Business Analyst in Birmingham

Wesleyan is on a continued journey of transformation across all areas of the business, which means our Change team have multiple projects to own and deliver. We are looking for an experienced Business Analyst to support us in delivering these critical initiatives and other BAU projects. This involves thinking ahead, anticipating business impacts, spotting opportunities or risks outside of day-to-day scope and remit, influencing decisions with foresight, and driving impactful change for our customers.

What we’re looking for:

• Experience as a Business Analyst, delivering outcomes across a full project lifecycle in Agile and/or Waterfall environments, ideally in Financial Services or Regulatory work.
• Working closely with leadership and business unit leads on complex projects and initiatives to inform and align to business strategy.
• Ability to collaborate, facilitate understanding, and reconvey technical terms into easy-to-interpret communication.
• Accountability for engagement with business users and key sponsors, aligning cultural shifts, and ensuring growth mindset for seamless adoption to new ways of working.
• Adaptability to assess and apply the most appropriate analytical techniques to uncover core business issues and needs.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills; adept at handling diverse requirements and aligning understandings across teams.
• Operating with dynamism to gain buy-in from subject matter experts and senior stakeholders.
• Demonstrating resilience through effective decision-making under pressure.
• Leading with integrity, a collaborative team player who can also mentor or coach others.
• Professional qualifications (ISEB, BCS, or IIBA) are desirable, but not essential.

What you’ll be doing:

• Estimating, planning, and scoping the business analysis workstream.
• Gathering and refining requirements; analysing processes; supporting pre-project assessment.
• Critically reviewing proposed solutions; flagging risks/assumptions; ensuring alignment with business needs.
• Preparing key project documentation: business requirements, process mapping, user stories/use cases, KPI reports, benefits realisation plans, risk and issues logs etc.
• Facilitating workshops, focus groups, and collaborative planning sessions with stakeholders and subject experts.
• Supporting implementation to deliver measurable business benefits.
• Acting as a technical knowledge custodian, change advocate, and cultural champion.
• Building strong relationships with business users, senior operational management, customers, and third parties.

Benefits:

• Annual Performance based Bonus – based on a mixture of company and personal performance.
• 28 days annual leave (plus 1 additional “culture day” & bank holidays) – increases to 30 days with 5 years’ service.
• Company pension scheme – matched plus 2% (up to 10%).
• Free secure underground Birmingham city centre parking (available on weekends for personal use – subject to availability).
• Cashback and discounts on major brands in retail, leisure, health, and wellbeing.
• Enhanced maternity & paternity pay.
• 2 volunteering days per year.
• Life assurance.

What to know before applying:

• Equal Opportunities: Wesleyan are an equal opportunities employer. We know the best teams are made up of inclusive groups of diverse people where everyone’s contribution counts.
• Reasonable Adjustments: We understand that there are a wide range of reasons that you may require reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process.
• VISA Sponsorship: We are unable to provide VISA sponsorship, and therefore cannot employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK.

Advert Closing: We typically advertise for two weeks, though we reserve the right to close adverts early if we receive a high volume of applications.