Senior Business Analyst Roadmap, Yeovil, Somerset Job in Somerset BA228RT, South West UK
Main Responsibilities
You will be at the forefront of our technology agenda, shaping requirements, delivering solutions and working with senior stakeholders.
The Roadmap Business Analyst is part of the Business Solutions team and will work with the wider business and the Business Change Management team to define the IT Strategy. They will proactively work with stakeholders to identify opportunities for improvement through the use of Information Technology and business processes.
Responsibilities will include:
- Contribute to the delivery of the Business Change IT Roadmap - 3 Year View, process, requirements analysis, capex production and sign off
- Ensure Capexes meet roadmap and strategy objectives deliverables
- Producing projects to show a clear business case and benefits throughout project creation, sign off and handover
- Work with the Enterprise Architect to deliver an integrated business and technical solution for each project, forming part of the overall IT Strategy and Roadmap
- Responsible for Roadmap handover to Delivery teams providing relevant and timely information which is documented and communicated
- Support the Implementation and continuous review of the roadmap, strategy and relationship management processes to ensure they support the governance required
- Work with the Business Solutions Team - Contribute to the delivery of the IT Strategy Pack, ensuring;
- The Business is engaged, requirements gathered and functional and technical roadmaps produced
- Support and delivery of the necessary engagement and communication to stakeholders, pitched at relevant levels of understanding
- Work closely with the Enterprise Architect to ensure the solution is supported within the technical strategy to achieve the business benefit
- Communicate and build relationships with key stakeholders - up to Director level
- Work closely with the senior stakeholders on a day to day, tactical and strategic basis - supporting their needs, influence and driving decision making and promoting the added value of business change
- Engender a culture of genuine partnership between the business and business change stakeholders, supporting their needs to achieve commercial goals.
- Communicate regular updates to ensure the team are abreast with the direction of the department and stakeholder management
Skills, Abilities Experience
Skills
· Highly customer focused
· Highly organised, with excellent planning skills
· Visionary - strategic thinking from which you can create business plans and are able to communicate vision to project delivery teams
· Exceptional verbal, written communication and presentation skills across all levels of the organisation
Abilities
· Ability to naturally develop relationships, communicate, engage and influence.
· Takes accountability for risk and can manage ambiguity.
· Ability to drive high profile/critical decision making.
· Strategically focussed, however can adapt style to manage and deliver at a tactical level as and when required.
Experience
· Experience of analysis, business case and project approval.
· Experience of change management, process re-engineering, and business impact analysis is essential.
· Experience of shaping solutions and projects.
· Capturing ambiguous requirements.
· Have an understanding of technology, ideally within retail.
· Experience of managing multiple stakeholders, including 3rd party suppliers.
Job Elements
· Interpersonal Effectiveness - Displays a positive personal impact with inner confidence. Is able to communicate effectively at all levels within the organisation and to influence the views of others through effective persuasion
· Commercial Focus - Demonstrates understanding of overall business and commercial issues facing the company and uses this knowledge to improve their own individual activity.
· Planning Organising - you'll need to be efficient and have strong time management and organization skills to successfully manage a large number of tasks at once. You'll also enjoy the challenge of working to tight deadlines
· Creativity and Ideas - develops creative solutions to situations, and thinks beyond the tried and tested ways of doing things.
· Strategic Thinking and Awareness -Understands clearly the organisation's overall strategy and ensures that activities in own area support and are in line with the organisation's strategy
· Managing Networks - Creates and develops the effective relationships needed to achieve business results and to develop technically and professionally.
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Additional Information:
- Travel Percentage: 25%
