Business Analyst Job at USS (London)

Job Description

In your role as Business Analyst, you will make a meaningful and valued contribution from the outset. This role will provide a great opportunity to define the scope of projects in conjunction with business sponsors, analyse requirements and specify operational and technical change across USSIM. You will take responsibility for providing business analysis across various projects and BAU initiatives, with involvement in activities throughout the full project lifecycle including process definition, system requirements, testing (functional and technical) and implementation. The successful candidate will be involved in a variety of projects that are either strategic, regulatory or discretionary across the USSIM business areas but with a special focus on supporting the Data Strategy & Architecture (DS&A) initiative. They will report to a Project Manager within the USSIM Business Change team, and will be part of the wider team of Business Analysts.

Job Responsibility

Define project scope and agree high-level objectives with key stakeholders
Elicit, analyse, and document detailed business and system requirements collaboratively with users and developers
Produce and maintain project documentation and artefacts appropriate to each stage of delivery
Map current state, define future state, and develop the target operating model
Evaluate solution options, recommending and influencing stakeholders toward optimal choices
Assess and communicate impacts of solutions, including delivery implications, business value, and ongoing support effort
Maintain and update enterprise architecture models (e.g., ArchiMate, BPMN 2.0)
Support end-to-end delivery, including planning, testing, transition, and implementation oversight
Collaborate on solution design, feasibility analysis, backlog management, and prioritisation with technical teams
Lead analysis activities such as impact assessments, RAID management, testing support, stakeholder engagement, and vendor/RFP processes

Requirements

Extensive prior business analysis experience
Experience writing solution design and operating model documentation
A strong background in financial services, with specific investment/ asset management
Experience of data models, data dictionaries and data flows, towards the design of strategic technical solutions, including associated governance and controls (desirable)
Prior experience with Jira and Confluence (desirable)
Proficiency in SQL, including ability to extract, manipulate and analyse data (desirable)
Familiarity with programming languages and visualisation tools (desirable)
Experience of mapping processes, both current and target, with the ability to summarise key elements succinctly for articulation to senior management
Good relationship and stakeholder management skills, with an ability to engage with and gain the confidence of others as well as challenge where appropriate
Strong communication skills (written, pictorial, presentational and verbal) including the ability to adapt communications to different audiences

Nice to have

Experience of data models, data dictionaries and data flows, towards the design of strategic technical solutions, including associated governance and controls
Prior experience with Jira and Confluence
Proficiency in SQL, including ability to extract, manipulate and analyse data
Familiarity with programming languages and visualisation tools
Microsoft Fabric
Data dissemination, datamarts and APIs
Atlassian products, specifically Jira and Confluence
ArchiMate modelling language
BPMN 2.0
Bizzdesign Enterprise Architecture modelling tool
Wireframe designs

What we offer

Great starting salary
Generous annual leave package
Access to a high quality pension scheme provided through Universities Superannuation Scheme
Supportive people policies (including enhanced occupational sickness pay and family friendly pay)
Financial contributions towards your personal development to help you maintain your physical and mental wellbeing
Access to a range of health and wellbeing services i.e., private healthcare, discounted gym membership
Learning and development opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and talent
Employee Volunteer Day’s to support the communities where you work and live
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