Lead Business Analyst – 10897SR1

10897SR1
£60k – 65k per year

Our client is looking for a Lead Business Analyst to join ASAP. Hybrid working – 2 days per week in the office. As a Lead Business Analyst, you will be responsible for understanding the business goals that are to be addressed by technology-based initiatives and assisting in the delivery of projects that support my client in achieving these goals. Your key toolkit will include requirements & business analysis and excellent communication skills (both verbal and written).

Your drive to understand the real needs behind projects will enable you to ensure that fit-for-purpose solutions are delivered on time and in full within our dynamic environment.

As an experienced Lead BA, you will excel at setting and meeting the expectations of your client-base and leading the business analysis activity on large, complex projects. Working in an agile environment, you will work with project teams to elicit requirements and document them as user stories with supporting artefacts, using JIRA to monitor progress.

Expected experience & skills:

• Demonstrable experience in a leadership role
• Working with APIs and on API integration projects
• Experience analysing API specifications and swagger documents to elicit requirements
• Extensive business analysis experience on large projects and programs
• High-level scoping activities and detailed requirements analysis
• Strong experience working on feasibility and scoping activities for new or potential projects
• Excellent knowledge in a wide variety of business analysis tools and techniques
• Working in Agile environments and following the SCRUM framework
• Excellent facilitation and requirements elicitation skills
• Demonstrable experience documenting requirements for complex projects
• Evidence of analysing and documenting complex business processes
• Extensive experience of defining requirements and user stories in a digital environment, e.g., websites, apps, internal systems
• JIRA to write user stories and manage product backlogs
• Strong experience writing acceptance criteria in Gherkin format
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Due to the volume of applications received for positions, it will not be possible to respond to all applications, and only applicants who are considered suitable for interview will be contacted.

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