We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Business Analyst to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for capturing functional, technical, and data requirements from business stakeholders seeking new software systems and applications or changes to existing ones. This role will involve working across the entire F1 business, but predominantly IT, Commercial, Marketing and Data Operations settings to ensure that business needs are understood and translated into detailed business and solution requirements.
The ideal candidate will possess good analytical skills, excellent communication and collaboration abilities, and have a deep understanding of business operations and software applications and systems.
Reporting into the IT Project Manager and based in our London office, you will:
Requirement Gathering:
- Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand and document their needs and gather detailed technical, data, and functional requirements to inform solution design and specification.
- Conduct interviews, workshops, and surveys and collaborate closely with Business Owners, suppliers and their teams to elicit and capture detailed requirements.
- Validate requirements using common approaches and methods to ensure they meet business objectives.
Analysis and Documentation:
- Analyse, develop and document business process models to illustrate current and future states, iterating and presenting these across stakeholder groups.
- Create detailed documentation of business requirements, processes and solutions.
- Identify opportunities for process improvements and contribute to ongoing optimization efforts.
- Contribute to Business Case development and delivery management.
Stakeholder Management:
- Act as a liaison between business stakeholders and technical and delivery teams.
- Facilitate communication and ensure alignment between business needs and technical solutions.
- Manage stakeholder expectations., communicate findings, recommendations, and provide regular scheduled updates on project progress to stakeholders and executives.
Solution Definition:
- Propose and define technical and process solutions that meet business needs and objectives.
- Work with internal and supplier technical teams to define solutions that meet business requirements.
- Ensure that proposed solutions are feasible and align with the organization’s technology and delivery strategies.
Testing and Validation:
- Work with IT and other departments to implement solutions and ensure they align with business goals.
- Develop test plans and test cases to validate that solutions meet business requirements.
- Coordinate and participate in testing and validating new systems and processes to meet business requirements.
- Identify and document defects and work with development teams to resolve issues.
Project Support:
- Adhere to and advocate formal in-house programme and project management governance approaches, artefacts and processes.
- Provide ongoing support for projects, including issue resolution and change management.
- Support the implementation and rollout of new systems and applications.
Specification Essentials:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field
- BCS or similarly recognised Business Analysis certifications
- Experience as a Business Analyst in IT, data, or marketing technology settings
- proficiency in requirement gathering and documentation techniques
- Familiarity with software development lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies
- Knowledge of project management principles and practices
- Analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Exemplary communication, interpersonal and collaboration skills
Division:
Technical