Business Analyst

About Digital Catapult

Digital Catapult is a deep tech innovation organisation. We help businesses grow by applying advanced technologies, partnering with government, industry, and academia to deliver solutions that benefit the UK's economy and society. With nearly 300 innovators across multiple UK regions, we tackle significant challenges through collaborative, practical innovation.

The Role

The Business Analyst will be a key member of the Innovation Practice, responsible for coordinating and delivering business analysis activities across a range of complex, multi-disciplinary programmes. Working under the guidance of the Senior and Head of Business Analysis, the postholder will apply structured methodologies to define requirements, generate insights, and produce clear, evidence-based recommendations that strengthen decision-making and delivery outcomes.

The role involves close collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure analytical consistency, effective stakeholder engagement, and the integration of business analysis practices across projects. The Business Analyst will support and contribute to operational excellence, continuous improvement, and the ongoing development of Digital Catapult's business analysis capability.

The position offers exposure to a wide range of programme themes, including technology innovation, ecosystem mapping, value proposition validation, commercial strategy development, pricing and financial modelling, market analysis and digital transformation, reflecting the diversity and impact of Digital Catapult's innovation portfolio.

What you'll do

• Coordinate and deliver business analysis activities across assigned programmes, ensuring work is completed to agreed standards, timelines, and quality expectations.

• Apply and help refine business analysis methodologies, including design thinking, lean startup, systems thinking, and market insight analysis, to inform project direction and decision-making.

• Support the continuous improvement of business analysis practices by contributing expertise, feedback, and documentation that enhance quality and consistency across projects.

• Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams to facilitate effective information flow, ensure alignment of requirements, and enable seamless integration of analytical outputs.

• Build and maintain productive relationships with stakeholders across government, industry, startups, and academia to strengthen collaboration and project delivery.

• Deliver actionable insights in areas such as ecosystem mapping, customer segmentation, value proposition design, commercial and pricing modelling, and go-to-market planning to support business growth and innovation outcomes.

• Track and report performance metrics for assigned projects, covering delivery progress, data quality, and participant satisfaction, and contribute to impact and learning reports.

• Identify risks and dependencies within assigned work, supporting mitigation efforts and ensuring compliance with governance, ethical, and regulatory standards.

• Support wider organisational initiatives, including cross-team collaboration, staff development activities, and corporate projects, as part of Digital Catapult's commitment to shared learning and excellence.

This role could be based out of Belfast, London, Gateshead or Bristol.

Requirements

• Proven experience in delivering business analysis within complex, multi-disciplinary programmes or projects.

• Strong analytical capability, with demonstrated experience in market insight analysis, commercial modelling, ecosystem dynamics/intelligence, commercial design, and pricing validation to inform strategy and delivery and mitigate risk.

• Practical understanding of business analysis/intelligence methodologies and tools (such as SQL, Excel, Power BI), with the ability to apply structured approaches and contribute to the optimisation of team delivery.

• Excellent stakeholder engagement, facilitation, reporting, and collaboration skills, with the ability to gather requirements and communicate complex findings clearly and constructively.

• Ideally educated to degree level in a relevant field or qualified by experience. An advanced degree, an MBA, or a recognised innovation management qualification would be advantageous.

• Proactive, adaptable, and resilient with strong interpersonal skills and commitment to continuous improvement.

Deadline for applications: 2nd December 2025 

Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We recognise and value the advantages and opportunities that come with having people from diverse backgrounds working with us, and it is our ambition to build an organisation which is representative and reflective of UK society.

We welcome applications from neurodivergent candidates, candidates from minority and underrepresented groups and from candidates with more or less experience, provided the requisite skills can be demonstrated.

As members of the Disability Confident Scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Please do speak with us about adjustments that could support you through our interview process.

Digital Catapult is an equal opportunities employer. 

Benefits

• We are in the UK's Top 100 Best Workplaces and placed in the UK's Best Workplaces in Tech and Large Organisations.
• Digital Catapult is a Disability Confident Committed Level 1 Employer.
• Excellent holiday package: 25 days annual leave, Bank Holidays and 3 days between Christmas and New Year:
• Double-matched pension up to 10% of your salary;
• Discretionary company bonus
• 4% of your salary to use towards selecting benefits that work for you, including health cash plan, Private Medical Insurance; buying holiday, topping up your pension;
• E-Vehicle Scheme; Cycle2Work; Tech Scheme; Gym Discounts; Give As you Earn; PerkPal;
• Life insurance 4x salary;
• Free to access EAP & Financial Wellbeing advice;
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave;
• Hybrid working - with great offices to work from 2 days per week with some roles needing to be onsite more regularly to ensure the successful delivery of our work;
• Investment in your ongoing learning and development with us;
• Company social events throughout the year and free office snacks

We have a vibrant and engaging culture where all voices are heard and a variety of employee led affinity groups who champion initiatives and provide opportunities for feedback to be shared.

We use moments in the year to educate everyone at Digital Catapult on different aspects of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and to raise awareness.

We also enjoy socialising and having fun together through a variety of company-wide events held throughout the year including our football team, running and climbing groups and volunteering activities.