Remote Business Analyst

Summary

Join Methods Analytics as a dynamic Business Analyst to develop business analysis and technical skills through impactful data-focused projects, contributing to client projects, supporting bids, and shaping the Business Analysis Community of Practice.

Requirements

• Proven track record of delivering successful data-focused projects
• Self-motivated in driving outcomes with minimum supervision in a deadline-driven environment
• Experience of working in an Agile project delivery team using an agile project management tool such as Jira, Azure Dev Ops or Trello
• Stakeholder management and communication skills with the ability to simplify complex issues
• Experience in eliciting business requirements using a range of techniques (e.g., workshops, interviews, workflow mapping etc.)
• Experience in developing and managing Epics, Use Cases, and User Stories, as well as creating, managing, and refining product backlogs
• Knowledge of writing scenario-based acceptance criteria for user stories
• Experience of problem ownership and resolution; proactively identify and analyse problems, troubleshoot root causes, develop actionable recommendations and implement solutions
• Experience of defining business questions and metrics for data visualization tools (Power BI/Tableau)
• Understanding of relational database modelling, star schema/ snowflake models, ETL (Extract Transform Load)
• An understanding of cloud platforms (Azure, AWS) and their application to data projects
• Awareness of Data Science, AI, and big data principles

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Collaboration: Act as the translator between stakeholders and the delivery team, ensuring clear communication of requirements and expectations, understanding technical constraints and managing resolution of blockers
• Stakeholder Engagement: Work closely with stakeholders to elicit, analyse, and document business needs, translating them into usable requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria for the delivery team
• Process Improvement: Map out existing (as-is) processes and propose new (to-be) processes, performing gap analyses to identify pain points and formulate solution options
• Data Analysis & Recommendations: Use data modelling practices to analyse findings and provide strategic, data-driven recommendations. Produce and communicate analysis around risks, opportunities, benefits, and costs
• Documentation & Communication: Create visual representations and clear documentation to support findings and recommendations, presenting them effectively to various stakeholders
• Support & Delivery: Work with client staff to implement recommended changes, resolving issues proactively to facilitate successful delivery
• Community & Growth: Be an active participant in the Community of Practice, collaborating with colleagues to enhance Business Analysis best practices and contribute to the ongoing development of our defined Business Analysis career pathway

Benefits

• Autonomy to develop and grow your skills and experience
• Be part of exciting project work that is making a difference in society
• Strong, inspiring and thought-provoking leadership
• A supportive and collaborative environment
• Development access to LinkedIn Learning, a management development programme and training
• Wellness 24/7 Confidential employee assistance programme
• Social – Breakfast Tuesdays, Thirsty Thursdays and Pizza on the last Thursday of each month as well as commitment to charitable causes
• Time off 25 days a year
• Pension Salary Exchange Scheme with 4% employer contribution and 5% employee contribution
• Discretionary Company Bonus based on company and individual performance
• Life Assurance of 4 times base salary
• Private Medical Insurance which is non-contributory (spouse and dependants included)
• Worldwide Travel Insurance which is non-contributory (spouse and dependants included)