Data Science and Analytics Senior Business Analyst

Requirements of the role

This role forms part of the Business Consulting & Pipeline (BC&P) team which is a key component of the Advanced Analytics & Data Science Units Transformation team.

The BC&P team are responsible for collaborating with the organisation to discover, scope and design solutions that meet user and business needs. They also manage the departmental project pipeline, building out the backlog and then prioritising and resourcing based on strategic objectives and value.

What you will be doing (the role)

• Identify data science opportunities: support at least one data science unit/strategic programme of work, co-owning the front end of the project lifecycle to identify and scope project ideas that can be solved with data science
• Conduct discovery workshops: design and deliver workshops with stakeholders from across the FCA to better understand their pain points, explore their processes, and identify if/how data science can help
• Convert business requirements into solutions: capture and translate user pain points into functional and non-functional requirements, working collaboratively to generate an appropriate solution
• Shape strategic direction: help management in shaping the strategic direction of core programmes of work, including defining scope, identifying key stakeholders, and providing recommendations on areas/business problems to work on based on strategic value and organisational goals
• Manage pipeline of projects: co-own with management and report on your assigned pipeline of data science projects, including scoping with data scientists and prioritising projects with the highest strategic alignment and business value into delivery
• Develop ways of working: share your business analyst skills with the wider department and continuously contribute to the development of best practice approaches and assets within the BC&P team (process map, project scope, business case, user journey, stakeholder map, solution requirements, etc.)

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