We are looking for an experienced manager and leader of Business Analyst teams. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of exceptional management in a complex organisation, shaping strategic roadmaps, and delivering business value through requirements management and process optimization. This leadership role requires a blend of analytical expertise, stakeholder management, and strong business acumen.

What the job involves:

Reporting to the Chief Product Officer, you will:

Leadership & Strategy

Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing team of business analysts.
Define and implement the operating model for the Business Analysis function.
Ensure alignment of business analysis activities with the Product Development Lifecycle, the overall business strategy and the organisations goals.

Business Analysis & Delivery

The primary approach to Business Analysis is Human-Cantered Design methodologies to keep the customer and user at the centre of the Business Analyst activities.

Lead the team on requirements elicitation, documentation, and validation across business units and projects.
Lead the team to translate business needs into functional specifications and ensure solution design meets the business objectives.
Champion best practices, frameworks, and methodologies for business analysis.
Oversee business case development, cost-benefit analysis, and impact assessments.

Stakeholder Engagement

Collaborate with executive leadership, product management, operations, and technology teams to define priorities.
Act as the key liaison between product managers, business stakeholders and technical teams.
Build a data-driven decision culture and methodology
Influence decision-making through data-driven recommendations.

Governance & Standards

Establish and maintain business analysis standards, templates, and tools.
Ensure quality, consistency, and compliance of all business analysis deliverables.
Monitor KPIs and metrics to track team performance and business value delivered.

Requirements

Demonstrated success managing and developing Business Analysts across multiple locations with the ability to drive cohesion, communication, and consistent delivery standards.
Significant experience working in capital markets, banking, benchmarking/analytics, or a data-intensive consulting environment, with strong understanding of how data insights inform commercial and product decisions.
Strong experience in enterprise-level change initiatives, digital transformation, and large-scale system implementations.
Hands-on experience as a Business Analyst for data-heavy analytical products.
Proven expertise in Agile, Scrum, and project management methodologies.
Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Analytical thinker with the ability to solve complex problems and make strategic decisions.

Nice-to-have:

Bachelor s or masters degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related field. Professional certifications in CBAP, PMI-PBA, Agile BA, or equivalent.
Experience designing or scaling business analysis frameworks, governance models, playbooks, templates, or standards at an organisational level.
Practical experience defining KPIs, measuring outcomes of strategic initiatives, and ensuring benefits realisation as part of large change programmes.

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