Senior Business Analyst - 12 Month FTC

We are seeking a highly autonomous and delivery-focused Senior Business Analyst to join our Circulation IT team on a fixed-term contract. In this role, you will operate as the sole BA on high-priority software development roadmap items, taking complete end-to-end ownership of the analysis and requirements lifecycle for your assigned projects.

Responsibilities:

• Act as the dedicated, standalone BA for assigned software development initiatives, managing the entire requirements lifecycle autonomously from discovery to deployment.
• Elicit, analyse, and translate complex business rules and user needs into clear, actionable requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Create, own, and maintain comprehensive Functional Requirements Specifications (FRSs), feature documentation, technical specifications, and process workflows.
• Independently plan and lead requirement-gathering and solution-design workshops with engineering teams, SMEs, and business stakeholders.
• Lead Unit Testing validation and manage the complete User Acceptance Testing (UAT) lifecycle, including test scenario creation, defect triaging, and securing final stakeholder sign-off.
• Actively lead stakeholder management across all phases of the project.
• Partner closely with the Project Managers to ensure projects align with overarching delivery goals.
• Leverage your PM experience to actively contribute to sprint and project planning, roadmap sequencing, and backlog grooming.
• Maintain strict adherence to project governance standards.

Requirements:

• Proven experience as a Business Analyst, specifically operating within Software Development lifecycles (SDLC).
• Demonstrated ability to work as the sole BA on complex software projects, driving initiatives forward independently as a self-starter.
• Highly developed stakeholder coordination skills.
• Expert proficiency in requirements elicitation, process modelling, user story mapping, and writing functional specifications.
• Hands-on experience transforming requirements into test scenarios, executing unit testing validation and independently driving complex UAT phases.
• Strong, practical experience with project management frameworks (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall).

Benefits:

• Uncapped leave
• Enhanced parental leave
• Discounted rates with Dental care and Private Medical care
• When we hit our targets, enjoy a share of our profits with a bonus
• Refer a friend scheme
• Well-being support with access to our Colleague Assistant Programmes
• Opportunity to purchase shares in Future, with our Share Incentive Plan
• Salary sacrifice Pension scheme up to 5% match
• Free drinks and snacks in our offices