Lead Business Analyst

Company: MI Select
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Location: Greater Manchester
Job Description:

MI Select Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom. This range is provided by MI Select. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

Salary: £70,000 to £80,000 (Dependent on experience)

Role details

Role: Lead Business Analyst

Contract: 12 Months Fixed Term contract with possibility to convert to permanent

Location: Manchester area/Rochdale

Start: ASAP

Work arrangement: hybrid working with 1 to 2 days per week in the office

Overall Purpose of the Role

We are looking for a dedicated individual to join our client’s Business Analysis team as a Lead Business Analyst. As a part of the COO’s team, the main responsibilities of the role are to fulfil a Senior Business Analyst role on projects (75% of time) and manage the workload and output of the Business Analysis and Business Improvement Analysis (BA/BIA) team (25% of time).

Responsibilities

  • Provide management of the BA/BIA function that delivers the analysis to understand opportunities for improvement and resolving business problems.
  • Establish the strategy and plan for developing the BA/BIA function with other functional leads.
  • Make active contribution to governance boards and setting appropriate controls to develop the team
  • Manage requests for resource to support business strategies and business needs, driving collaboration between the business and IT, particularly in the early stages of a project
  • Establish the framework via which the BA/BIA team will undertake working: methodologies, inputs / outputs that contribute to the successful definition of requirements and their validation.
  • Ensure consistency and standard ways of working for the BA/BIA team, based on business needs and best practice approaches.
  • Provide high level analysis and review of BA/BIA outputs on projects, ensuring that quality standards are maintained and business requirements are met.
  • Work with the Head of VMO to define measurable benefits that are aligned to strategy and transformation plans for the business.
  • Support the COO in leading and championing business analysis
  • To mentor the wider project delivery teams on Business Analyst techniques, best practices, and adherence to company standards.

Requirements

  • Business Analysis certifications through BCS/IIBA/BIA, Lean Six Sigma or other.
  • A Bachelor’s degree (or similar) in a relevant field such as business, finance, economics or information technology.
  • At least 2-3 years of demonstrable management experience, as a leader of a BA/BIA or business improvement function.
  • Must have excellent analytical skills and demonstrate strong user story mapping experience.
  • Good knowledge and application of Use Cases, Process Maps, Data Flows and Diagrams.
  • Ability to create processes based using industry standard modelling techniques.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate with all levels of the business.
  • Have strong planning, communication, and presentation skills along with the capability to listen and influence at all levels of the organisation.
  • Experience working alongside Developers, Architects, Product Owners and Business Leads.

Seniority level

  • Mid-Senior level

Employment type

  • Full-time

Job function

  • Analyst and Management

Industries

  • Outsourcing and Offshoring; Consulting and Technology; Information and Media

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Posted: September 14th, 2025