Senior Business Analyst

Business Unit – Technology Operations & Cyber Security (TOCS), COO
Salary Range: £37,600 to £47,000 per annum -DOE
Location: UK Hybrid – Work from anywhere in the UK, with flexibility to occasionally visit Glasgow or Gosforth HUB.
Contract type:  Permanent – Full time

Our Team

Are you passionate about business change, cyber security and eager to make a real impact? At Virgin Money, we’re looking for an experienced Senior Business Analyst to help us deliver transformational change within our Cyber Security Programme. You’ll be working in a fast-paced environment, where you’ll work on various projects to deliver technical and business change across our Cyber Security Programme. 

Whatyou’llbe doing

• Working on a range of Projects that deliver business and technical change within our Cyber Security programme. 
• Working on projects end to end from discovery and requirements gathering through to implementation. 
• Taking ownership and leading the business analysis work on one or more streams of activity within designated projects. 
• Providing support and coaching to other Business Analysts. 
• Working proactively and collaboratively with those around you, ensuring you provide estimates for your tasks, input in to planning, timely progress updates, and input into Project risks and issues. 
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities, solve problems, and implement innovative solutions. 

We need you to have

• A strong track record of successfully leading on Business Analysis activities, using different methodologies and techniques gained by working on multiple technology projects. 
• Ability to lead and coach other Business Analysts to identify and deliver on business change deliverables, providing support and feedback. 
• Experience of successfully delivering Business Analysis and readiness work across the project lifecycle including: requirements gathering, stakeholder management, use cases, Business Impact assessments, process mapping as is & to be, creating and delivering communications & training plans, creation of support models & operating models and RACI. 
• Willingness to learn within technical projects, ask questions and build relationships with key stakeholders at all levels including engaging, challenging, and managing expectations as you drive activity. 
• Knowledge of using Business Analysis tools such as Jira, Miro, and Visio 
• Comfortable gathering and analysing large data sets for business decision making including use of MS Excel / Power BI  
• Experience of leading and facilitating workshops and meetings as you gather requirements and spark thoughts and debate. 
• First class inter-personal skills, coupled with strong influencing abilities and a can-do attitude to keep focussed and be highly organised as you manage your own workload to deliver the right business outcome. 

It’sa bonus if you have but not essential

• Business Analysis qualifications. 
• Education in a technical/IT discipline. 
• Exposure to multiple delivery methodologies including Agile and Waterfall. 

Red Hot Rewards

• Generous holidays - 38.5 days annual leave (including bank holidays and prorated if part-time)​ plus the option to buy more.
• Up to five extra paid well-being days per year​. 
• 20 weeks paid, gender-neutral family leave (52 weeks in total) for expectant parents and those looking to adopt. 
• Market-leading pension.
• Free private medical cover, income protection and life assurance.
• Flexible benefits include Cycle to Work, wellness and health assessments, and critical illness. 

And there's no waiting around, you'll enjoy these benefits from day one.

If we’re lucky to receive a lot of interest, we may close the advert early, please ensure to submit your applications as soon as possible.

We're all about helping you Live a Life More Virgin, so happy to talk flexible working with you.

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