Talent Smart

We are seeking a highly capable Business Analyst to join our team on a fixed-term contract, (Maternity Cover) supporting the delivery of key change initiatives across the organisation. The ideal candidate will be experienced in requirements gathering, process mapping, stakeholder engagement, and translating business needs into clear, actionable specifications for technical and operational teams. This role is fully remote, offering flexibility while working within a collaborative, fast-paced environment. Key Responsibilities Lead requirements gathering through workshops, interviews, and analysis sessions with cross-functional stakeholders. Translate business needs into clear user stories, process flows, functional requirements, and acceptance criteria. Analyse existing business processes, identify gaps, and recommend improvements or optimisation opportunities. Work closely with product owners, developers, testers, and project managers to ensure requirements are understood and delivered successfully. Support project planning, scope definition, and impact assessments. Document as-is and to-be processes using industry-standard methods and tools. Participate in sprint activities (backlog refinement, sprint planning, demos) if working within an Agile environment. Facilitate communication between technical and non-technical teams, ensuring alignment throughout the project lifecycle. Contribute to testing phases by supporting UAT planning, writing test scenarios, and validating outcomes. Identify risks, dependencies, and issues early and escalate appropriately. Provide regular status updates and reports to project leadership. Skills & Experience Required Proven experience as a Business Analyst delivering change across technology, operations, or digital transformation projects. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to break down complex business needs. Demonstrable experience producing high-quality documentation: requirements, user stories, process maps, data flows, use cases. Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills across all business levels. Experience working within Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery environments. Proficiency in tools such as Jira, Confluence, Visio, Lucidchart or similar. Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously. Self-starter comfortable working remotely with minimal supervision. Contract Details Full-time fixed-term contract Fully remote (occasional travel for workshops may be required) Competitive day rate / salary depending on experience Immediate or short-notice start preferred

The Company A fantastic opportunity to join a market-leading SME who specialise in strategy execution software. Their innovative platform empowers enterprises to align goals, drive performance, and deliver continuous improvement at scale. You ll join an agile, forward thinking business at the forefront of digital transformation, where strategy meets execution. You ll also work with an international portfolio of clients as part of a small, agile team environment. The Role We are currently looking for a Business Intelligence Developer to join the team. In this critical role, you will work closely with the implementation team to develop reports, dashboards and data views to support clients strategic programs and objectives. We are looking for experienced candidates with an ability to tackle complex MySQL reports; an interest in branching out into new dashboard tools and technologies; and a keen interest in data presentation best practice/data visualisation. A willingness to help our specialist integration team out with SQL based integration work would also be a plus. This is a fully remote position but most of the team are based in the West Midlands and meet up semi-regularly with occasional travel to client sites. Requirements: Proven experience as a BI Developer and preferably within a SaaS environment. Minimum of 3 years commercial experience developing reports or analytics experience using Business Intelligence tools including Power BI, Qlik, Tableau or similar. Strong SQL/MySQL and database skills, particularly SQL/MySQL query development to extract data. Experience of administrating cloud services within Business Intelligence tools to enable collaboration both internally and with customers. Experience in report building in Crystal Reports, Business Objects, Quadbase ERES or similar. Interest in data visualization best practice and finding optimal ways to support users to gain insight and make business decisions with their reporting. Ability to gather requirements for a report direct with a customer. Excellent with all levels of stakeholders, building strong relationships with customers, leading, and presenting communications, as well as facilitating conversations. Technically savvy with a strong understanding of software complexities. Thinks analytically and thrives with problem solving. A high level of attention to detail. More details available on successful application.

IT Portfolio Manager We are seeking a strategic, highly organised and delivery-focused IT Portfolio Manager to oversee governance, planning, execution control and value realisation across a portfolio of technology projects. This individual will ensure alignment with business priorities, effective oversight of delivery teams, forward-looking risk and issue management, and strong commercial discipline. The role requires exceptional stakeholder management, attention to detail, strong budget and financial control, the ability to anticipate and manage risk, and disciplined horizon scanning to identify potential issues early. It will suit someone with a consultancy or advisory background experienced in complex delivery environments. Key Responsibilities Portfolio Strategy & Governance Maintain and refine portfolio governance frameworks to ensure consistent standards across planning, delivery and reporting. Provide oversight of portfolio performance, dependencies, capacity and prioritisation. Ensure alignment between business strategy and technology investment. Delivery Oversight & Project Controls Maintain a forward-looking view of delivery confidence across all projects, ensuring adherence to scope, schedule, budget and quality. Challenge Project Managers to validate delivery confidence, ensure dependencies are identified and actively managed, and that risks and issues are escalated. Ensure structured, proactive horizon management is applied to identify emerging concerns early. Deliverables & Ways of Working Monitor project deliverables daily via the Project Manager. Ensure any concerns regarding deliverable timelines are promptly escalated to the Delivery Manager. Notify the Portfolio Lead of deliverables at risk, mitigation plans and any request for escalation support. Identify and communicate any time or cost implications associated with changes to scope or delivery plans. Change Control Ensure change requests are initiated where required due to delivery risk, scope changes or other business drivers. Work with Project Managers and Delivery Managers to understand the cause, time/cost implications and rationale for change. Coordinate with Account Management for creation, review and processing of change requests and onward approval. Funding, Stage Gate & Planning Oversee stage planning to ensure programme documentation meets standard, including: Detailed activity planning Critical path identification Dependencies Resource requirements Deliverable definitions and dates Review and approve Project Execution Plans (PEPs) at stage boundaries. Ensure resource requirements are communicated for inclusion in Statements of Work. Cost Management & Financial Control Ensure accurate financial reporting, including forecasts, actuals and benefits realisation. Review cost reporting completed by the PM to ensure accuracy and alignment to governance requirements. Share outcomes with Portfolio Leads for challenge and discussion where required. Resource & Capacity Management Align project and programme resource requirements with capacity and strategic priorities. Highlight resource constraints and recommend prioritised solutions. Stakeholder Management & Communication Build strong relationships across Business, PMO, Technology, Delivery and Vendor partners. Facilitate effective decision-making through timely analysis and transparent reporting. Proactively communicate status, risks, dependencies and mitigation plans. Quality Assurance & Standards Ensure the Delivery Manager validates quality controls, including: Risk Register Dependency Registers Decision Logs Project Board Packs Ensure effective Project Brief development led by Business Systems Leads, refined through PM/Delivery/Portfolio collaboration. Review project plans to ensure completeness, resource-loading, critical path identification, realistic timeline assumptions, contingency and holiday cover. Continuous Improvement Drive consistent use of best-practice portfolio and programme delivery methodologies. Champion process maturity, tooling enhancement, and improved reporting quality.

Data Anonymisation Specialist We are looking for a Data Anonymisation Specialist to join a financial services client based in Sheffield. The team are looking to hire a data anonymisation specialist who can be an integral part of helping the business to manage and mitigate any risks associated with third-party data sharing, across several short, medium and long-term planned activities. The Role We are specifically looking for someone with experience in supporting data anonymisation processes and an understanding of data types, structures and schemas. Applying your skills while considering the importance and impact of data security as a whole in a highly regulated environment is crucial. This is a great opportunity to be part of a developing service where your input is valued and can help drive its maturity and efficiencies for the future. Key Responsibilities: Advise application teams on Creation of data dictionaries Identifying sensitive data Define suitable anonymisation approaches Assign column level masking algorithms Operate the data masking service Support the data masking service Working with software vendor support and consultation services Some out-of-hours work supporting the masking service is required Experienced required: Proven experience with Structured data Data anonymisation analysis Data masking techniques Experience working with masking technology platforms Technical troubleshooting Working with stakeholders and building relationships Excellent verbal and written communication skills Immediate start (within 4 weeks) Desirable: Experience with writing and supporting Python code Experience with Delphix data masking or similar tooling Experience working in Azure or other cloud environment Experience in Financial Services or similar regulated sectors More details available on successful application.