Lead Business Analyst

My Dublin City Centre client is looking for a Lead Business Analyst to join their team on a permanent basis. This role offers a hybrid working model. This is a great opportunity for a senior BA professional who is looking for an organisation that offers challenging technical projects, excellent flexibility, and a great work-life balance.

Candidates must have a strong background as a Business Analyst with experience working on complex software development projects. You must also have 2+ years’ experience in a team / people management role.

Job Responsibilities

• Manage a team that delivers the Business Analysis function for the company’s ICT solutions.
• Oversee and facilitate Business Analysis responsibilities across requirements gathering, analysis, documentation, process mapping, and testing.
• Assure project commitments are delivered in accordance with the agreed scope, timeframe, and budget
• Collaborate with Project Managers to allocate project tasks to the BA team
• Clearly communicate with project stakeholders, manage expectations, and effectively represent the BA function and the business as a whole
• Identify and address potential risks and issues that may arise throughout the project
• Maintain effective reporting methods in order to keep track of BA tasks against the project plan
• Drive high quality performance from the BA team across outputs, documentation, and standards.
• Develop and mentor the BA team to support performance, allocate work, encourage career development, motivate team members, and promote best practices.
• Regularly provide progress reports to senior management and stakeholders
• Establish relationships with customers to understand business needs and assist with planning and delivery of BA solutions.
• Drive continuous improvement by establishing feedback structures that allow regular identification of areas of improvement and service enhancement.

Experience Required

• 7+ years’ experience in Business Analysis roles
• 5+ years’ experience working on complex software development projects
• 2+ years’ experience in team / people management
• Strong stakeholder management experience with an ability to effectively gather requirements, identify issues, and find solutions

Essential and Desirable Skills

• Skilled in working on complex software development projects
• Ability to develop technological solutions based on business needs and requirements
• Strong people management skills
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with an ability to influence decisions
• Strong project management capabilities
• Excellent business consulting and problem solving abilities

Educational Requirements

• Third level qualification in IT, Business Analysis or another relevant field

Working Hours & Benefits

• Flexible hybrid working model
• 35 hour working week
• 26 days annual leave
• Very attractive pension contribution
• Professional subscriptions
• TaxSaver commuter ticket