Business Analyst at Howdens

We are looking for another Business Analyst to join our busy Digital & Business Systems Product Delivery Team based in Howden, Yorkshire. As a FTSE 100 business with an ambitious growth agenda, this role offers an excellent opportunity to work closely with the Digital & Business Systems team on a broad range of manufacturing, digital or trade projects

The team work in the office 4 days a week with 1 day from home. 

What will I be doing as a Business Analyst?

• Build strong relationships with stakeholders and understand their needs.
• Run workshops to gather requirements and identify risks and dependencies.
• Create process maps (current and future) and documentation to support changes.
• Document requirements in tools like Azure DevOps and turn them into user stories with clear acceptance criteria.
• Work with architects to define non-functional requirements and project metrics.
• Refine user stories with product, development, testing, and architecture teams to prepare for upcoming sprints.
• Validate requirements during delivery to ensure they meet business needs and acceptance criteria is met.
• Actively participate in team meetings, sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Act as a bridge between business and technical teams for clear communication.
• Maintain strong stakeholder relationships and provide regular updates.
• Promote and lead best practices in Business Analysis across the team and department.

What do we need from you

• Minimum of 3 years Business Analysis experience is desirable.
• Proficiency with BA tools and techniques, i.e. Visio, Lucid chart, Azure DevOps, Jira, facilitation and elicitation.
• Experience managing complex business solutions.
• Understanding of both Agile and Waterfall principles, and when to use the right methodology.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Experienced in meeting facilitation, with the ability to run successful sessions with various groups of people to ensure a successful outcome
• Prioritise effectively and be comfortable taking ownership of issues and facilitating their resolution.
• Ability to challenge technology and business process, when necessary, to ensure the right solution delivers the optimal business process.
• Qualification in Business Analysis is desirable i.e. Requirements Engineering, Business Process Modelling, Agile Business Analysis.
• Experience in the Trade, Retail and Digital sectors desirable.

What we can offer you

• Competitive salary and annual company bonus
• Excellent pension scheme (company contribution of up to 12%)
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays with the option to buy additional days
• Staff Discount
• Free lunch onsite
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Exceptional Reward and Recognition events

End Date; 26th March 2026