Senior Business Analyst

Here at Yorkshire Building Society, we are entering the next phase of our transformation journey to deliver a great experience for our members and provide real help with real lives. We are looking for a Senior Business Analyst, on a 12 month fixed term contract, with the drive, passion and experience to join our Business Change team and be part of this exciting transformation journey.

This is a hybrid role with remote working and some onsite presence in our Leeds or Bradford offices.

About the role

As our next Senior Business Analyst, you’ll be involved across all stages of our change framework; from helping to influence strategic change initiatives through to definition and delivery. You’ll have the opportunity to be part of our Business Analysis Centre of Excellence within the Society’s Business Change team, as well as work as part of a team in support of delivery of our Strategy. You will

• Understand complex business problems and help define the appropriate solutions to meet the desired business outcomes

• Plan, lead and undertake high level and detailed analysis activity to gain a full understanding of the business requirements, including the assessment of impact on people, processes, data and technology

• Be responsible for traceability of requirements

• Work collaboratively with delivery teams to enable successful implementation of the change, within either a Waterfall or Agile environment

• Contribute to and evolve the Business Analysis Centre of Excellence

About you

You’ll be a self-starter with excellent communication, leadership and stakeholder management skills. With the capability to articulate solutions in a business context, you’ll have extensive experience of influencing business and technical stakeholders to achieve desired business outcomes. In addition, you will

• Understand complex business problems and help define the appropriate solutions to meet the desired business outcomes

• Be experienced in eliciting requirements from a range of stakeholders, and ensuring traceability from business outcomes all the way to delivery

• Be experienced in performing detailed gap analysis between current and future state processes, as well as analysing business processes and conducting value assessments of requirements to determine where changes are required

• Be experienced in working with Solutions Architects, SMEs and Software Engineers and/or Developers, providing the bridge between the business and technical solutions delivery

• Have extensive knowledge and proven practical experience of core business analysis tools and techniques, either in a Waterfall or Agile environment

• Have a desire to share knowledge and grow the Business Analysis Centre of Excellence

• Knowledge of User Centric Design would be highly desirable

About us

At YBS we don’t have shareholders, we have members. We care about people and that includes you. So here, you’ll be respected for who you are, you’ll be able to bring your whole self to work, and you’ll have everything you need to build a long and rewarding career.

Flexibility. We offer a range of flexible working options without unsocial hours, which can help you find a healthy work-life balance. Whether it’s finishing early for an appointment or fitting your studies and hobbies in around your working hours, we can help make it work for you. We’re happy to talk flexible working and you can reach out to us anytime during the recruitment process to discuss this.

Development. We want you to feel challenged here. Whatever your ambitions, we’re committed to helping you develop your skills and move ahead in your career journey. From day one, we’ll set you up for success with a brilliant induction and full training plan, all designed to get you up to speed quickly.

Inclusivity. We’re passionate about creating an inclusive environment where everyone is welcome and able to be themselves. If you’ll go the extra mile to help our members, you’ll fit right in and feel you belong here.

About our Benefits

We offer lots of fantastic rewards that you can make the most of in and out of work, including:

• Holiday. You’ll get 25 days plus Bank Holidays, as well as the option to buy up to a further 5 days.

• Bonus. At YBS we work collaboratively and share in our success together, so when we reach our goals were all rewarded with an on target bonus of 7% of eligible pay (with the opportunity to earn up to a maximum 15%).

• Pension. We know how important it is to save towards the future, that’s why we’ll contribute up 11% into your YBS pension.

• Healthcare. Health and wellbeing are an important part of life at YBS, when you join us you’ll have access to a range of health benefits to suit your life including private medical insurance, dental and healthcare plans.

• My Benefits. When you join YBS you’ll have access to our self-service benefits portal, where you can access a range of retail, hospitality and health discounts.

Ready to apply?

If you’re excited about this role and want to be part of the YBS team, apply now to send us your application.

Want more information?

If you have any questions about this role, please contact Holly Gallagher on careers@ybs.co.uk