Head of Business Analysis

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Overview

We're looking for a talented Head of Business Analysis with consultancy experience to join us at Expleo on a 12 month FTC.

As the Head of Business Analysis Practice you will manage the Business Analysis service offering and ensuring efficient and effective delivery, executing a solution strategy and business plans. You will lead activities and take responsibility for delivering quality innovative solutions, ultimately ensuring client needs and expectations are met, and contributing to the achievement of a growing revenue and profit stream.

Responsibilities

• Practice Growth:
  • Own the execution of the strategic plan for Business Analysis to mature delivery capability in line with the broader strategy.
  • Deliver the service roadmap, build and maintain an appropriate delivery capability for the service.
  • Ensure there is an appropriate number of suitably skilled and experienced business analysis delivery consultants, taking account of current and forecast demand, industry trends and staff turnover.
  • Attract top talent to the company and develop organisational capabilities to achieve strategic growth plans.
  • Work with international colleagues to ensure an effective global approach to the delivery of the service and alignment of tools and methodologies.
  • Improve the quality of BA delivery, thereby increasing client satisfaction.
  • Maintain appropriate capacity and capability of the service delivery teams to support the demand and the growth plans.
  • Review progress, evaluate success and capture lessons with the service delivery team, seizing opportunities to implement improvement initiatives.
  • Drive the implementation of best practice and innovative delivery initiatives in line with company strategy.
  • Create and maintain internal projects to facilitate execution and tracking of project progress against the service roadmap and allocated budget.
• Pre-Sales:
  • Architect solutions based on client needs in collaboration with local and the wider network
  • Identify opportunities and client challenges to position and promote the value of Expleo and specifically the BA capabilities
  • Work with the sales teams with pre-sales including proposals, bids, RFP's and value propositions

Essential skills

• General:
  • Excellent client-facing skills, as an expert in own field has experience of influencing client decision making and direction.
  • Apply insight, originality and a broad perspective to generate revolutionary technical solutions.
  • Experience of introducing new concepts or strategies that significantly improve or revise the way business is done through to implementation.
  • Excellent communication and presentations skills, maintains confidentiality, shares ideas and information, facilitates discussions and transfers knowledge to diverse audiences to achieve collective objectives.
• Technical:
  • Has deep working knowledge and practical experience of Business Analysis
  • Confident leader with previous mangement experience.
  • Evidence of in-depth application/technology and domain knowledge.
  • Strong knowledge of emerging technologies and market trends.
  • Experience in influencing clients and project teams through change management initiatives, ensuring that the infrastructure is managed to provide agreed levels of service.
  • Solid experience and track record of successful delivery, utilising multiple methodologies, frameworks, tools and techniques.
  • Experience in working closely with clients to develop an understanding of their business strategy and architecting solutions based on that.
  • Proven record in independent ownership and oversight of delivery within projects. Able to influence key business stakeholders.
  • Experience in pre-sale initiatives, and turning business opportunities into results.
• Management:
  • Acts as a role model for continuous learning and development and challenges others to reflect and learn.
  • Experience of creating an environment that celebrates both successes and failures.
  • Good self management. Takes on high levels of commitment and works to achieve results. Keeps momentum going over time despite setbacks, showing resilience in the face of challenges and looking for ways to beat previous standards.
  • Experience in managing upwards with multiple people, gaining their trust quickly.

Benefits

• Collaborative working environment - we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges
• We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects
• Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses
• Competitive company benefits
• Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo

• As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:
• Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
• Communicating and promoting vacancies
• Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
• Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
• Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people

"We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age".

We treat everyone fairly and equitably across the organisation, including providing any additional support and adjustments needed for everyone to thrive

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