Senior Business Analyst

Virgin Money
London
1 month ago
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Business Unit: COO Career Direction : Enabling our Business Role Focus: Change Management Peer Group : Leaders and Specialists (B) Salary Range: £37,600 – circa £56,400 depending on experience Location: UK Hybrid with some travel to a local hub (Glasgow or Gosforth) If you have completed an application with us for a Business Analyst or Senior Business Analyst within the last 3 months, you need not apply again. Get out of your comfort zone. Live a life more Virgin. Our Team It’s an exciting time to join Virgin Money as we embark on a new journey with big ambitions and strategic goals. To help us achieve those we’re seeking experienced Senior Business Analysts to help us deliver transformational change. You’ll be working within what is a fast-paced environment, where you’ll work on various projects that deliver technical and business change across (but not limited to) Fraud & Financial Crime, Mortgages, Data, Cyber and Payments. What you’ll be doing Working on a range of Projects that deliver business and technical change Leading the analysis work on one or more streams of activity within designated projects Providing support to other Business Analysts that you work with e.g. peer reviews, recommending appropriate techniques and offering guidance Working proactively and collaboratively with those around you, ensuring you provide estimates for your tasks, input in to planning, timely progress updates, and input into Project risks and issues Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities, solve problems, and implement innovative solutions. Support the design and develop business processes and procedures at varying levels of detail tailored for the intended audience (Business, IT etc) Support the effective estimation, planning and management of business requirements activities. Providing requirements consultancy throughout the Project lifecycle ensuring that your delivery and test colleagues are supported in their understanding of what is required We need you to have A strong track record of successfully leading on Business Analysis activities, using different methodologies and techniques gained by working on multiple projects Demonstrable experience of building relationships with stakeholders at various levels including engaging, challenging and managing expectations as you drive activity Knowledge of using Business Analysis tools such as Jira, Miro and Visio Experience of creating user stories and acceptance criteria Experience of leading and facilitating workshops and meetings as you gather requirements and spark thoughts and debate Practical experience of creating detailed process maps Worked with business stakeholders to identify and assess the impacts of Project change. First class inter-personal skills, coupled with strong influencing abilities and a can-do attitude to keep focussed on delivering the right business outcome. It’s a bonus if you have but not essential Recognised Business Analysis qualifications. Experience of working within Financial Services. Experience of working in Fraud or Financial Crime, Payments, Mortgages, Data or Cyber. Be yourself at Virgin Money Our purpose is to make people happier about money, this means seeing and feeling the world as our customers do by creating a workforce that reflects the rich diversity of our customers and communities. We’re committed to creating an inclusive culture where colleagues feel safe and inspired to contribute, speak up and be heard. As a Disability Confident Leader, we’ll interview candidates with a disability who meet the minimum requirements for the role they applied to. If you need any reasonable adjustments or support making your application, contact our Talent Acquisition team careersvirginmoney.com Points to Note: It’s a good idea to let your current people leader know if you are going to apply for an internal role, so they can support your application, we always recommend you share your plans with them. If you’re interested in this opportunity, we recommend that you get in touch with…. who’ll be able to tell you all about the role which will help you make a great application. Now the legal bit Please note that some of our legacy contracts are non-flexible therefore, if you move to a new role or make a change to your existing terms, you’ll move onto our standard flexible contract, 8am - 8pm Monday to Saturday. If you successfully secure a new role, the salary and notice period you'll be offered will be in line with our reward and policy guidance. Not sure what this would mean for you, and want to know more? Contact Talent Acquisition, careersvirginmoney.com or feel free to start a conversation with HaRi our new HR Virtual Agent on MS Teams to help with your questions.

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