Lead Business Analyst
- Recruiter
- Williams Lea Tag
- Location
- Norwich
- Salary
- 50000.00 - 55000.00 GBP Annual + GBP50,000 - GBP55,000 per year
- Posted
- 22 Jun 2017
- Closes
- 13 Jul 2017
- Sectors
- Accountancy
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Are you a technically aware, self-motivated and highly organised Lead Business Analyst with a strong management and leadership capability? Do you have proven ability in simultaneously managing a broad mix of technical, operational, due diligence, supplier management and client facing tasks and activities? Do you have several years demonstrable medium to high complexity BA experience? Do you have a track history of working within a highly regulated, financial, public sector or business process outsourcing (BPO) industry sector?
Williams Lea Tag is the leading provider of marketing and communications supply chain services. We help organizations transform business processes and realize the potential of their brands. Our solutions combine reengineered processes, leading technologies and highly experienced collaborative client teams. As part of Deutsche Post DHL Group, our financial strength and global reach enables us to deliver these solutions anywhere in the world.
Job Overview:
The Lead Business Analyst is a strategically aligned role and will lead the strategic direction and capability of the Business Analysis professional services team, in the provision of analytical services to support the delivery of fit for purpose client solutions that meet the client's requirements and needs, within the Williams Lea Tag EMEA business.
The Lead Business Analyst will organise delivery strategies aligned to the WLT Target Operating Model, by selecting the right projects for prioritising the work into the BA team working alongside Lead colleagues from the delivery teams, specifically the Lead Project Managers and Lead PMO Analyst, providing the most appropriate BA resources and ensuring the most appropriate methodology is followed. The Lead Business Analyst will be required to balance conflicting demands between projects, allocating resources based on organisational priorities and capacity, and manage so as to achieve the benefits identified.
The Lead Business Analyst is jointly responsible for monitoring and managing the pipeline portfolio by establishing a BA professional service function that encompasses all areas of the WLT business and guiding the selection, prioritisation, balancing, and termination processes for portfolio components to ensure alignment with organisational strategy. In this capacity, you will provide key stakeholders and the Project Management Group Director, with timely assessment of portfolio and component performance and assist decision makers with the review, reprioritisation, and optimisation of the portfolio within the Project Steering Group.
You will be expected to ensure timely and consistent communication to stakeholders on progress, impacts, and changes associated with management of the portfolio and participate in project reviews (steering groups and control boards) to reflect senior level support, leadership, and involvement in important issues. Responsibilities also include business process analysis and re-engineering, requirement elicitation and documentation, due diligence analysis and writing bespoke reports.
This is an influential high profile position within Williams Lea Tag and will therefore require strong management and leadership capability to realise the function and business objectives associated with being the investment, employer and our customer's partner of choice.
This permanent job opportunity will be based in Norwich, Norfolk; working Monday - Friday 9:00am - 5:30pm. Travel to Williams Lea Tag and client sites within the UK may be required from time to time.
Ideal Fit:
To be successful in this role, you will need to be a tenacious and highly resilient individual with plenty of drive, energy, enthusiasm and enjoy working under pressure. You will be disciplined, happy to self-manage and possess excellent attention to detail and high quality standards. You will be a clear, confident and professional communicator with the ability to communicate and interact with our clients, stakeholders, senior management and colleagues. You will be a team player with the ability to interact at all levels. You must be a flexible individual with a willingness to travel, at times with overnight stays as and when required.
Required Experience:
We are looking for an exceptionally talented and technically aware Lead Business Analyst, ideally from a business process outsourcing (BPO), print, transactional mail, highly regulated, financial or public sector background with a proven track record in management / leadership roles with several years demonstrable medium to high complexity Business Analysis experience. You will be experienced in managing full project lifecycle throughout the implementation process of commercial outsourcing deals, managing 3rd party suppliers and working across an outsource service provider/customer interface.
You will also have demonstrable leadership skills, influencing skills, technical/IT awareness and ability to identify new technologies and tools. Experience of working with diverse subject content and varied approaches that are highly complex requiring well-developed analytical thinking skills along with the ability to undertake a broad mix of technical, operational, supplier management and client facing tasks will be necessary to be successful in this role.
The Package:
In return the Lead Business Analyst will receive up to 10% bonus, 25 days holiday, Private Medical Insurance (Family), Life Insurance/Life Assurance, Company Pension, Corporate Eye Care, Personal Accident and Company Sick Pay. Additional benefits such as Dental Insurance, Childcare Vouchers, Gym Membership, Charity Donations, Employee Offers, and Retail Vouchers. Season Ticket Loan is also available upon successful completion of the probationary period. You will also have the opportunity to work for a global employer who is part of Deutsche Post DHL group; and dedicated to offering each and every employee an enjoyable, challenging and rewarding career with future career development prospects.
To Apply:
To apply for this permanent Lead Business Analyst job opportunity ideally based in Norwich, Norfolk, please submit an updated CV along with a covering letter highlighting your suitability for the role.
Williams Lea Tag positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
Williams Lea Tag is the leading provider of marketing and communications supply chain services. We help organizations transform business processes and realize the potential of their brands. Our solutions combine reengineered processes, leading technologies and highly experienced collaborative client teams. As part of Deutsche Post DHL Group, our financial strength and global reach enables us to deliver these solutions anywhere in the world.
Job Overview:
The Lead Business Analyst is a strategically aligned role and will lead the strategic direction and capability of the Business Analysis professional services team, in the provision of analytical services to support the delivery of fit for purpose client solutions that meet the client's requirements and needs, within the Williams Lea Tag EMEA business.
The Lead Business Analyst will organise delivery strategies aligned to the WLT Target Operating Model, by selecting the right projects for prioritising the work into the BA team working alongside Lead colleagues from the delivery teams, specifically the Lead Project Managers and Lead PMO Analyst, providing the most appropriate BA resources and ensuring the most appropriate methodology is followed. The Lead Business Analyst will be required to balance conflicting demands between projects, allocating resources based on organisational priorities and capacity, and manage so as to achieve the benefits identified.
The Lead Business Analyst is jointly responsible for monitoring and managing the pipeline portfolio by establishing a BA professional service function that encompasses all areas of the WLT business and guiding the selection, prioritisation, balancing, and termination processes for portfolio components to ensure alignment with organisational strategy. In this capacity, you will provide key stakeholders and the Project Management Group Director, with timely assessment of portfolio and component performance and assist decision makers with the review, reprioritisation, and optimisation of the portfolio within the Project Steering Group.
You will be expected to ensure timely and consistent communication to stakeholders on progress, impacts, and changes associated with management of the portfolio and participate in project reviews (steering groups and control boards) to reflect senior level support, leadership, and involvement in important issues. Responsibilities also include business process analysis and re-engineering, requirement elicitation and documentation, due diligence analysis and writing bespoke reports.
This is an influential high profile position within Williams Lea Tag and will therefore require strong management and leadership capability to realise the function and business objectives associated with being the investment, employer and our customer's partner of choice.
This permanent job opportunity will be based in Norwich, Norfolk; working Monday - Friday 9:00am - 5:30pm. Travel to Williams Lea Tag and client sites within the UK may be required from time to time.
Ideal Fit:
To be successful in this role, you will need to be a tenacious and highly resilient individual with plenty of drive, energy, enthusiasm and enjoy working under pressure. You will be disciplined, happy to self-manage and possess excellent attention to detail and high quality standards. You will be a clear, confident and professional communicator with the ability to communicate and interact with our clients, stakeholders, senior management and colleagues. You will be a team player with the ability to interact at all levels. You must be a flexible individual with a willingness to travel, at times with overnight stays as and when required.
Required Experience:
We are looking for an exceptionally talented and technically aware Lead Business Analyst, ideally from a business process outsourcing (BPO), print, transactional mail, highly regulated, financial or public sector background with a proven track record in management / leadership roles with several years demonstrable medium to high complexity Business Analysis experience. You will be experienced in managing full project lifecycle throughout the implementation process of commercial outsourcing deals, managing 3rd party suppliers and working across an outsource service provider/customer interface.
You will also have demonstrable leadership skills, influencing skills, technical/IT awareness and ability to identify new technologies and tools. Experience of working with diverse subject content and varied approaches that are highly complex requiring well-developed analytical thinking skills along with the ability to undertake a broad mix of technical, operational, supplier management and client facing tasks will be necessary to be successful in this role.
The Package:
In return the Lead Business Analyst will receive up to 10% bonus, 25 days holiday, Private Medical Insurance (Family), Life Insurance/Life Assurance, Company Pension, Corporate Eye Care, Personal Accident and Company Sick Pay. Additional benefits such as Dental Insurance, Childcare Vouchers, Gym Membership, Charity Donations, Employee Offers, and Retail Vouchers. Season Ticket Loan is also available upon successful completion of the probationary period. You will also have the opportunity to work for a global employer who is part of Deutsche Post DHL group; and dedicated to offering each and every employee an enjoyable, challenging and rewarding career with future career development prospects.
To Apply:
To apply for this permanent Lead Business Analyst job opportunity ideally based in Norwich, Norfolk, please submit an updated CV along with a covering letter highlighting your suitability for the role.
Williams Lea Tag positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.