Details:
- Salary: £650 - 700 - Day
- Job Type: Contract
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Day
- Location: Kidlington Oxfordshire
- Date: 1 day ago
Description:
Senior Business Analyst | 6-Month Contract | Inside IR35
We're looking for an experienced Senior Business Analyst to join a major business transformation and continuous improvement programme within a global engineering and technology-led organisation.
This is not a traditional requirements-gathering BA role. We're looking for someone who can challenge existing ways of working, assess process maturity, and design practical improvements across people, process, data and technology.
You'll work across a variety of business functions, helping to drive efficiency, standardisation and operational excellence through end-to-end process optimisation.
Role Overview
Senior Business Analyst required for an initial 6-month contract.
Part of the Technology & Business Change function, supporting a wider continuous improvement programme.
Focused on improving end-to-end business processes across multiple business areas.
Work streams may be process-led, people-led or technology-enabled, depending on business need.
Operating as a standalone senior resource within the Transformation team.
Opportunity to influence large-scale change within a complex engineering and product development environment.Key Responsibilities
Analyse and improve end-to-end business processes across multiple functions.
Facilitate workshops with stakeholders to understand current ways of working and identify improvement opportunities.
Define current-state and target-state processes and operating models.
Challenge assumptions and existing practices to ensure recommendations are evidence-led.
Assess process maturity and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, governance and scalability.
Translate business challenges into clear process, data and technology requirements.
Work across functional boundaries to improve workflows, ownership and hand-offs.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives and support business change activities.
Operate independently, structuring ambiguous problems and delivering practical recommendations.What We're Looking For
Proven experience delivering business transformation, operating model or continuous improvement initiatives.
Strong background in process analysis, process optimisation and business change.
Ability to challenge stakeholders constructively and influence senior decision-makers.
Experience working autonomously with minimal direction.
Strong workshop facilitation, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills.
Experience within engineering, manufacturing, product development, operations or complex technology environments.
Comfortable moving between unfamiliar business domains and quickly understanding operational challenges.
Experience with SAP, Microsoft 365 or similar enterprise platforms.Contract Details
Contract Length: Initial 6 months
Rate: £650/day - £700/day
IR35: Inside IR35
Location: Kidlington, On-site 2-3 days per week
Start: ASAP
This role would suit a Senior Business Analyst, Business Transformation Consultant, Operating Model Consultant or Continuous Improvement Lead who enjoys solving complex business problems, challenging the status quo and driving meaningful organisational change