Business Analyst

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Business Analyst/ Luton/ 6 MONTHS/ Peak Pricing/ Time-based Pricing/ Algorithms

We at Spring are seeking an experienced Business Analyst to work in Luton for a contract period of 6 months.

It will be the role of the Business analyst to undertake the analysis of the business needs, including the client's internal and market external factors, define problem statements, and analyse root causes. You will also need to build the foundation for the development effort by capturing the business context; for example - problem, current state, desired future state, objectives, business needs and impacted user groups. It will be in your remit to elicit requirements and produce comprehensive Business Requirements, Functional and Non-Functional Requirements, User Requirements, System Requirements and Requirements Traceability Matrix, also in Agile development produce Epics and User Stories; whilst also eliciting, validating & documenting existing business architecture which includes process, data and organisation models. Whilst managing requirements through the project lifecycle, you will also establish traceability of captured requirements to the business vision.

Requirements for the role:

The main criteria we hope to fulfil for this role is; a candidate who has specific experience around time-based pricing (e.g. peak pricing, dynamic pricing, congestion pricing, ect); and a candidate who is also a clear and concise communicator.

Any prospective candidates also need to be driven to succeed and have the ability to take initiative in the workplace. You will also need to meet the requirements listed below:

- A measurable track record of providing business analysis input into major change initiatives encompassing at least five years of relevant experience

- Proven experience of requirements elicitation methods including business process modelling (BPM), UML, use cases and prototyping

- A track record of successfully using requirements elicitation and communication techniques including workshop facilitation, documentation analysis, interviewing and brainstorming

- Experience of working within a range of project methodologies; Agile, DSDM, Waterfall and qualified to ISEB or equivalent standard in Business Analysis

- Experience in service orientated, customer facing industries (ideally within either the travel, retail, telecoms or banking arena).

- Demonstrable experience of building consensus around change, influencing multiple IT/Business stakeholders and managing conflicting agendas

- Ability to see the big picture and think strategically, analyze complex Business requirements and IT delivery options and be able to translate them into actionable deliverables (be it projects or BAU resolutions) and drive them to completion

- Ability to think commercially and strategically - quickly assess and quantify short and long term impact of changes, deal with ambiguity and uncertainty and be able to evaluate options to meet business expectations and provide maximum value

- Excellent communicator, both verbal and written, in English. Comfortable communicating high level concepts to senior stakeholders whilst also being able to delve into the detail of complex changes.

- Excellent analytical and commercial reasoning skills

- First rate interpersonal skills

- Communicating and stakeholder management skills

- Strong academic background at least to a degree level

- Highly relevant and proven work experience around dynamic pricing, time-based pricing, peak pricing, or congestion pricing

- Experience operating in diverse cultures

- You will ideally be working in either a leading management consultancy, or as an internal consultant within a business analysis or change management function of a blue chip organisation.

Spring Technology is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Spring Technology is an Equal Opportunities employer; we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.