Senior Business Analyst

In digital transformation, this means leveraging data and technology to transform our organisational capability, drive innovation and deliver impactful change to our customers, communities and the environment.

The Senior Business Analyst will conduct Business Analysis-related project work, support the Lead Business Analyst with Portfolio management, coach, mentor, and quality assure BA’s work within the practice. Working with the Business areas within their domain to identify & define opportunities for improvement and deliver change successfully.

• Build strong relationships and communicate clearly and consistently with stakeholders.
• An inclusive leadership style with the ability to coach and mentor others and develop their performance.
• Customer-centred outlook, working closely with business areas and Business Analysts on the opportunities, guiding and positively challenging preconceptions and driving collaboration across teams to optimise opportunities within their domain.
• Help teams to manage and visualise outcomes, prioritise work and work to an agreed minimum viable product (MVP), and scope.
• Work with the Lead Business Analyst to evolve and grow the capability and remit of the Business Analysis Community, demonstrating passion for continuous improvement and service excellence.
• Acts as the escalation point for Business Analysts in projects and other project stakeholders for all Business Analysis activities and deliverables, facilitating discussions to agree on a common understanding for resolution and remedial action planning.

To thrive in this role, the essential criteria you’ll need is:

• Extensive experience working in a Digital Business Analysis project environment.
• Experience in coaching and mentoring others.
• Ability to present information clearly and succinctly at varying levels of the organisation, with emphasis on simplifying complex business and technical concepts.
• Scrum Master or Product Owner certification.
• Some Portfolio management for incoming project ideas.

• Certification/experience in Dev Ops tools, processes, and methodology.
• Understanding of the Water Industry, the culture and regulatory accountabilities.
• Expertise in the practice of Business Analysis.
• Management/Leadership qualification.

• Competitive salary from £55,000 to £65,000 per annum, depending on experience.
• Annual Leave - 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service. (plus bank holidays)
• Performance-related pay plan directly linked to both company and individual performance measures and targets.
• Generous Pension Scheme through AON.
• Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.

Find out more about our benefits and perks

We’re the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, with more than 16 million customers relying on us every day to supply water for their taps and toilets. We want to build a better future for all, helping our customers, communities, people, and the planet to thrive. It’s a big job and we’ve got a long way to go, so we need help from passionate and skilled people, committed to making a difference and getting us to where we want to be in the years and decades to come.

Thames Water is a unique, rewarding, and diverse place to work, where every day you can make a difference, yet no day is the same. As part of our family, you’ll enjoy meaningful career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits.

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