via Reed · 8 October 2026 ·2 days ago

Lead Business Analyst

eFinancialCareers
Manchester Full-time
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£400 to 450 GBP

Hybrid WORKING

Location: Manchester, North West - United Kingdom Type: Permanent

Lead Business Analyst

Manchester | 2 days per week on-site

£450 per day | Inside IR35

ASAP start

We are looking for an experienced Lead Business Analyst to join a major transformation programme within a large telecommunications organisation.

This is a senior role working across Sales & Fulfilment, helping to shape customer journeys, business capabilities and the processes required to support a more scalable and consistent customer experience.

The Role

You will work across business, product and technology teams to understand complex requirements, shape solutions and drive change across a large-scale transformation programme.

Key responsibilities will include: • Mapping and improving end-to-end customer journeys and business processes.

  • Working across multiple products and capabilities to identify opportunities for standardisation and improvement.

  • Supporting the development of scalable sales and ordering capabilities.

  • Working closely with senior stakeholders across Product, Technology, Operations and the wider business.

  • Translating strategic objectives and complex business problems into clear requirements and actionable outcomes.

  • Defining epics, features, user stories and acceptance criteria within an Agile environment.

  • Facilitating workshops and bringing together stakeholders from multiple business and technical areas.

  • Developing reusable approaches, frameworks and best practices for business analysis.

  • Providing leadership and guidance to other Business Analysts where required.

About You

We're looking for someone with: • Significant experience working as a Senior / Lead Business Analyst within a large-scale transformation environment.

  • Strong experience within Telecommunications / Telco.

  • Proven experience delivering complex business analysis across large transformation programmes.

  • Strong understanding of customer journeys, sales processes and fulfilment/order management.

  • Experience working across multiple products, capabilities and business functions.

  • Excellent senior stakeholder management and communication skills.

  • The ability to operate comfortably in ambiguous and complex environments, bringing structure to strategic problems.

  • Strong Agile experience, including epics, features, user stories and requirements definition.

  • Experience working closely with Product, Technology and Operations teams.

Details

Location: Manchester - 2 days on-site per week

Rate: £450 per day

IR35: Inside IR35

Start: ASAP

Duration: Contract opportunity

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