Senior Business Analyst

Job summary

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We’re looking for a Senior Business Analyst to lead and deliver high-quality business analysis across one or more business areas. You’ll work in a dynamic, agile environment, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and senior stakeholders to drive transformation and continuous improvement.

This role may require occasional travel across the UK, including overnight stays. Your office location is contractual, and attendance at that location will be expected as required by the business.

Job description

This role aligns with the Senior Business Analyst profile within the Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework.

For more information please visit the Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework (opens in a new window)

You’ll be part of HMRC’s Business Analysis Practice, within the Chief Digital Product Office (CDPO), which sits in the Chief Digital Information Office (CDIO). You’ll be assigned to one of our work areas which includes:

Business Tax
Personal Tax
Customer Engagement
Finance & Corporate Services
Response, Exceptions & Analytics
Security and Resilience Portfolio
Valuation Office

Key Responsibilities

Business Analysis Delivery:

• Lead the planning and execution of business analysis activities across projects and programmes.
• Apply BA Practice principles, standards, and methodologies to ensure consistent, high-quality outcomes.
• Identify and define business problems, opportunities, and solutions through evidence-based analysis.
• Work independently or as part of a delivery/scrum team throughout stages of the delivery lifecycle.

Leadership & Mentoring:

• Provide guidance and support to Business Analysts within your area.
• Act as a mentor and escalation point, promoting best practice and professional growth.

Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration:

• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across business and technical domains.
• Facilitate workshops, interviews, and other engagement activities to gather and validate requirements.
• Communicate findings and recommendations clearly to varied audiences.

Work Allocation & Planning:

• Manage and assess current and future work allocations.
• Collaborate with planning and delivery teams to understand pipeline demand.
• Optimise resource allocation and prioritisation across projects.

Practice Development:

• Contribute to the evolution of the BA Practice through insight sharing and capability development.
• Champion the value of business analysis across the organisation.

Person specification

Skills & Abilities

• Proven leadership and team management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and negotiation skills.
• Skilled in facilitating collaboration and managing change.
• Highly organised with strong planning abilities.
• Comfortable working in agile and dynamic environments.

Communication:

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to present complex information clearly to varied audiences.
• Skilled in active listening and influencing.

Values & Behaviours:

• Committed to continuous improvement and professional development.
• Advocates inclusive and collaborative working.
• Demonstrates integrity, accountability, and a user-focused mindset.

Essential Criteria

• Extensive experience as a Business Analyst in complex enterprise environments.
• Proven ability to operate in highly complex problem spaces across multiple business domains.
• Demonstrated leadership within the BA community, internally and externally.
• Strong stakeholder management at senior levels.
• Experience in people or functional management (e.g., line management, coaching).
• Collaborative and mentoring mindset, supporting BA development.
• Experience working in agile, digital, or transformation programmes.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience mentoring or supporting junior analysts.
• Familiarity with government or public sector environments.
• Participation in professional BA communities or forums.

Further Location Information

Please ensure that you only apply for a location that you are willing and able to work from, as we will only make one offer of employment. Any additional notes included in a ‘Further Location Preferences (optional)’ field within the application form, will not be considered. Please be aware that you cannot change your location preference after submitting your application.

Office Closures

If your location preference is for one of the following sites, it’s important to note that these are not long-term sites for HMRC and we will require you to move to a new building in the future, subject to our location strategy and the applicable employee policies at that time.

For more information on where you might be working, review this information on our locations (opens in a new window)

These sites are:

• Benton Park View, Newcastle - moving to Pilgrims Quarter, Newcastle
• Telford Plaza, Telford - moving to Parkside Court, Telford

You will be given more information about what this means at the job offer stage.

Leeds Location

Moves Adjustment Payment will be available for this role, provided the successful applicant is a current HMRC colleague in Bradford and meets the eligibility requirements outlined in the HMRC’s Moves Adjustment Payment guidance.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Leadership
• Making Effective Decisions
• Delivering at Pace

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £45,544, HM Revenue and Customs contributes £13,194 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

HMRC operates both Flexible and Hybrid Working policies, allowing you to balance your work and personal commitments. We welcome applications from those who need to work a more flexible arrangement and will agree to requests where possible, considering our operational and customer service needs.

We offer a generous leave allowance, starting at 25 days and increasing by a day for every year of qualifying service up to a maximum of 30 days.

• Pension - We make contributions to our colleagues’ Alpha pension equal to at least 28.97% of their salary.
• Family friendly policies.