Senior Business Analyst

As the Senior Business Analyst, you will be reporting to the Head of PMO, this is a key role within the Project Management Office. You will be working as part of the team to support and enable the effective delivery of major firm-wide change programmes.You will develop a deep and effective knowledge of the firm, its work, processes and technology. You will play a key role in analysing and redesigning processes and suggesting improvements to raise operational efficiency and quality.

Introducing Agile framework to the firm.

Process re-engineering

**What will be required of the Senior Business Analyst;**

Providing thought leadership and direction, embedding the company principles on data change when working with client teams
Understanding and communicating complex and abstract concepts effectively to a broad range of target audiences, including business, data, and software development stakeholders
Optimising and cataloguing documents and artefacts related to BAU operational processes
Capturing and defining stakeholder needs, breaking down fuzzy requirements into actionable segments
Establishing a thorough understanding of the business operations to best advise on how best to improve and streamline our business processes

**The day to day duties of the Senior Business Analyst will include;**

Have strong business analysis skills, particularly adept in the use of BPMN, UML, DFDs
Focus and diligence on documentation, workflows, and architecture
Strong interpersonal skills to ensure a good working relationship with stakeholders
Analyse current operational processes
Gather and codify business requirements
Work with stakeholders to understand business needs and priorities

**Skills required for the Senior Business Analyst;**

Strong analytical skills
Process analysis and mapping skills
Strong problem-solving skills
Detail oriented
Ability to identify and measure process inefficiencies and improvements
Effective at building relationships with stakeholders
Effective at developing team members' skills
Ability to draft high quality documentation
Ability to work in a programme environment with multiple work-streams simultaneously
Capable negotiator and able to define agreed processes given conflicting perspectives
Motivated, results and delivery focused with a commitment to quality