Retail Business Analyst

6 Month Initial Contract
Inside IR35
London. 3 days per week on site

We are looking for an experienced Business Analyst to support the delivery of business and technology change within a retail environment.

This is a hands on role working closely with Product Owners, Architects, Engineering teams and business stakeholders to shape, refine and deliver business requirements across a range of initiatives.

Key responsibilities

• Gather, analyse and validate business requirements.
• Challenge and refine requirements to ensure clarity and alignment with business goals.
• Create user stories and support backlog refinement activities.
• Facilitate workshops and requirements gathering sessions.
• Work closely with Product Owners to translate business needs into deliverable outcomes.
• Build strong relationships across business and technology teams.
• Identify risks, dependencies, assumptions and gaps in requirements.
• Support process analysis, process mapping and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Help drive consensus and secure stakeholder sign off.

Required experience

• Proven Business Analyst experience within Agile delivery environments.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience working with Product Owners and delivery teams.
• User story creation and backlog management experience.
• Strong requirements elicitation and workshop facilitation skills.
• Experience managing ambiguity and bringing structure to complex problems.
• Strong business process analysis and process mapping skills.
• Experience using Jira, Confluence and Miro.

This is an excellent opportunity for a versatile Business Analyst who is comfortable operating across the full analysis lifecycle and enjoys working in a fast paced retail environment.