Senior Business Analyst – Data Science
Division: Data, Technology and Innovation
Department: Advanced Analytics & Data Science Solutions
Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds): £53,800–£68,000 per annum; London: £59,200–£73,000 per annum, based on skills and experience.
Grade: Senior Associate – Regulatory
Role Responsibilities
* Identify and shape high‑value opportunities for applying AI across the organisation to enable smarter regulatory outcomes.
* Facilitate structured discovery workshops with stakeholders to surface pain points, map processes and pinpoint where AI can deliver meaningful improvements.
* Translate business challenges into clear functional and non‑functional requirements, working collaboratively with technical teams to design AI‑enabled solutions.
* Manage and prioritise a pipeline of AI initiatives, partnering with data scientists and leadership to focus effort on the highest‑impact projects.
* Contribute to the organisation’s wider AI adoption strategy through insight, stakeholder engagement and evidence‑based recommendations.
* Advocate best practice in business analysis, promoting consistency, quality and knowledge sharing across the department.
* Gain experience delivering experimental and innovative projects that address real‑world challenges such as financial crime and consumer protection.
* Build a distinctive skill set at the intersection of AI, data, technology and regulation within a collaborative, learning‑focused environment.
Minimum Skills Required
* Experience in a senior business analyst role or a comparable position such as Consultant, Solution/Service Designer or Product Owner.
* Experience delivering projects across the full lifecycle, using both waterfall and agile methodologies.
Essential
* Solid understanding of core Business Analysis techniques, including user journey mapping, process mapping, requirements gathering and the ability to design and facilitate collaborative workshops.
* Interest or familiarity with artificial intelligence, particularly in areas such as large language models, agentic AI, or prompt engineering.
* Effective interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain relationships across a diverse range of stakeholders.
* Ability to work through complex problems, identifying underlying issues and opportunities for improvement.
* A pragmatic approach that can adjust to changing priorities, management of multiple tasks and balanced decision‑making informed by evidence, stakeholder perspectives and organisational context.
Benefits
* 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
* Hybrid model: minimum 40% office attendance each month (expected 50% for senior leaders).
* Non‑contributory pension (8–12% depending on age) and life assurance at eight times salary.
* Private healthcare with Bupa, income protection, and 24/7 Employee Assistance.
* 35 hours of paid volunteering annually.
* Flexible benefits scheme designed around personal lifestyle.
Disability Confident Employer
We are a Disability Confident Employer and encourage applicants with disabilities or long‑term conditions to apply.
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