Business Analyst - Talent Pool

<p><strong>Join Our Business Analyst Talent Pool at Wesleyan</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Wesleyan is continuing an exciting journey of transformation across the organisation. With change happening across every area of the business, we’re building a strong pipeline of talented Business Analysts who can help us deliver meaningful, customer-focused outcomes—now and in the future.</p><p><br></p><p>If you're passionate about driving impactful change, shaping strategy, and working on initiatives that truly make a difference, we want to connect with you.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Why Join Our Talent Pool?</strong></p><p><br></p><p>By joining our Business Analyst Talent Pool, you'll be considered for current and upcoming opportunities at a variety of levels—from developing analysts to experienced strategic partners.</p><p><br></p><p>Whether you're early in your BA journey or bring years of experience, we’re looking for individuals who can help shape the future of Wesleyan.</p><p><br></p><p>To find out more about what we do, visit our website: https://www.wesleyan.co.uk/about</p><p><br></p><p>We are proud supporters of the ABI Making Flexible Work campaign which means we are open to discuss flexible working, job shares and part time options.</p><p><br></p><p>We welcome interest from Business Analysts at all stages of their career who can bring some of the following strengths:</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Core Skills & Experience (all levels)</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>Ability to analyse business problems, gather and refine requirements, and support the delivery of solutions</li><li>Strong communication skills, able to translate technical concepts into clear, easy-to-understand language</li><li>A collaborative mindset with a passion for driving meaningful change</li><li>Adaptability to apply the right analytical techniques for different challenges</li><li>Confidence working with stakeholders across the business</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>For More Experienced Analysts</strong></p><p><br></p><p>If you’re operating at mid–senior level, you may also bring:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Experience delivering across a full project lifecycle in Agile and/or Waterfall environments</li><li>Exposure to Financial Services, regulatory change, or complex transformation programmes</li><li>The ability to influence strategic decisions, challenge thinking, and guide leadership direction</li><li>A track record as a bridge between technical and non-technical teams, building consensus and driving alignment</li><li>Resilience and confidence in high-pressure, fast-moving environments</li><li>Experience mentoring or coaching others</li><li>Life & Pensions and/or Tech implementation experience</li><li>Professional qualifications (ISEB, BCS, or IIBA) – desirable but not essential</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>What You Could Be Doing at Wesleyan</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Depending on the level of role you’re matched to, responsibilities could include:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Supporting or leading the planning, estimation, and scoping of BA workstreams</li><li>Conducting discovery activity, analysing processes, and defining business needs</li><li>Preparing documentation such as requirements, user stories, process maps, benefits plans, risk logs, and more</li><li>Facilitating workshops and collaboration sessions with stakeholders and subject matter experts</li><li>Contributing to the delivery of projects that generate measurable improvements for our customers</li><li>Acting as a change advocate, shaping new ways of working and supporting cultural development</li><li>Building strong, trusted relationships across the business, with customers, and with third-party partners</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Benefits:</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>Annual Performance based Bonus – based on a mixture of company and personal performance</li><li>28 days annual leave (plus 1 additional “culture day” & bank holidays) – increases to 30 days with 5 years’ service</li><li>Company pension scheme - matched plus 2% (up to 10%)</li><li>Free secure underground Birmingham city centre parking (available on weekends for personal use – subject to availability)</li><li>Cashback and discounts on major brands in retail, leisure, health, and wellbeing</li><li>Enhanced maternity & paternity pay</li><li>2 volunteering days per year</li></ul><p><br></p><p>To find out more about some of the great benefits Wesleyan offer, visit our careers page: https://careers.wesleyan.co.uk/applicantPortal/rewards</p><p><br></p><p><strong>What to know before applying:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Equal Opportunities:</strong> Wesleyan are an equal opportunities employer. We know the best teams are made up of inclusive groups of diverse people where everyone’s contribution counts, and we believe everyone has the right to proudly be themselves. We’re building a culture where difference is actively encouraged and simply recruit the best people for the job irrespective of lifestyle, life history and life choices.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Reasonable Adjustments: </strong>We understand that there are a wide range of reasons that you may require reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process- please let us know in your application how we can best support you.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>VISA Sponsorship:</strong> We are unable to provide VISA sponsorship, and therefore cannot employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK – within our recruitment process you will be asked to provide evidence of your Right to Work.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Advert Closing:</strong> We typically advertise for two weeks, though we reserve the right to close adverts early if we receive a high volume of applications; we would therefore recommend an early application if you’d like to be considered for our opportunities.</p>

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