Principal Business Analyst
Location: Bristol
Salary: circa: £90k
This is a great job for someone who is an experienced Business Analysis leader with a passion for shaping high-performing teams, driving delivery excellence and connecting strategic business objectives with technology outcomes. You’ll thrive in this role if you enjoy influencing senior stakeholders, improving ways of working and using data and insights to help teams deliver value for customers more effectively.
A bit about the job
As a Principal Business Analyst, you'll be the professional lead for the Business Analysis discipline, setting standards, developing capability and ensuring consistent, high-quality delivery across proposition, product and technology teams.
Working closely with Heads of Digital, Business Propositions and CIO Delivery Leaders, you'll translate product roadmaps into clear, actionable delivery plans that support customer and business outcomes. You'll champion best practice in backlog management, value slicing and delivery transparency, using tools such as JIRA to provide clear visibility of progress, dependencies and risks. You'll also play a key role in developing BA capability, supporting governance requirements and driving continuous improvement across the organisation.
Skills and experience we’re looking for
Significant experience leading Business Analysis teams or practices, setting standards, developing capability and coaching colleagues within complex, matrixed organisations.
Deep expertise in modern Business Analysis techniques, including strategic analysis, requirements management, agile delivery and product-led ways of working.
Advanced JIRA knowledge, with experience managing roadmaps, backlogs, dependencies, workflows, reporting and delivery metrics to support decision-making.
Strong understanding of delivery planning, value-based decomposition, risk management and governance, with the ability to turn complex initiatives into achievable, incremental outcomes.
Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the confidence and credibility to influence, challenge and collaborate effectively with senior Product Owners, technology leaders and wider business stakeholders.
Whatyou’llget for this role:
Startingsalary Bristol: circa 90k (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
Bonus opportunity 12% – actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s
Generous pensionscheme e.g. if you put in 8%, Aviva adds 14% in.
29 daysholidayplus
Principal Business Analyst in West Bromwich employer: Aviva
Aviva is an excellent employer for a Senior Business Analyst, offering a dynamic hybrid working environment in Bristol or York. With a strong focus on employee growth and flexible working arrangements, Aviva fosters a collaborative culture that empowers individuals to thrive while contributing to significant transformation programmes in Third Party Risk Management. The company provides competitive benefits and the opportunity to engage in meaningful projects that drive real impact across multiple markets.
