Lead Business Analyst - Financial - London

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Lead Business Analyst - Financial Services

London

6 months

Responsibilities

* Work on multiple /High Impact Project / Programmes taking prime responsibility, for identifying, quantifying, planning and controlling all business analysis related activity on their portfolio whilst ensuring the quality of requirements and subsequent solution is fit for purpose

* To shape and lead all Business Analysis work streams on major business change projects and small change programmes, ensuring delivery against all time, cost, and quality measures

* Proactively contribute and champion the development of the change delivery process

* To work with the business and other members to shape the new ideas and solutions for Advocacy at pre-inception/Medium Term Plan / Short Term Plan and Inception stage, ensuring alignment to and development of business strategy

* Provide inspirational line management to the Advocacy Transformation Business Analysts to assist with their education in analysis skills, quality of work, personal development and help shape the line management framework

* Provide support to the Project / Programme Manager/Director, and all other change roles as required.

* Assist the Head of the Business Analysis and User Acceptance Testing team in promoting the BA Community throughout the wider bank

* Take responsibility for the professional development needs of all Advocacy Business Analysts

* Be responsible for their own professional development needs, and succession planning

* Be responsible for recruiting and attracting talented Business Analysts to the practice

* Lead and champion the development of the Business Analysis and User Acceptance Testing Community and Practice

Key Accountabilities

* Champion and embed the delivery methods which are being adopted by our client

* Ownership of all the production of Business Analysis deliverables throughout the lifecycle of a programme/project

* Resolve/escalate issues that emerge from requirements gathering such as a lack of stakeholder engagement

* Act as an influential member of the programme/project leadership team to identify and manage workstream interdependencies and risk/issues affecting the successful delivery of the programme/project

* Ensure the delivery and presentation of business analysis is to appropriate levels of quality, on time and within budget, in accordance with the project plan

* Accountable for the e2e design of the assigned Programme or Projects, operational deliverables

* Accountability for, and oversight of, high quality production of:

* Operational solutioning

* Project analytical fact base

* Project Business Requirements definition (high and detailed level)

* Project Business Operational design (high and detailed level)

* Project change impact assessments

* Contributions to Business and Benefits Case

* Contributions to Training & Business Change material

* Contributions to the testing strategy

* All BA related tasks within the Agile approach

* Identify, propose and champion new and improved Business Analysis methods, tools and techniques to be adopted by the BA's

* Leading a BA team, ensuring everyone understands what is expected of them and how they are performing against the measures set

* Ensure your team have the appropriate resources, skills and knowledge needed to be effective, efficient and compliant and, where appropriate, are provided with the information and support needed to develop their careers

* Maintain leading-edge personal and professional development by regular and focused activity, which covers the complete development spectrum (i.e. conferences, courses, personal coaching, etc.)

* Keep up to date personally with latest thinking in chosen subject/discipline by attending and presenting at conferences, producing research material for leading-edge journals, etc.

* Be an advocate by considering the customer impact of everything we do and encouraging a customer centric approach to work

Business change line management and staff development

* Line manages individuals, including Performance Management, Interim and Annual Reviews, Personal and Professional Development needs

* Provide leadership and coaching to ensure that all staff are aligned to the goals and culture of the client.

* Rigorously discharge all of the HR policies (including Performance Development, Equality and Diversity, Disciplinary & Grievance) in respect of staff Line Managed

* Act as a role model in terms of both delivery and behaviour for all staff

* Demonstrate total commitment to the personal and professional development of all members of the team

* Mentor and coach colleagues and clients by sharing experience

* Act as an active team player across the community, contributing to the development of the capability as a whole

Organisational development

* Seen as customer focused, creative and innovative but with a commercial balance to define and select solutions

* Be seen as an industry expert and champion the development of the change delivery process.

* Accountable for successful delivery of high quality business analysis on business change projects / activities

* Be willing to rock the boat e.g. deliver unwelcome messages arising from objective analysis of business honestly, assertively and constructively.

Personal and professional development

* Maintain leading-edge personal and professional development by regular and focused activity, which covers the complete development spectrum (i.e. conferences, courses, personal coaching, brown bag sessions etc.).

* Actively drive and take ownership of development of BA's across the business

* Keep up to date personally with latest thinking in business analysis

* Ensure that reports keep up to date with latest thinking in business analysis

* Keep up to date personally with the relevant business operational processes

* Ensure reports keep up to date with the relevant business operational processes

* Achieve the required level of accreditation in the Group's mandated Change Methods and Tools

* Provide objective feedback and input into formal Performance Management Reviews and Annual Reviews of all direct project reports, whether these are assigned from within our client, or from the business line or other functions

* Ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, the client's Operational Risk Framework and internal Policies and Standards.

Essential Skills

* Requirement gathering

* Stakeholder management

* Process / design mapping

* Experience of working within a SDLC and/or Agile project environment

Skills and knowledge

* Design business solutions - Expert

* Data analysis & statistical techniques - Advanced

* Presentation and documentation skills - Advanced

* Operational design and modelling skills - Advanced

* Requirements gathering, analysis and definition - Advanced

* Process analysis, mapping and design - Advanced