At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead workshops, translate business needs into clear requirements, and improve processes.
- Company: Established IT change team in the financial services sector.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, hybrid work model, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Diverse backgrounds welcomed; excellent career development opportunities in a dynamic environment.
- Why this job: Become a trusted expert while collaborating with senior stakeholders on impactful projects.
- Qualifications: Experience as a Business Analyst, strong communication skills, and knowledge of Agile methodologies.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 45000 £ per year.
Requirements
- Several years of hands-on Business Analyst experience.
- Evidence of independently leading requirements from discovery through to sign-off.
- Strong process mapping and requirements documentation skills.
- Practical experience using JIRA and Confluence.
- Strong working knowledge of Agile or Kanban delivery.
- A good understanding of the software development lifecycle.
- Experience translating business problems into clear requirements for technical teams.
- Experience supporting testing and UAT.
- Strong stakeholder communication skills.
- Excellent written and spoken English.
- Full right to work in the UK without sponsorship.
- Financial services experience, particularly banking, lending, consumer finance, insurance or another regulated financial environment, is highly desirable.
Responsibilities
- Lead requirements workshops and stakeholder interviews.
- Turn business needs into clear functional requirements and user stories.
- Map and improve business processes.
- Maintain accurate requirements and project documentation.
- Support solution design and system change.
- Work closely with QA and business teams through UAT.
- Resolve requirement gaps during delivery.
- Build deep application knowledge and become a go-to SME.
Technologies
- Confluence
- Support
- JIRA
- Kanban
More
We are an established IT change team working between business stakeholders and technical delivery.
This is a hybrid role based in Slough, with three days a week on site and a salary of £40,000 to £45,000.
The role covers the full requirements lifecycle, from discovery and stakeholder interviews through to documentation, validation, testing and sign-off.
A key early priority is learning our application suite in depth and building the knowledge to become a trusted subject matter expert.
We offer the opportunity to work independently, collaborate with senior stakeholders, and develop genuine expertise in the systems we support.
We welcome applications from people with different backgrounds and career paths.
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IT Business Analyst in Slough employer: XIST4 IT Recruitment Ltd
Join an international engineering business in Bristol as a Business Systems Manager, where you'll gain hands-on experience managing a bespoke platform that is critical to the company's operations. With a strong focus on employee growth and a collaborative work culture, you will enjoy the freedom to innovate and improve systems while working closely with a supportive team. The hybrid working model allows for flexibility, ensuring a healthy work-life balance while you contribute to meaningful projects that help reduce energy use and carbon emissions.
