Business Analyst Practice Lead

The Client & RoleWe’re currently working with an Australian Fin-Services organisation who are looking to bring on a Business Analyst Practice Lead for their Centre of Excellence, as the BA Practice Lead you will be managing an internal team of BA’s who provide support to projects and scrum teams across the broader organisation.

The role is initially offered as a 12-month contract with a strong likelihood of retention within the business long-term. The client currently operates a hybrid work model with 3 days per week on-site at their CBD office.

Responsibilities

• Develop and refine business analysis methodologies, best practices and standards.
• Establish a strong framework that encompasses governance, standard/policy setting and compliance assessment/monitoring of adoption across all technology initiatives in the agency.
• Foster a working environment where decisions are data based and reporting is self-serviceable.
• Standardize processes for requirements elicitation, analysis, documentation, and validation.
• Ensure that business analysis practices align with industry standards (e.g., BABOK) and organizational needs.
• Define and implement an appropriate sourcing strategy within the BA COE to support run and change initiatives.
• Work closely with teams evaluating and determining the practices and tooling that make them more productive, fostering a continuous improvement culture.
• Work closely with teams to implement leaner ways for product portfolio management and backlog management, grooming, prioritisation, monitoring and control and retrospectives.
• Network with professionals solving similar challenges within the agency and in the industry.
• Set clear expectations, define roles and responsibilities, and facilitate career development for team members.
• Build a strong governance framework, in line with overall project management framework.
• Ensure teams are aligned and compliant to endorsed standards and policies set within the BA COE.
• Manage register for current engagement, allocate resources and ensure that the team is appropriately staffed for ongoing and upcoming projects.
• Work with partner and peers to continue to build industry intelligence and on-going relationships that benefit the organisation.
• Work with teams to provide oversight around Project Charter, SoW (Statement of Works), High Level Requirements (inception stage), inputs to evaluation process (RFQ/RFP) and due diligence, as needed.
• Encourage innovation within the business analysis team, promoting the adoption of new tools and techniques.

Required Skills & Specialisms

• Be a qualified technology professional with demonstrated relevant experience.
• Certified Business Analyst (e.g. CBAP).
• Certificate in Project Management (PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent certification) would be an added advantage.
• Experience in managing and leading Business Analysis practice / COE.
• Proficient in project management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall) and project delivery tools.
• Experience leading projects end to end using various methodologies with heavy focus on agility.
• Willingness to explore innovative solutions and approaches to enhance project delivery efficiency and effectiveness.
• Experience in managing and leading Business Analysis practice / COE.
• Proficient in project management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall) and project delivery tools.
• Experience leading projects end to end using various methodologies with heavy focus on agility.
• Willingness to explore innovative solutions and approaches to enhance project delivery efficiency and effectiveness.
• Strong understanding of project delivery processes and methodologies, stage gates and a commitment to define & following established procedures.
• Development or continuous improvement of methodologies, frameworks and tooling relevant to the practice.
• Ability to partner with areas across technology to deliver high quality business outcomes.
• Proven expertise in tools like JIRA and Confluence.
• Experience in working in a matrix organisation environment.
• Development or continuous improvement of methodologies, frameworks and tooling relevant to the practice.
• Ability to oversee the delivery of large and complex technical initiatives.
• Prior experience working in financial services especially investment management / fund management / asset management would be an added advantage.

If you are an experienced BA Practice lead with experience in the fin-services industry apply via the link below or send your CV to ***************@talentinternational.com