Business Analyst

Business Analyst

Contract length: 6 Months

Location: Kingswood Fields

Department: WFPH - WI Technology

Job type: Contract

Your role

The Workplace Investing (WI) business is delivering an ambitious multi-year change programme across its business, the technology teams are working in partnership to align to its vision to deliver innovative client solutions for a better future for both pension schemes and their members.  Supporting this vision and ambition, the technology team are recruiting a business analyst to support the ongoing demand within the Workplace technology portfolio.

The Business Analyst plays a key role in delivering technology solutions throughout the project.  The successful candidate needs to be personable, articulate and able to rapidly form relationships with senior business stakeholders as you will work closely with business representatives and the technology team to define a mutually agreed set of project requirements and solutions. You will be required to effectively influence and assist key stakeholders displaying a high degree of emotional intelligence as well as having strong facilitation skills to help take initiatives forward

• Kick off new projects planning and estimating the analysis stream, calling out resources required and dependencies.
• Lead the detailed analysis identifying key requirements, new functional and non-functional requirements
• Provide conceptual solutions to often complicated business problems / needs and make recommendations for preferred solutions, with consideration of associated risks, cost and timescales
• Lead requirements gathering for end-to-end solutions through workshop facilitation and stakeholder engagement
• Acting as a proxy customer with the development teams, facilitating open communication between the customer & development team
• To write effective user stories that detail changes to the product/solution
• Work with the project team to write test scenarios using BDD

Your skills

• Successfully operated as a hands on business analyst working as the sole or lead analyst on the project
• Experience working as an analyst with in a technology delivery team
• Experience of eliciting requirements from senior management using workshops, interviewing, etc. 
• Requirements analysis using structured techniques (Use Cases, Design Thinking etc.)
• Strong logical and physical data analysis skills
• Worked with architects and developers to design a solution that best meets our customers’ needs
• Experience of working with third party companies and their technology teams
• End to end development using agile techniques (Scrum, Kanban)
• Strong stakeholder management skills and experience presenting 
• Strong communication skills (both written and verbal)
• Ability to work in a team and individually

Why Fidelity

Fidelity International offers investment solutions and services, and retirement expertise to more than 2.56 million customers around the world. As global leaders, operating in more than 25 locations and with $783.6 billion in total assets, they continually push the boundaries of technology to build an even stronger business. 

Rewards and benefits 

As well as the prestige of working for a global financial services player, you’ll work with some of the smartest tech, expanding your skills and building your experience.  Also, as a contract employee of Randstad Sourceright, you’ll receive a wide range of financial and personal benefits. There’s enrolment in a pension plan (after 12 weeks on assignment) and holiday pay. You’ll also get 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme, designed to help you deal with any problems that could be affecting your home or work life.

Inclusion and diversity

Fidelity is proud of its achievements as an equal opportunities employer. They care deeply about creating a supportive place where all people feel valued and free to be themselves. A commitment to Diversity and Inclusion is not only right, it's critical for a healthy culture and leads to better business outcomes. That’s why Fidelity has an environment where all differences are welcomed and celebrated.

The Randstad companies are responsible for finding and contracting talent for project roles at Fidelity International. If you are selected for a role, you will be employed by a Randstad company, and will not be an employee of Fidelity International