How you'll help us live our purpose
Lead Business Analyst (Agile)
We've been helping our members save for their future and buy a home of their own since 1845. By joining us, you'll play a big role in helping us to put home ownership within reach of more people, generation after generation.
It's a purpose that drives everything we do and one we're proud of. And you can play your part too as a Lead Business Analyst within our Digital Change Delivery team.
We have change across a number of teams which is delivered in a more Waterfall model (and we're moving more to Agile principles and approaches for this work) i.e. the delivery of new platforms, capabilities and architecture like data and cloud, or changes which deliver saas solutions which require integration into LBS where we don't have a persistent team, or infrastructure/cyber/colleague tech change which don't typically lend themselves to Agile.
How you'll make a difference
This is a new and exciting opportunity to shape a broad mix of initiatives and lead a team of Business Analysts.
The initiatives you'll be working on and teams you'll be working with are critical to the delivery of our purpose to put home ownership in reach of more people, generation after generation.
Working in an Agile environment alongside Product Owners, you will ensure that the work with the most value is prioritised and broken down into increments for delivery within your squad. You will contribute to business case development for Agile, Waterfall and hybrid initiatives, but you will primarily be responsible for Agile business analysis ways of working within the Digital Delivery approach. You will have extensive Agile business analysis experience in a similar role, line managing other BAs.
What you'll bring to the role:
- Experience in a Lead or Senior Business Analyst role, with experience of working through the end-to-end business analysis lifecycle (e.g. from requirements gathering to business readiness and delivery).
- Experience of working across several business functions and understanding of business concepts.
- A broad level of business analysis experience gained in a large scale corporate environment.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to negotiate with stakeholders at all levels.
- Being fully conversant with Agile / Waterfall project lifecycle approaches, techniques and tools.
- Previous experience of line management (desirable)
- A BCS and/or Agile qualification (desirable).
- Financial/banking sector experience (desirable).
And in return, you'll get the best from us:
- An annual colleague bonus of up to 12%
- Hybrid working with 60% of your time at home
- Matched pension contributions of up to 10%
- 26 days holiday, plus bank holidays and holiday purchase scheme of up to 5 days each year
- Colleague Mortgage and Saver products
- Electric vehicle scheme/ Cycle to Work scheme
- 2 days' volunteering per year
We'll give you a place to belong with the support to learn, develop and shape a meaningful career.
Why choose Leeds Building Society?
Our business is centred around our people. Our colleagues are at the heart of everything we do and we're extremely proud of our Inclusive Employers Gold accreditation in 2023. We're committed to equal opportunities regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity.
You'll be joining a truly purpose-focused culture which helped us win the Leading with Purpose award at the 2023 Business Culture Awards. This recognises the progress we're making to embed our purpose with our colleagues, and the actions we've taken to put home ownership within reach of more people, generation after generation.
Why wait? Apply now
We'd love to hear from you. But don't wait around - we may close the advert early and we'd hate for you to miss out.
Leeds Building Society is devoted to creating a culture and workplace that is representative of the communities we serve. If you'd like to work with us but are unsure if you meet the full criteria for a role, please contact the recruiter as we'd like to find out more about the skills and experience that you could bring to the Society. We're committed to supporting you to be at your best and if you'd like to discuss any reasonable adjustments, please reach out to us.
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