
Senior Business Analyst
Leonardo
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Luton • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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Senior
About the role
- Lead the design, development, and optimisation of strategic performance dashboards and reporting tools (e.g., PowerBI, JIRA), ensuring alignment with business goals and stakeholder needs.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to source, reconcile, and validate data from multiple systems (e.g., SAP, P6 Primavera, Business Objects), resolving quality issues and ensuring consistency.
- Translate complex data into clear, actionable insights for senior leadership, programme managers, and IPT teams.
- Drive continuous improvement in data management processes, identifying automation opportunities and streamlining workflows.
- Facilitate stakeholder engagement sessions, requirements gathering workshops, and user testing to ensure solutions meet evolving business needs.
- Champion data governance and best practices across the FCAS Programme.
- Mentor and support junior analysts, fostering a culture of analytical excellence and collaboration.
- Represent the Performance Team in strategic planning forums and contribute to shaping the future direction of portfolio analytics.
Requirements
- Significant experience in business or data analysis, with exposure to complex programmes or portfolio environments.
- Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and communicate complex insights clearly.
- Advanced Excel skills (including nested formulae) and strong PowerBI development experience.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a strategic mindset.
- Experience working with large, complex datasets and multiple data sources.
- Excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills, with the ability to lead cross-functional initiatives.
- Experience working in Agile environments and familiarity with Atlassian tools (JIRA, Confluence).
- Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and adaptable to changing priorities.
- Security Clearance: This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS).
Benefits
- Time to Recharge: Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year.
- Secure your Future: Benefit from our award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
- Your Wellbeing Matters: Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks championing inclusion and diversity (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing and Ethnicity).
- Rewarding Performance: All employees at management level and below are eligible for our bonus scheme.
- Never Stop Learning: Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.
- Refer a friend: Receive a financial reward through our referral programme.
- Tailored Perks: Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.
- Flexible working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
data analysisPowerBIExceldata managementdata validationdata governanceautomationanalytical skillsproblem-solvingportfolio analytics
Soft skills
interpersonal skillscollaborationcommunicationleadershipmentoringstrategic mindsetadaptabilityinfluencingdetail-orientedself-motivated
Certifications
Security ClearanceBaseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS)