Principal Business Analyst

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours

Location: Head Office, Nottingham (Hybrid working, minimum 2 days per week)

Are you passionate about driving meaningful change and leading high-impact projects? We are looking for a Principal Business Analyst to join our team and help shape the future of our business analysis function. In this role, you will lead a talented team of analysts, guide the delivery of key change initiatives, and work closely with stakeholders across the organisation to turn complex challenges into clear, actionable solutions.

You will play a hands-on role in shaping our analysis approach, mentoring others, and continuously improving how we work. If you enjoy solving problems, collaborating with others, and making a real difference, we would love to hear from you.

Here’s a taste of what you will be doing as a Principal Business Analyst at Nottingham Building Society:

• Team Leadership: Support, coach, and inspire a team of Business Analysts, helping them grow and thrive in their roles.
• Analysis Strategy: Define and guide the approach to business analysis across projects, ensuring it is consistent, effective, and aligned with our goals.
• Change Delivery: Lead the analysis of complex business needs and translate them into clear, practical solutions that support successful change.
• Best Practice Champion: Stay connected to industry trends and bring fresh thinking into the team to keep our practices current and impactful.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Build strong relationships across the organisation, working closely with people at all levels to understand needs and share insights.
• Continuous Improvement: Spot opportunities to improve how we work and help shape a more efficient, inclusive, and forward-thinking function.
• Quality Oversight: Ensure business analysis outputs are high-quality, consistent, and support the successful delivery of change initiatives.
• Planning and Prioritisation: Manage your workload across multiple projects, adapting to the unique needs and pace of each one.

About you:

• Expert Business Analysis Knowledge: Deep understanding of business analysis tools, techniques, and best practices, with hands-on experience across the full project and system development lifecycle.
• Delivery Methodologies & Change Management: Confident working within Waterfall, Agile, and Hybrid environments, with solid knowledge of programme and portfolio-level change management.
• Leadership & Team Development: Proven ability to lead, coach, and manage Business Analysts, supporting their growth and ensuring the right resources are in place to deliver change.
• Quality & Process Improvement: Skilled in quality assurance and driving continuous improvement across business analysis processes, with a focus on innovation and efficiency.
• Strategic Thinking & Financial Awareness: Able to contribute to business cases and feasibility studies, with a good grasp of financial concepts and benefits management at portfolio level.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Communication: Strong communication and facilitation skills, with experience building trusted relationships across senior stakeholders, IT teams, and third parties.
• Industry & Regulatory Insight: Practical experience working in regulated environments, ideally within Financial Services, with knowledge of Business Architecture and frameworks like TOGAF.
• Professional Standards & Qualifications: Committed to high standards of practice, ideally holding a degree in a business or IT-related subject and the BCS Diploma in Business Analysis.

Reward & Benefits:

• A fair and competitive salary evaluated against market data, annual discretionary bonus scheme, Medicash healthcare scheme, 29 days annual leave plus bank holidays and enhanced family leave.
• Commitment and dedication to your ongoing personal and professional development.
• A friendly and inclusive culture where teams genuinely strive to do the right thing by their colleagues and our customers.
• A strong sustainability agenda - we are continually finding new ways to be kinder to the environment by reducing our carbon footprint.
• Your health and wellbeing is our priority, we encourage this through a suite of support resources, including a team of trained mental health first aiders.

Embracing Diversity Together:

We proudly embrace and celebrate diversity as a fundamental cornerstone of our values. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace is not just essential for our success but is also a reflection of the vibrant communities we serve. Our commitment to diversity extends beyond our internal culture to the way we approach advertising and engage with our customers.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive culture that encourages collaboration, creativity, and a sense of belonging for every member of our community.

About Us:

We are a mutual, which means we do not have shareholders. Instead, we are owned by our members and use our money to do good, investing in our community, responsible causes, and - well, you. So, we are always striving to do the right thing for our team, communities and members.