Howdens Joinery have an exciting opportunity for a new Business Analyst to join us and play a pivotal role in shaping successful project outcomes across our Infrastructure platforms and people systems.
This is a permanent role based at our office in Brackmills Business Park, Northampton, working onsite 4 days per week with 1 day from home and occasional travel to other sites.
What you’ll be doing
* Play a key role in delivering technology and people system projects that drive real business value.
* Work across a wide range of initiatives, partnering with stakeholders and technical teams to ensure requirements are clearly defined and successfully delivered.
* Engage with stakeholders to understand business needs and problem statements.
* Facilitate workshops to gather requirements, risks, and dependencies.
* Produce process flows (As-Is and To-Be) and detailed requirements documentation.
* Translate business needs into user stories and acceptance criteria.
* Collaborate with Architecture teams to define non-functional requirements.
* Ensure requirements are validated throughout project delivery.
* Act as the bridge between business and technical teams to ensure clear communication.
* Drive continuous improvement and best practice across the BA community.
What we need from you
* Proactive and confident Business Analyst comfortable working across complex projects and engaging with stakeholders at all levels.
* Proven experience as a Business Analyst.
* Strong skills in requirements gathering, documentation, and process modelling.
* Experience facilitating workshops and working with diverse stakeholder groups.
* Knowledge of BA tools and techniques (e.g. Visio, Lucidchart, Azure DevOps, Jira).
* Experience using Monday.com is advantageous.
* Experience working on infrastructure-related projects.
* Understanding of Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
* Excellent communication and presentation skills.
* Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
* A collaborative approach, with the confidence to challenge and influence when needed.
What we can offer you
* Competitive salary and annual company bonus.
* Excellent pension scheme (company contribution of up to 12%).
* 25 days holiday + bank holidays with the option to buy additional days.
* Staff Discount.
* Employee Assistance Programme.
* Exceptional Reward and Recognition events.
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