Senior Business Analyst - contract

At VML, we are a beacon of innovation and growth in an ever-evolving world. Our heritage is built upon a century of combined expertise, where creativity meets technology, and diverse perspectives ignite inspiration. With the merger of VMLY&R and Wunderman Thompson, we have forged a new path as a growth partner that is part creative agency, part consultancy, and part technology powerhouse.

A contract Senior Business Analyst is needed to join our team at VML Enterprise Solutions.

The opportunity: Working under your own initiative with required guidance and support, a contract Senior Business Analyst with proven experience will be part of the Business Analysis team and expected to take the initiative in ensuring the business needs of our client are fully documented, understood, and met by the proposed solution.

What you’ll be doing:

• You will have proven experience working as a Senior Business Analyst on web-based projects, client-facing projects.
• Experience of managing client stakeholders.
• Able to run workshops with client stakeholders.
• Highly proactive, talented, enthusiastic, focused, with an eye for detail.
• Keen to learn and to challenge for smarter ways of doing things; a team player proud of their work who wants to share it.
• You like working in a fast-paced environment and are ready to inspire outstanding online shopper experiences for consumers and brands, no matter what product, service, sector, device, or channel!
• You will have a customer-first mindset, with the maturity and initiative to do what it takes to keep our clients happy, including some working at client locations.
• Great stakeholder management skills.
• Experience of Agile software delivery.
• Business Process mapping, gap analysis, and engineering.
• Retail/brand experience.
• Production of high-quality user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Analysis and design of systems.
• Ability to work on your own initiative to an agreed action plan.
• Strong communication skills - as this role requires a high level of communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
• Strong problem-solving, time management, and organisational skills.
• Strong commercial awareness and business acumen.
• Energetic, enthusiastic with strong attention to detail.

If you know some of this, even better:

• Exposure to AI.
• Experience of media/advertising.

What we can offer you: Alongside the opportunity to work with some of the most exciting brands around the world, we’ll also prioritise your career development and help you grow your skills. We’ll empower you to make a difference, allow you to be yourself, and respect who you are.

Our personality and behaviours: We believe that we are what we do, not just what we say. Our shared values and behaviours show how to bring the VML Enterprise Solutions culture to life through the actions we all take every day: Connect Meaningfully. Inspire Creatively. Include Purposefully. Approach Positively.

Our brilliant, talented people are what makes VML Enterprise Solutions what we are. That’s why we look for people who go beyond and always push our thinking to be better than yesterday.

WPP (VML Enterprise Solutions) is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.