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Senior Business Analyst

Job ID: 010326

Location: Leeds, UK, LS1 8EQ

Job type: Permanent - Full Time

Salary: Circa £55,000 Dependent upon Experience + Bonus & Benefits

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Senior Business Analyst - Change Delivery

We are looking for a Senior Business Analyst to lead analysis activity across complex change initiatives at Yorkshire Building Society.

This role is ideal for an experienced analysis professional who can bring structure to ambiguity, influence senior stakeholders and guide high-quality analysis across business and technology change.

What you'll be doing

  • Lead end-to-end business analysis across large or complex initiatives.

  • Shape discovery, problem statements, scope and analysis approach.

  • Own requirements strategy, traceability, validation and acceptance across change delivery.

  • Conduct capability, operating model, process and impact assessments.

  • Work with architects, product owners, delivery leads and SMEs to shape feasible solutions.

  • Coach and guide Business Analysts, assuring the quality of analysis outputs.

  • Influence senior stakeholders with clear insight, options and recommendations.

What you'll bring

  • Extensive Business Analysis experience across complex change.

  • Strong requirements engineering, process modelling, operating model and impact assessment skills.

  • Experience leading analysis across multiple teams or workstreams.

  • Excellent senior stakeholder engagement and influencing capability.

  • Experience coaching, mentoring or quality assuring other BAs.

  • Ability to navigate ambiguity and create clarity from complexity.

  • Strong collaboration, quality focus and outcome-led thinking.

Desirable

  • Financial Services or regulated environment experience.

  • Exposure to Consumer Duty, Operational Resilience, Conduct Risk or SM&CR.

  • BCS Diploma, IIBA, Agile BA or equivalent qualification.

  • Experience across Agile, Waterfall and hybrid delivery environments.

Additional Information

We are particularly interested in candidates who can demonstrate practical experience, ownership of outcomes and the ability to work effectively across multiple stakeholders and teams.

About Our Benefits

Everyone’s different. That’s why we offer a wide range of benefits and rewards that we think you’ll love – whatever’s important to you, and whatever stage of life you’re at. Such as…

  • Our pension scheme (where you can get up to 11% from us)

  • On target bonus of 7% (with the opportunity to earn up to a maximum 15%)

  • Access to brilliant health benefits

  • Life assurance at 6 times your salary

  • 25 days’ holiday (and the option to buy more)

  • Cycle to work or an interest-free loan for an annual ticket

  • Wellbeing resources and tools

  • Retail and Leisure discounts

Find out more about what we offer

Learning & Development

Everyone can build a career path they love here. And that’s because we offer a wide range of programmes, opportunities and more to help you learn, grow, and develop – and reach your full potential.

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These include...

  • Personal Growth Toolkits - a range of materials that help you discover your strengths, identify your goals, and your next steps.
  • Secondment and Stretch opportunities – helping you gain experience in different areas of our business and new ways of working.
  • Learning Champion Network – opportunities to work outside of your immediate area and build new skills.
  • Apprenticeships and Professional Qualifications – a range of brilliant apprenticeships and programmes available to everyone.
  • REACH Diverse Leadership Programme – helping our Black, Asian and Ethnically Diverse leaders progress into senior leadership roles.
Learn about developing your career here

Our Colleague Networks & Groups

Our Vision is to be a leading organisation that embraces diversity, champions equity, and creates an inclusive environment where all individuals regardless of their background or identity feel valued, empowered and supported.

Our Colleague Networks and Groups are designed to amplify the voices of diverse groups and provide a structured route to effect real change. They provide a safe space and use colleague feedback to support the progression of our DEI Strategy. Our eight networks and groups are:

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Community and Charity

Ever since we started back in 1864, we’ve had a clear purpose – to do some good in our communities through helping people keep their savings safe. And helping everyone have a place to call home. Today, that purpose is still a huge part of who we are. And every one of our colleagues helps that happen.

We’re committed to volunteering our time, resources, skills and knowledge – more than 50% of colleagues contribute to thousands of volunteer hours every year. And our Charitable Foundation has now donated over £9 million to charities and good causes across the country.

Hear from some of our people about what working at Yorkshire Building Society is like, and what it means for them…

There are not many businesses that support development like Yorkshire Building Society.

Olivia

Talent, Resourcing and Inclusion Specialist, Leeds

Our ways of working

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We know there’s no single right way of working that fits everyone. That’s why we’re not trying to find one. Instead, we’re doing everything we can to make sure that when we’re working flexibly, together and apart, we’re working at our best. And help our colleagues get the most out of work, and take care of themselves, wherever they’re working.

Whether you’re in an office-based team or your team is spread across the country, you’ll have lots of chances to get together with your colleagues for those Moments that Matter – which are all about building wonderful relationships and strong bonds with your colleagues.

Find out more about our Ways of Working here:

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