Strategic Lead Business Analyst - People manager

Your new company

A property organisation specialising in the ownership and management of some of the UK's best and most sustainable real estate. They have a portfolio of high-quality commercial properties across London. They are passionate about managing their business in an environmentally and socially responsible way. Leveraging on their best-in-class platform and proven expertise in development, repositioning and active asset management to create and manage the best possible outcomes for their stakeholders on a long-term basis.

Your new role

An opportunity has arisen to working within Technology, to lead the Technology Business Partner team to identify opportunities for improving business output and performance through the strategic use of technology. The roleholder will be instrumental in helping to shift the business culture towards greater technology awareness and adoption. The role involves leading a team of Tech Business Partners and the QA team, working closely with the Senior Leadership team.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Leadership and Team Management: Lead, mentor, and develop a team of five tech business partners and QA professionals; fostering a collaborative and high-performance team culture.
• Strategic Partnership: Act as a liaison between the technology department and other business units, collaborating with senior leadership to identify and prioritise technology initiatives that drive business growth and efficiency. Provide deep strategic insights and recommendations to enhance business processes through technology, ensuring alignment with long-term business goals. This role requires a visionary approach to technology integration, focusing on transformative business impact and strategic value.
• Change Management: Drive initiatives to increase tech awareness and adoption across the organisation. Develop and deliver training materials and programmes to enhance tech proficiency amongst employees
• Technology Change Requests: Lead the Tech Business Partner team to translate business needs into technical requirements, design optimal solutions with software teams, and manage the Technology Change Plan for timely project delivery
• Quality Assurance: Work with the Senior Test Analyst to ensure the highest standards of quality in technology solutions, implement best practices in QA processes and methodologies, and ensure timely and effective testing of technology solutions.

What you'll need to succeed:

• You will have a strategic mindset with the ability to identify and analyse potential opportunities to improve processes, technology etc.
• Experience of working in a Business Analysis capacity - with the ability to act as the conduit between business and technology to successfully translate requirements.
• Knowledge of the software development lifecycle methodologies, system testing and software QA best practices.
• Experience in a leadership capacity - able to motivate and inspire team members and manage their development and progression. Experienced people manager with a proven track record of leading and developing teams.
• Customer service orientation: experience in a customer service environment, with a strong appreciation for delivering excellent customer service.
• Technology proficiency with software applications, including MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

What you'll get in return

£80K basic salary
15% pension
25% discretionary bonus
Hybrid working - 4 days in the office
25 days of annual leave
Group Income Protection
Several others

What you need to do now

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