Senior Business Analyst in Business Analysts

Leeds, United Kingdom Bank of England Job Description

Senior Business Analyst - Technology, Strategy & Architecture - Technology Directorate

Fixed Term Contract (21 months)

Full time

Location: Leeds

Job Description

The Senior Business Analyst (BA) role that sits within the Technology Directorate. Business Analysts enable the Bank to meet its objectives by working on technology change initiatives. As part of cross functional teams and working closely with our business colleagues, BAs elicit, analyse and create a shared understanding of requirements to enable successful implementation of our change initiatives.

Flexible Working Options

This role is open to flexible working patterns, these may include:

• Job share
• Flexible start and end time to each day
• Part time
• Ability to adapt calendar as needed, this could be to fit in the school run, gym, or appointments
• A 50% in-office attendance requirement can be spread across the month to accommodate diverse working patterns, such as the flexibility to purchase a weekly train ticket for certain weeks
• Working from abroad policy (subject to approval and policy within the team)

Opportunities in Leeds

We're excited to be growing our presence in Leeds, a city we've been connected to for nearly 200 years! Our modern, accessible office in the City Centre offers a supportive, flexible working environment. The majority of roles, including this one, are now available in Leeds, giving you the chance to build a meaningful career outside of London while

contributing to our mission from a dynamic and growing location. You'll work collaboratively with London-based colleagues in a hybrid model, with regular opportunities to travel into the London office to meet and connect together in person.

Want to learn more? Discover what makes our Leeds office such a dynamic place to work by visiting our Leeds page for more details.

A day in the role

A typical day might start with the team's stand-up meeting for the current sprint, where you'll discuss your workload and any blockers. You may be joining from our Leeds or London office, or remotely as part of our hybrid model.

Next, you could work on refining requirements or attend a workshop with stakeholders to map processes and identify improvements. Later, you might produce analysis artefacts such as process flows or impact assessments to support delivery teams. If you're in the office, you could lunch in the canteen with some of your colleagues. In the afternoon, you may attend a BA Community of Practice continuous improvement session followed by a catch up with developers and testers ensuring solutions meet business needs. Before wrapping up for the day, you'll update documentation and share outputs, so the wider team has clarity on next steps.

Role Requirements

You have experience in eliciting, analysing and managing complex business requirements, working on large-scale transformation projects, using data and insight to influence decision-making and drive change.

Minimum Criteria

• Demonstrable experience working as a Business Analyst on projects or programmes, responsible for analysing and managing business requirements.
• Ability to produce clear and concise analysis artefacts such as process maps, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Experience facilitating workshops or stakeholder meetings to elicit requirements and validate solutions.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proficiency in applying standard business analysis tools and methods (e.g., process modelling, gap analysis).
• Solid knowledge of project delivery and product management approaches (Agile and/or Waterfall).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) for documentation and reporting.
• Experience working within banking or financial institutions and delivering projects related to banking, insurance, supervision or regulatory data.

Essential Criteria

• Educated to degree level and/or holding a recognised Business Analysis qualification (e.g., BCS BA Diploma, IIBA CBAP) or equivalent experience.
• Proven track record as a Business Analyst on complex projects or programmes, ideally within financial or regulatory environments.
• Strong experience across the full software development lifecycle, with practical knowledge of both Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
• Conduct thorough impact assessments for proposed changes to systems and processes, identifying risks, dependencies and potential business impacts.
• Ability to coach and mentor colleagues on Agile principles.
• Skilled in developing and using operating models and business processes, including BPMN 2.0.
• Expertise in eliciting, analysing, communicating and documenting business and solution requirements using a range of BA techniques (e.g., process models, wireframes, use cases, data models).
• Experience producing high-quality outputs from high-level concepts to detailed specifications, including functional and technical artefacts.
• Excellent stakeholder management and facilitation skills, able to engage large and diverse groups and manage uncertainty effectively.
• Strong problem-solving and influencing skills, with the ability to exercise independent judgement and escalate issues appropriately.

Desirable Criteria

It would also be beneficial, but not necessary, to have some of the following:

• Awareness of business architecture principles and frameworks.
• Experience in data management, including data journeys, analysis, integration, and migration.
• Experience in developing customer journeys and user research
• Exposure to supporting scaled Agile methodologies within Waterfall environments.
• Certification in recognised delivery methods such as Agile or DevOps.
• Understanding of product and project management practices, including resource and time management.
• Operating at SFIA Level 4 for the following SFIA v9 skill: The essence of level 4 is: "Performs diverse complex activities, supports and guides others, delegates tasks when appropriate, works autonomously under general direction, and contributes expertise to deliver team objectives."
  • Business Situation Analysis
  • Requirements Definition and Management
  • Business Modelling
  • Business Process Re-engineering
  • Stakeholder Relationship Management
  • Methods and Tool

Our Approach to Inclusion

The Bank values diversity, equity and inclusion. We play a key role in maintaining monetary and financial stability, and to do that effectively, we believe we need a workforce that reflects the society we serve.

At the Bank of England, we want all colleagues to feel valued and respected, so we're working hard to build an inclusive culture which supports people from all backgrounds and communities to be at their best at work. We celebrate all forms of diversity, including (but

not limited to) age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation and socioeconomic status. We believe that it's by drawing on different perspectives and experiences that we'll continue to make the best decisions for the public.

We welcome applications from individuals who work flexibly, including job shares and part time