Business Analyst, Business Operations, Business Change, Business Outcomes, CBAP, Part Remote, Cardiff Business Analyst required to work for a Financial Services business based in Cardiff. However, this will be based in the office circa 2-3 times a week, and the rest from home. There may be travel to other locations, but expenses will be fully paid for this. We need a good, seasoned Business Analyst with excellent communication skills (both verbal and written) and proven, hardened Stakeholder Management skills. With regards to Stakeholder Management, we need someone who has worked in an environment where ‘time is precious’ and it is all about being effective in the time allocated when it comes to executing solutions. When articulating your business stakeholder management experiences, they want personalised examples rather than cliché ones. Ones that they would not necessarily have heard before and that are personal to you…but good, strong ones of course. Attitude is absolutely key here. It will be a good, fun journey but we need this person to accept the role for what it is – lots of twists and turns, lots of being pulled into different areas at once, lots of spinning plates but ultimately no moaning and groaning – just get the job done and try your best to reach to end goals required! We want someone with the following (so please read in FULL before applying): * Financial Services or Professional Services experience or knowledge (or a very close, like for like industry) * Appreciation this is NOT an IT Business Analyst – it is a business facing one with a slant on technology – this is Operational Process driven * Business related Stakeholder Management skills, not just technology ones * Proven experience with Business Stakeholders / Fee Earners who are very ‘time precious’ * Understanding of firm-wide and complexity and some disorganised chaos (!), including lots of Change Management * Having PROVEN experience in a FULL project lifecycle – being there and seeing through a project from start to finish * Accepting this team is very immature with no governance, so being prepared to roll up the sleeves and get the task / job done! * Ability to articulate the techniques you used and what YOU did – I was responsible for this…, I was responsible for that…, I influenced this…, I impacted the project in this way…LESS of WE * Pure clarity on how to describe situations and outcomes * Ability to map out plans, cost analysis, SWOT analysis etc * Understanding of SDLC * Preferably certified as a Business Analyst – CBAP or a member of IIBA (for instance) This is a great opportunity and salary is dependent upon experience. Apply now for more details