Lead Business Analyst (VP), Northampton

Job Title: Lead Business Analyst (VP) 

Location: Northampton, UK

Job type: Contract- Hybrid-2 days onsite 

Role summary
Enterprise‑aware leader working in highly complex problem spaces across multiple products/services; community leader and primary owner of senior stakeholder relationships.  

Key responsibilities

• Set direction for business analysis across programmes/enterprise; align solutions to strategy and vision. 
• Define scope/method for enterprise‑level modelling to support strategic planning.  
• Lead exploration and delivery of business process improvements at scale; oversee implementation. 
• Apply Enterprise/Business Architecture at “working” level to shape operating models and capabilities.  
• Set direction for methods & tools; drive consistent adoption and collaboration.  
• Direct requirements strategy for complex portfolios and enable long‑term decisions. 
• Develop engagement strategies; act as escalation point to resolve complex conflicts.  
• Set direction for platform/system capability analysis and communicate effectively across users, dev teams and suppliers. 
• Recommend testing value and ensure traceability to functionality.  
• Advise on user‑experience approach across programmes. 

Mandatory (Must‑have) attributes

• Proven leadership across strategy‑level analysis, enterprise modelling, requirements strategy, stakeholder engagement, and methods & tools direction.  
• Ability to bridge business and technical perspectives, including supplier engagement.  

Nice‑to‑have attributes

• Hands‑on Enterprise/Business Architecture planning experience. 
• Track record scaling best practice across communities and mentoring senior BAs.