Senior Business Analyst - Intellectual Property Office - SEO
Join the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) at a time of real ambition and transformation. As a Senior Business Analyst , you’ll play a key role in designing and improving services that make a real difference. You’ll work in agile teams, collaborate across disciplines, and help turn complex ideas into practical, user-focused solutions. About The Role You’ll be part of a supportive and well-established Business Analysis community, working across the full project and service lifecycle. This is a hands-on role where you’ll lead analysis activities, shape requirements and influence how services are designed and delivered. Working closely with product managers, designers, developers and data specialists, you’ll help ensure solutions meet user needs, business goals and technical standards. You’ll also have the opportunity to mentor others and contribute to growing and strengthening the BA profession within IPO. What You’ll Be Doing * Work with product managers to shape and refine user stories * Gather and analyse requirements, processes and workflows * Translate business needs into clear, actionable outcomes * Contribute to agile ceremonies such as refinement and three amigos sessions * Present insights and recommendations to a range of stakeholders * Collaborate with teams across IPO, partners and suppliers * Support and mentor other Business Analysts * Help develop and promote best practice within the BA community Candidate Profile What we’re looking for * Strong experience in Business Analysis within digital or software delivery environments * Confident working in agile, multidisciplinary teams * Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills * Ability to communicate complex information clearly to different audiences * Experience managing stakeholders and building strong working relationships * Comfortable influencing decisions and gaining consensus * Passion for mentoring others and promoting best practice * Relevant qualification (BCS Diploma in Business Analysis or equivalent)