.
- Conduct in-depth analysis of existing business processes, identifying inefficiencies and opportunities for improvement.
- Develop comprehensive business cases, functional specifications, use cases, and process flow diagrams.
- Facilitate workshops, interviews, and other elicitation techniques to gather and validate requirements.
- Act as a primary liaison between business users and technical teams, ensuring effective communication and understanding.
- Support the testing phase by reviewing test plans and scenarios, and assisting with user acceptance testing (UAT).
- Provide strategic input on project scope, timelines, and resource allocation.
- Stay abreast of industry best practices and emerging technologies in business analysis.
Job Qualifications:**
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field. Master's degree preferred.
- Minimum of 8-10 years of progressive experience as a Business Analyst, with at least 3 years in a leadership or senior capacity.
- Proven experience in the infrastructure services sector is highly desirable.
- Strong understanding of various business analysis methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall) and tools.
- Expertise in requirements elicitation, analysis, documentation, and management.
- Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to effectively lead, motivate, and develop a team of business analysts.
- Proficiency in using business process modeling tools (e.g., Visio, Lucidchart) and project management software.
- Certifications such as CBAP, CCBA, or PMI-PBA are a significant advantage.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and projects in a fast-paced environment.
Whether you are looking for progression in your new role or for your forever job, we will happily welcome your application.
Equal Opportunities
Aureos are an equal opportunities employer, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.