Senior Business Analyst / Solution Architect

Senior Business Analyst/Solution Architect

Skills:

• Managing the development and maintenance of programme/projects plans, scope and budgets as per defined standards.
  •Provide end-to-end project management
  •Scope project requirements and prepare budget
  •Defining, planning and monitoring project requirements and deliverables to ensure delivery to time, cost and quality.
  •Maintaining relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure involvement, consensus and buy-in.
  •Managing programme/project risks, issues, dependencies and interfaces to ensure potential problems are identified and controlled.
  •Leading, motivating and mentoring project managers and team members to deliver the objectives and solutions within agreed budgets and timescales.
  •Leading the development and implementation of benefits realisation strategies and processes to ensure that expected business benefits are assigned, measured, and tracked.
  •Leading the development and implementation of programme and project closure activities to identify lessons learned, obtain sign-off of deliverables and assign remaining activities to applicable business areas.
  •Deliver projects on time ensuring quality standards are met
  •Ensuring the effectiveness and efficiency of the team.
  •Ensuring effective team member development.
  •Keep exec sponsor & SMT up to date and informed
  •Report to the Transformation Director
  •Minimum of 5 years track record of delivering significant change programmes/projects in similar industry
  • Logical, analytical and investigative mind
  • Ability to handle complex information with accuracy and strong attention to detail
  • Ability to work well as a team member or independently
  • Good organisational, time management and interpersonal skills
  • Good report writing and other desktop skills
  • Pragmatic and structured approach
  • Leadership and people management skills
  • Ability to listen, interpret, communicate with and influence stakeholders

Responsibilities:

• Experience of controlling and organising major and complex change and technology programmes/projects.
  •Proven work experience as a Change programme/Senior project manager
  •Strong knowledge of IT lifecycle, including familiarity with concepts, practices and procedures.
  •Experience interacting with major stake-holders sand large suppliers.
  •Experience operating within an outsourced model.
  •Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interpret the audience and communicate accordingly.
  •Programme/Project Management
  •Financial Services Industry knowledge – Insurance industry an advantage
  •Project Management qualification preferred e.g. Prince, PMP
  •Hands on experience with project management software, like MS Project ,Visio, JIRA
  •Excellent organization and time management skills
  •Communication and team management skills
  •Desirable, BSc in Computer Science, Digital Marketing or relevant field