Lead Business Analyst (VP)

Lead Business Analyst (VP)

Location: Northampton, UK

Job type: Contract – Hybrid 3 days onsite

Overview

Enterprise‑aware leader working in highly complex problem spaces across multiple products/services; community leader and primary owner of senior stakeholder relationships.

Key Responsibilities

• Set direction for business analysis across programmes/enterprise; align solutions to strategy and vision.
• Define scope/method for enterprise‑level modelling to support strategic planning.
• Lead exploration and delivery of business process improvements at scale; oversee implementation.
• Apply Enterprise/Business Architecture at “working” level to shape operating models and capabilities.
• Set direction for methods & tools; drive consistent adoption and collaboration.
• Direct requirements strategy for complex portfolios and enable long‑term decisions.
• Develop engagement strategies; act as escalation point to resolve complex conflicts.
• Set direction for platform/system capability analysis and communicate effectively across users, dev teams and suppliers.
• Recommend testing value and ensure traceability to functionality.
• Advise on user‑experience approach across programmes.

Mandatory Attributes

• Proven leadership across strategy‑level analysis, enterprise modelling, requirements strategy, stakeholder engagement, and methods & tools direction.
• Ability to bridge business and technical perspectives, including supplier engagement.

Nice‑to‑have Attributes

• Hands‑on Enterprise/Business Architecture planning experience.
• Track record scaling best practice across communities and mentoring senior BAs.

#J-18808-Ljbffr…