Senior Data Business Analyst (12 Month FTC) in Stirling

Our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. With a heritage dating back more than 175 years, we have a long history of innovation in savings and investments, combining asset management and insurance expertise to offer a wide range of solutions. Our two distinct operating segments, Asset Management and Life, work together to provide access to balanced, long-term investment and savings solutions.

The Role

We’re building something bigger, and better, that makes delivering change across our organisation easier, smarter and genuinely enjoyable for colleagues. We’re seeking an experienced Senior Data Business Analyst to join a major Data Products transformation programme. This is a 12 month fixed term contract, offering the opportunity to make a tangible impact within a defined engagement with potential to extend further in line with business needs. This role is suited to a BA who is comfortable working on large, complex data programmes, operating at pace and in ambiguous problem spaces. The programme is establishing foundational, reusable data products that support regulatory reporting, analytics and AI use cases across a large organisation. You will work closely with data product owners, engineers and senior business stakeholders to help shape and deliver these products. This role will reside within our Life business unit as part of the Change & Transformation team.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end to end business analysis for complex data initiatives, from discovery through to delivery.
• Work with business and technical stakeholders to define clear problem statements, outcomes and priorities.
• Translate business needs into clear data requirements, definitions, business rules and acceptance criteria.
• Support the delivery of enterprise grade data products that are reusable, governed and scalable.
• Contribute to data platform delivery, including working with data pipelines, ingestion and consumption patterns.
• Engage confidently with senior stakeholders to challenge assumptions and bring clarity to complex problem spaces.
• Support governance and assurance activities, including documentation required for regulated environments.
• Act as a senior BA within the team, bringing structure, pace and pragmatic judgement.
• Acting as a key contributor within the Life business analysis team, shaping and driving improvements to business analysis standards, practices and ways of working.

Key Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as a Senior Business Analyst on large scale data, analytics or platform programmes, ideally within financial services or a regulated industry.
• Strong experience working with complex data landscapes and multiple systems.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, including experience working with senior business and technology leaders.
• Ability to operate effectively in environments where requirements evolve and ambiguity is high.
• Experience working in agile or hybrid delivery models.
• Experience working with enterprise data platforms, including Hydra or similar cloud based data environments with exposure to data product operating models.
• Understanding of regulatory, risk or management information (MI) data requirements.

We’d love to hear from you if you’re someone who’s genuinely curious - the kind of person who asks thoughtful questions and digs a little deeper to understand what’s really going on. You enjoy working with others and naturally bring people together, even when things feel a bit unclear. You think ahead, notice patterns early and stay focused on creating real value for the people around you. Most of all, you care about making things better - for colleagues, for customers, and for the workplace as a whole.

Location: Various – Sterling, Kildean, London, Home Based - England or Scotland.

What we offer

At M&G, we’re committed to helping you thrive and supporting your wellbeing, both at work and beyond. Our benefits are designed to help you balance your professional and personal life, while planning confidently for your future. Our UK benefits include:

• A valuable pension scheme of 18%, with 13% made up of Employer Contributions and 5% Employee Contributions.
• Share Save and our Share Incentive Plan, together with access to financial wellbeing and support services.
• 38 days annual leave including bank holidays, with the opportunity to purchase up to 5 extra days and additional flexibility through our Time Off When You Need It policy.
• Comprehensive support and paid parental leave covering maternity, adoption, surrogacy, and paternity leave.
• Health & Protection cover including Private Healthcare, Critical Illness cover and Life Assurance for you, with family options.

We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G, underpinned by our policies and our employee-led networks who provide networking opportunities, advice and support for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. Regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, nationality, disability or long term condition, we are looking to attract, promote and retain exceptional people.