Business Analyst - Performance Management & People Transformation (Active SC)

Business Analyst – Performance Management & People Transformation (Active SC)

The client is undergoing a significant People Transformation Programme, aiming to modernise its approach to performance management, pay, and talent development.

The Bank seeks a specialist contractor to provide expert consultancy in designing and implementing a performance management framework that robustly links performance, reward, and talent—supporting a shift towards a skills‑based organisation and a high‑performing culture.

Key Responsibilities

• Review and analyse existing performance management and pay processes, policies, and tools.
• Conduct stakeholder interviews and workshops to identify strengths, weaknesses, and cultural considerations.
• Benchmark current practices against external best practices, including financial services and broader market comparators.

Framework Design

• Develop options for a fit‑for‑purpose performance management framework that aligns pay with performance, skills, and contribution.
• Provide clear, evidence‑based recommendations and design the future state, ensuring fairness, transparency, and alignment with the Bank’s objectives.
• Identify and articulate risks, dependencies, and mitigation strategies.

Implementation Roadmap

• Create a detailed roadmap for change, including timelines, milestones, and transition states.
• Recommend governance models, supporting tools, systems, and training requirements.
• Advise on change management, communication, and stakeholder engagement strategies.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Support the Bank in preparing for cultural change, ensuring engagement from senior leaders, managers, and the wider organisation.
• Run engagement sessions and provide guidance on leadership and manager capability development.

Knowledge Transfer

• Ensure effective knowledge transfer to internal teams to build in‑house capability post‑engagement.

Required Experience and Skills

• Proven expertise in designing and implementing performance management and pay frameworks in large, complex organisations.
• Experience integrating performance management with broader people transformation initiatives (pay, skills, talent).
• Strong data analysis, benchmarking, and evidence‑based recommendation skills.
• Demonstrated ability in organisational change and cultural transformation.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.
• Ability to translate theory into practical, actionable solutions.
• Experience in knowledge transfer and capability building within client organizations.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Information Technology

London, England, United Kingdom £75,000.00-£85,000.00