Overview
Full-time contract (39 hours). Ref: 37517. Location: Chester House, Epsom Ave, Handforth, Cheadle, Greater Manchester, SK9 3RN.
Software Development Business Analyst — We’re looking for a Software Development Business Analyst who’s passionate about turning complex challenges into simple, meaningful solutions. If you love collaborating, asking great questions, and shaping products that truly help colleagues and customers, this could be your next step.
Why this role matters
As part of a cross‑functional product squad, you’ll work hand‑in‑hand with Product Owners, Developers, Designers and Testers to bring ideas to life. You’ll help us understand business needs, map journeys, spot opportunities for improvements and translate these into clear, actionable requirements that support brilliant digital experiences — whether that’s in store, online or for our colleagues.
What You’ll Be Doing
Discovery & problem solving
* Explore business and customer challenges to find opportunities for improvement
* Analyse risks, impacts and benefits so teams can make the right decisions
* Collaborate with stakeholders across Pets to uncover and refine requirements
* Create clear, friendly and useful documentation that brings processes to life
Delivery & agile ways of working
* Work with Product and Engineering leads to prioritise and plan work
* Break requirements into story maps, features and user stories that are ready for development
* Write high‑quality user stories with crystal‑clear acceptance criteria
* Support refinement, sprint planning, bug triage and squad ceremonies
* Validate solutions with stakeholders to ensure they deliver real value
* Help colleagues prepare for change with business readiness support
Improving How We Work
* Champion agile methods and help strengthen our ways of working
* Spot opportunities to improve team performance and collaboration
Essential
What you’ll bring
* 2–3 years’ experience as a Business Analyst
* A strong understanding of business processes and how to capture them
* Experience working in agile teams (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe etc.)
* Confident writing user stories and defining acceptance criteria
* Great communication skills — you can explain things clearly to anyone
* Comfortable adapting to change and juggling multiple priorities
* A focus on delivering meaningful value for customers and colleagues
Even better if…
* You’ve worked in retail, ecommerce or an omnichannel environment
* You’ve worked across multi‑disciplinary squads
* You’re familiar with CI/CD practices
* You’ve used tools like Avion, Azure DevOps or Figma
Who You Are
You’re curious, open‑minded and love learning. You ask great questions, think critically, and get excited about solving problems. You enjoy collaborating, building relationships and helping teams do their best work. And above all — you want to make a positive difference.
Note: Pets just see people. They aren’t biased and they don’t discriminate. We value difference in all its forms and aim to reflect the communities we operate in. We encourage everyone to be themselves and to contribute through their values and behaviours.
Organisation: Pets at Home
Date Posted: 13-03-2026
Expiry Date: 31-03-2026
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