Senior Business Analyst

PEI Group is a subscriber-focused business intelligence company that focuses on private investment markets in real estate, infrastructure, private equity, private debt, and specialist sector-specific activities within private asset classes. We provide industry-leading journalism, data, and market insight to subscribing clients via a wide portfolio of specialist brands supported by our robust and scalable digital publishing, analytics, and database platform.

Since its inception in 2001, we have grown into a subscriber-focused business intelligence company with our multi-talented global team of over 400 people spread across EMEA, USA & Asia. We aim to inform and connect investment professionals across global, specialised markets.

As a Senior Business Analyst, you will report to the Lead Business Analyst and support the successful execution of existing and new subscription data and information, events, and related membership products. You will also liaise between business stakeholders and IT teams in analysing, defining, and documenting business requirements for data and analytics projects and change initiatives that support and contribute to the company’s growth.

Roles and responsibilities:

• Collaborating with internal stakeholders, Product management, and the product software delivery teams to analyse user needs and functional requirements.
• Creating artefacts, including user stories, Product Backlog Items, specification or support documents, process flows and carrying out related admin tasks
• Working with software engineers and other cross-functional roles as required throughout each sprint
• Analysing, testing and implementing new functionality as part of a larger project team
• Collecting, understanding, and transmitting the project's business requirements and translating these into functional and non-functional specifications.
• Liaising with Software Engineers, Project Managers, QA team, UX team and other stakeholders during various stages of the Project.
• Assist in project planning, estimation, and resource allocation.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date project documentation throughout the project lifecycle.
• Identify areas for process optimization and efficiency enhancement.

Key Requirements:

• A minimum of 6+ years’ experience as a Business Analyst on a transformation project or as a member of an IT solution delivery team is required.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office tools, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of SDLC methodologies (Agile methodology experience preferable).
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks and priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to interact effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
• Analytical mindset, capable of critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Good to Haves:

• A minimum of 3+ years’ experience working on complex analysis of datasets and data validation.
• A minimum of 3+ years’ experience in Data query languages, Data Mapping & Data Modelling