Business Analyst

Job Description

Looking to develop a Business Analysis career with an award-winning business in the financial services industry? AJ Bell could have just the opportunity for you.

We are seeking a skilled Business Analyst to join our dynamic team at our head office in Salford Quays. You'll be working alongside the Advised Product Team to drive innovative development of the advised product suite with a focus on AJ Bell Invest centre, assisting with the successful delivery of continuous improvements, new products & functionality.

• Project Leadership: Take ownership of key business analysis initiatives, working collaboratively to ensure project delivery aligns with strategic goals.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization to understand business needs and define requirements.
• Requirement Definition: Translate complex business requirements into user stories and acceptance criteria to support effective solution development.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with development teams and third-party vendors to deliver solutions that meet business objectives.
• Standards & Practices: Help define and uphold Business Analysis standards and methodologies within the organisation.

• Proven experience of working closely with Product Owners, development teams and other business stakeholders
• A proven history of delivery on both large software development projects, including system and technical changes, as well as smaller individual changes
• Experience of facilitating and managing workshops and meetings (virtual or in‑person)
• Effective communication skills including questioning and challenging stakeholders, clearly articulating technical and business understanding and building and maintaining interdepartmental relationships
• Proficiency in gathering and documenting business requirements using various techniques.
• Familiarity with software concepts such as APIs, databases, and user interfaces.
• Ability to foster collaboration and guide junior team members without direct line management responsibilities.
• Experience in the financial services industry is desirable.
• Comfortable working in a dynamic, fast‑paced environment with tight deadlines.

• Evidence of strong experience working on and delivering digital change.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in writing user stories, modelling processes, and documenting requirements.
• Ability to clearly articulate business requirements to UX Design, Development, and Testing teams.
• Experience in working in an agile environment.
• Highly organised and self‑motivated.
• Excellent communicator with good written and verbal skills including a high degree of collaboration.
• Excellent analytical and lateral thinking skills.
• Good knowledge of technology including web solutions, APIs and microservices.

AJ Bell is one of the fastest‑growing investment platform businesses in the UK offering an award‑winning range of solutions that caters for everyone, from professional financial advisers to DIY investors with little to no experience. Our customers trust us with their investments, and by continuously striving to make investing easier, we aim to help even more people take control of their financial futures.

Having listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange in December 2018, AJ Bell is now a FTSE 250 company. Headquartered in Manchester with offices in central London and Bristol, we now have over 1,450 employees and have been named one of the UK's 'Best 100 Companies to Work For' for six consecutive years and in 2024 named a Great Place to Work®.

At AJ Bell you can expect a friendly working environment with a strong sense of teamwork, we have a great sense of pride in what we do, and this is reflected in our guiding principles.

• Starting salary of £35,000 - £50,000 per annum
• Starting holiday entitlement of 26 days, increasing up to 31 days with length of service and a holiday buy and sell scheme
• A choice of pension schemes with matched contributions up to 7%
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Annual free share awards scheme
• Buy As You Earn (BAYE) Scheme
• Health Cash Plan -…