Business Analyst - West Midlands

Stonegate Group is the larget pub company in the UK.  We are recruiting for a Business Analyst to join our Architecture and Design team.  This role requires being at our Head Office in Solihull at least 1-2 times a week, therefore you will need to live within a reasonable travelling distance of Solihull.  

Overall Job Purpose:

• The Business Analyst will join the Architecture and Design team to work across both business and IT projects and programmes.
• The Business Analyst will manage both the functional and non-functional requirements through the gathering, analysis, specification and verification of multiple levels of requirements from an end-to-end perspective and supports the ongoing management of the requirements through solution design to final delivery.
• The Business Analyst will also document solution requirements using business process modelling along with supporting the business through delivery.

Responsibilities:

• Defining project requirements, scope and deliverables.
• Capture the business requirements, and to provide documented record of the requirements; this to also include the new business process flows, and written in business terminology.
• Gaining and building business and stakeholder buy-in to the requirements gathering, As-Is and To-Be modelling processes.
• Managing business analysis activities as required during the project lifecycle. Peer reviews and workshops for requirements definitions, As-Is and To-Be models to ensure quality, completeness and unambiguity.
• Work collaboratively with partners and stakeholders to identify ways to innovate and improve delivery and processes.
• Actively support the business through undertaking User Acceptance Testing activities.
• Developing user documentation.
• Ability to work with Waterfall and Agile project management methodologies.

Person Specification: Skills, Knowledge & Qualifications:

Essential:

• Understanding of project lifecycle / delivery processes.
• Have experience of organising Operational and User Acceptance Testing.
• Confident in Data Mapping and Running As-Is and To-Be process modelling workshops.
• Working closely with the business and IT areas to facilitate the implementation of new systems or enhancements.
• Demonstrable knowledge and experience of multiple methodologies including Waterfall/Agile methods and working practices.
• Self-Organising, achieves tasks without constant monitoring.
• Manageability, takes direction and provides proactive, constructive support.
• Expectations, manages management and delivery expectations to ensure project success.
• A practical and logical approach to business problems and issues; a problem solver.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with proven ability in relationship building.
• Lives within a commutable distance to Solihull, car driver.

Desirable:

• Educated to degree standard or equivalent (or appropriate practical experience).
• Experience of working in the retail or hospitality industry.
• Awareness of ITIL Principles would be desirable.

What's in it for you? 

• 25 days annual leave
• Annual Leave Purchase Scheme
• Pension
• Vitality Healthcare
• Opt in dental insurance programme
• Annual bonus scheme
• The Stonegate discount card offering discounts across our managed estate
• Online benefits portal offering discounts across the High Street and other retailers

At Stonegate Group, we're proud to be the biggest operator of pubs, bars, and late-night venues in the United Kingdom. Our leading brands are diverse and well-known, including names like Slug & Lettuce, Be At One and Popworld. Find out more about a career with Stonegate Group at www.stonegatecareers.co.uk

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