Lead Business Analyst

Metro Bank

  • Holborn, Central London
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 4 hours ago
is all about bringing the best out in our colleagues, and making sure everyone feels valued, respected, seen and included. We strongly believe in a and to find the very best person for the job, we always look across a wide range of diverse .What you will do:
  • Work as a Lead Business Analyst across all stages of the delivery lifecycle.
  • Influence stakeholder attitudes, decisions and actions to achieve optimal outcomes.
  • Facilitate meetings with senior stakeholders to elicit information, review recommendations and validate outputs.
  • Demonstrate in-depth understanding of the subject matter, inspiring confidence in your ability to understand the business, its problems, its aspirations and its success.
  • Collaborate with IT and Business teams and functions to refine features and the backlog.
  • Produce and manage Features, Epics and Stories with Acceptance Criteria in Jira, as well as other artefacts including data mapping documentation, etc.
  • Present problems to Agile delivery teams and shape work items through workshop facilitation, and effective collaboration.
  • Define and support the planning and executing of UAT.
  • Collaborate to define live proving plans and scripts for releases
  • Support the deployment of changes by coordinating business readiness activities such as training and communications, including production of plans and content briefs and delivery of material to impacted colleagues.
  • Support the continuous improvement of the BA Capability, defining best practices and sharing knowledge
  • Support less experienced colleagues and contribute to continuous improvement of standards/ practices in your current role.
And... we are a bank so risk is a part of everything we do. We love people who take responsibility, do the right thing for customers, colleagues and Metro Bank and have the courage to call out any concerns.What you will need:
  • Fluency in BA tools and industry standards e.g. Jira, Confluence, Behaviour Driven Development, gap analysis, BPMN, etc.
  • Applicants should have - Agile (in particular SAFe), BSC Diploma in Business Analysis, Lean, Six Sigma or similar certification
  • Metro Bank Business Analyst experience (or external equivalent).
  • Financial Services experience (desirable not mandatory).
  • Retail Banking experience (desirable not mandatory).
  • You have good domain knowledge and quickly understand new business subject matter.
Our promise to you…
  • We believe in “one in, one up” at Metro Bank, growing our own and promoting from within. That is why we are looking for YOU! An AMAZEING colleague to move into this FANtastic new role!
  • We will make sure that you are well-rewarded by providing you with a competitive salary, discretionary annual bonus, and a wide range of benefits, including generous holiday allowance, attractive pension scheme, healthcare, life assurance, and a number of colleague discounts!
  • We will give you the training to ensure you succeed in your role and plenty of internal opportunities to progress your career (around 40% of our recruitment comes from internal promotions!).
  • We are also all about balance so most of our jobs offer the opportunity for hybrid working built around your role and home life, wherever possible.
Important FootnoteDiverse teams really are the best teams. We know that candidates (especially women, research tells us) may be put off applying for a job unless they can tick every box. We also know that 'normal' office hours aren't always doable, and while we can't accommodate every flexible working request we are happy to be asked. So if you are excited about working with us and think you can do much of what we are looking for but aren't sure if you are 100% there yet… why not give it a whirl? Please note that sometimes we may close a job earlier for applications if we are inundated with amazing candidates.. Good luck!#LI-Loveyourjobatlast #LI-Hybrid#LI-REMOTE

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