Outside IR35 contract jobs

Description

Location: Bath with hybrid working 2 days per week ideally

Contract Length: 12 months
Day Rate: Competitive (Outside IR35)

Overview:
We are seeking an experienced Business Analyst to join a transformation team as part of a wide-reaching programme of change that includes a platform upgrade and migration project.

As a key member of the transformation team, you will play a pivotal role in gathering requirements, analyzing solutions, and ensuring business and external readiness for various projects within the programme. This role requires a proactive, detail-oriented individual who thrives in a collaborative and fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities:
- Requirement Gathering: Work closely with stakeholders across the business and external partners to gather, document, and validate detailed business and technical requirements.
- Solution Analysis: Collaborate with technology teams and third-party vendors to assess proposed solutions, ensuring they meet business needs and align with strategic goals.
- Process Mapping: Develop clear and comprehensive process maps to support understanding, communication, and execution of project activities.
- Business Readiness: Create and deliver business readiness materials, including training guides, communication plans, and impact assessments, to ensure smooth implementation of changes.
- Stakeholder Management: Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, acting as a key liaison between business units, technology teams, and third-party vendors.
- Acceptance Testing Support: Assist in defining acceptance criteria and supporting the business during testing phases to validate solutions meet requirements.

Required Skills and Experience:
- Proven experience as a Business Analyst, preferably in the wealth management or financial services industry; experience working on platform migration or upgrade projects.
- Expertise in requirement gathering, process mapping, and business analysis techniques.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to translate complex information into clear actionable deliverables.
- Experience working in Agile or Waterfall project environments.
- A track record of working on transformation programmes involving multiple stakeholders & external vendors.

Desirable Skills:
- Strong understanding of GBST Composer or similar wealth management platforms (FNZ; Bravura; etc.).
- Familiarity with infrastructure upgrades; front-end development; system integration projects.
- Knowledge of regulatory requirements in the wealth management sector.
- Proficiency with business analysis tools & methodologies (e.g., Visio; Jira; Confluence).