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Due to continued growth, we are hiring a Lead Business Analyst to lead, develop and grow the Business Analysis function for our client in the public sector. This is a hands-on leadership role with significant scope to shape how the BA team operates, establishing standards, processes and best-practice ways of working while supporting the delivery of high-quality business analysis across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities: 

  • Lead the review and analysis of business processes, services and information needs to identify improvement opportunities.

  • Produce feasibility studies, business models and detailed specifications, overseeing solution delivery and change impact.

  • Define how technology supports business objectives, validating strategy against real business needs.

  • Liaise with management on process and organisational change.

  • Act as BA team lead for a relatively new team, with real scope to shape how it works and grows.

  • Support recruitment and team growth, and maps team SOPs and processes to establish consistent ways of working.

  • Support new joiners' onboarding and acts as a point of guidance and mentoring for the wider BA team.

  • Establish and embed best-practice Business Analysis standards, processes and ways of working across the team.

  • Coordinate business stakeholders and specialists across joint projects, ensuring effective communication and alignment.

  • Identify opportunities to improve the effectiveness and maturity of the BA function.

Requirements:

  • 7+ years' experience in Business Analysis or a related field, including experience leading or mentoring others.

  • Applies best-practice principles and embeds them as team standards.

  • Experience coordinating business stakeholders and specialists across joint projects.

  • Strong communicator, comfortable working with both technical and non-technical audiences.

  • Excellent documentation skills, with the ability to turn this into clear SOPs and processes for others.

  • Works well under pressure, manages time effectively, and is adaptable and self-motivated.

  • Detail-oriented and organised, with a genuine interest in team-building and coaching.

  • Able to establish consistent ways of working and bring structure to a developing BA function.

  • Comfortable taking ownership and providing direction within a growing team.

Opportunity type: Initial 6-month contract, Hybrid in Dublin

Start date: ASAP