Business Analyst

R3 ,
London, Greater London

Overview

Job Description

R3 is an enterprise blockchain software firm working with a broad ecosystem of more than 300 members and partners across multiple industries from both the private and public sectors to develop on Corda, our open-source blockchain platform, and Corda Enterprise, a commercial version for enterprise usage. Our global team of over 300 professionals in 13 countries is supported by over 2,000 technology, financial, and legal experts drawn from our global member base. The Corda platform is already being used in industries from financial services to healthcare, shipping, insurance and more. It records, manages, executes institutions' financial agreements in perfect synchrony with their peers, creating a world of frictionless commerce. We are looking for Business Analysts to join an amazing group of technologists, industry experts and thought leaders who will bring high quality analytical and critical thinking expertise to the delivery of projects within R3. As part of the corporate PMO reporting into the Head of PMO you will apply best practices, relishing the opportunity to capture and analyse data sets, processes and problem cases. You are knowledgeable in mainstream analysis approaches and have a good working knowledge of Agile delivery. You are comfortable working autonomously in fast moving situations and owning activities to analyse, process and present quantitative and qualitative data to a variety of audiences. You will have strong business analysis experience from a diverse range of industries and exhibit a natural passion for leveraging information and data to deliver actionable insights that impact daily business decisions. This will complement your strong organisational skills and attention to detail. You will have a strong sense of foresight for potential challenges and devise plans to address these early on. You will be comfortable challenging and evolving the status quo and the way R3 deliver projects. You will contribute to the success of the PMO by strongly collaborating across the firm, maintaining high quality documentation and contributing to the day-to-day positivity within R3. You will have a methodical and fastidious attitude to delivery by keeping fast-moving situations under control and using the right combination of analysis and influencing techniques to reach successful outcomes. You will want to delight your colleagues by providing them with a high quality experience so they can be consistently successful. Responsibilities * Apply robust and appropriate analysis techniques so project teams can be as well informed and effective as possible. This is will include data analytics, as-is and to-be modelling, gap analysis, SWOT analysis, MOSCOW analysis and process engineering. * Join project teams and contribute to the success of the delivery by taking ownership of data-based insights for more informed decision making. * Communicate to internal and external stakeholders using a variety of techniques appropriately tailored to the audience including running productive stakeholder meetings via video conference. * Aid the PMO team in creating short-term plans for robust and transparent delivery. * Display flexibility under changing priorities and actively collaborate with R3 teams to achieve common objectives. * Identify opportunities for efficiency gains and improvements to business analysis and project delivery be recommending off-the-shelf tooling and the adoption of best practices. Competencies * A deep understanding of business analysis principles most likely obtained through a combination of academic study and professional experience. * Analytical thinker who is passionate about problem solving. * Excellent stakeholder management skills. * Committed to delivering excellence and becoming trusted and well respected. * Meticulous attention to detail - you notice things that others miss. * Excellent written and verbal communication skills with fluency in English. * 5+ years experience delivering enterprise software to external clients. * Confluence, Jira and PowerBI experience are an advantage. Our Values Our values are our DNA. They define what we stand for and guide how we work together internally and with our customers, partners, and shareholders. Customers First The success of our customers is paramount. We build strong relationships and strive to create the best possible experience for them. Collaborative We bring together all parts of the ecosystem and give our customers the tools and environment to work together to change their industries. Bold We have the agility of a small company, but the confidence and ambition of the industry-defining titan we aspire to become. Ownership We demand excellence and take pride in our products and service