Senior Technical Business Analyst (12 Month Fixed Term Contract)

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Company Description

We're ASOS, the online retailer for fashion lovers all around the world.

We exist to give our customers the confidence to be whoever they want to be, and that goes for our people too. At ASOS, you're free to be your true self without judgement, and channel your creativity into a platform used by millions.

But how are we showing up? We're proud members of Inclusive Companies, are Disability Confident Committed and have signed the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter and we placed 8th in the Inclusive Top 50 Companies Employer list.

Everyone needs some help showing up as their best self. Let our Talent team know if you need any adjustments throughout the process in whatever way works best for you.

Job Description

The role sits within the AI domain, which is responsible for the algorithms that power ASOS' digital ecosystem. From Recommender Systems through to forecasting models that drive key operating decisions, the teams maintain, build and innovate in some of the most interesting areas of AI at scale, training models on unique datasets, transactions and clickstream data.

As a Senior Technical Business Analyst, you'll be joining a Big Data team responsible for driving a large-scale data driven transformation project, collaborating with a variety of stakeholders across Tech including Product Managers, Data Scientists, Engineers and Architects to prioritise requests into the team, managing the plan, risks and dependencies. Your data analysis expertise will play a key part of the role, in driving requirements and ensuring quality solutions are delivered.

Who we'd like to meet

We are looking for a passionate Senior Technical BA with experience managing data driven technology projects, who is comfortable liaising with stakeholders at all levels and proactively driving requirements to a resolution, while ensuring alignment to the underlying needs of the project and strategic direction.

You have a strong technical understanding of data concepts, data development and technologies, including data lake, data preparation steps and ETL/ELT processes. You are passionate about data and focus on data quality and governance, with experience working with large datasets. You have experience of managing data products, taking them from conception to go-live, through the product development lifecycle and measuring success across key KPIs.

You are an individual with a strong problem-solving mindset, doing what it takes to solve the problem for the customer, both internal or external. You have excellent communication skills, you're a good listener and you're able to adapt your approach based on whom you're interacting with. You are approachable, collaborative and you actively nurture a diverse and inclusive workplace.

What you'll be doing

• Driving analysis throughout a large-scale data driven transformation project; collaborating with teams across the AI domain to manage plans, risks, issues and dependencies
• Utilizing SQL and other relevant tools to analyse complex datasets, extract actionable insights, and support data-driven decision-making processes
• Eliciting and documenting functional requirements using an array of business analysis tools & techniques
• Bringing requirements and processes to life through process modelling; mapping core business processes, identifying pain points and improvements
• Translating business requirements into Agile Epics, Features and User Stories with defined Acceptance Criteria
• Managing Scrum ceremonies such as refinement sessions, sprint planning, retrospectives
• Prioritizing and maintaining a backlog of user stories with the development team in Azure DevOps
• Working with stakeholders and key SMEs across ASOS AI and Data to forge strong relationships and drive positive change
• Working collaboratively with Solution Architects to define solution options that meet the required business outcomes
• Supporting our culture by driving Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategies

Qualifications

Additional Information

BeneFITS'

• Employee discount (hello ASOS discount!)
• ASOS Develops (personal development opportunities across the business)
• Employee sample sales
• Access to a huge range of LinkedIn learning materials
• 25 days paid annual leave + an extra celebration day for a special moment
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Private medical care scheme
• Flexible benefits allowance - which you can choose to take as extra cash, or use towards other benefits

Our Commitments

We want our people to be whoever they want to be. That's why we're committed to creating a truly inclusive culture at ASOS, but how're we doing it?

We're proud members of Inclusive Companies, are Disability Confident Committed and have signed the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter. We've also recently been placed 8th in the Inclusive Top 50 Companies Employer List too.

We have several employee networks that operate as safe spaces, to help support and celebrate our people, find out more here.

Do you need any reasonable adjustments? Our recruitment team will be happy to support you in the best way possible if you feel comfortable raising this. It's also our policy to interview all candidates with a disability who meet the minimum requirements for roles they have applied to.

If you have any questions about the policies we have in place to support our employees (e.g. our parental leave approach), just let our Talent team know.