Business Analyst

At Peregrine, we re always seeking Specialist Talent that have the ideal mix of skills, experience, and attitude, to place with our vast array of clients. From Business Analysts in large government organisations to Software Developers in the private sector we are always in search of the best talent to place, now.

Senior Business Analyst

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst to join a delivery-focused Scrum environment, supporting large-scale initiatives across various business areas including Insurance, and HR/SAP domains. This role requires a strong insurance-specialist background and the ability to operate at a hire-level, strategic view, not just at team or small-change level.

The successful candidate will play a key role in shaping concepts into deliverable requirements, challenging assumptions, and translating business needs into well-defined user stories for delivery teams.

Key Responsibilities:

Discovery & Shaping

• Take high-level concepts and existing business cases and shape them into clear, structured requirements
• Challenge stakeholder assumptions and proposed solutions to ensure business value and feasibility
• Scope initiatives end-to-end, not just incremental or tactical changes
• Operate confidently at programme and project level, not limited to embedded small-change Scrum work

Agile Delivery (Scrum)

• Act as the Senior BA within a Scrum team, working closely with Product Owners, Developers, and Testers
• Translate high-level requirements into detailed user stories and acceptance criteria
• Manage and maintain backlogs using JIRA
• Ensure requirements are clear, prioritised, and delivery-ready

Requirements & Analysis

• Produce high-level and detailed functional requirements as initiatives progress
• Carry out business capability modelling and mapping
• Ensure traceability from business objectives through to delivered outcomes
• Support impact analysis across systems, processes, and teams

Stakeholder Engagement & Communication

• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders across business and technology
• Communicate complex ideas clearly and confidently to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Facilitate workshops, requirement walkthroughs, and challenge sessions
• Act as a trusted advisor rather than a passive order-taker

Domain Experience (Essential)

• Insurance (core requirement)
• Exposure to Roadside Assistance environments
• Experience working with or alongside HR systems and SAP

Skills & Experience Required

Essential

• Proven experience as a Senior Business Analyst in complex, delivery-led environments
• Strong insurance domain expertise
• Extensive experience working in Agile/Scrum teams
• Hands-on experience creating and managing user stories in JIRA
• Ability to operate from concept scope high-level requirements detailed requirements delivery
• Experience with business capability modelling and mapping
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

Desirable

• Experience working on large projects or programmes, not just BAU change
• Background in regulated or enterprise-scale environments
• Experience bridging business, technology, and delivery teams

Role Focus

• This is not a role for someone who only refines tickets handed to them. It requires a Senior BA mindset someone who can challenge, shape, influence, and lead analysis activity across significant initiatives.

About Peregrine

We build workforces that deliver tech and change programmes at leading UK organisations.

By combining data science from Peregrine Intelligence, our industry-accredited Peregrine Academy, and market-leading attraction and diversity initiatives, we bridge capability gaps at all levels in public and private sector organisations. We work closely with our clients to understand their challenges and deliver flexible, long-term solutions that make a real difference. When you join Peregrine, you become part of a team that s focused on growth, both yours, our clients , and the sectors we support. You ll also get access to a full range of benefits alongside your salary.

How Specialist Talent Works

As a permanent employee at Peregrine, you ll be part of our Specialist Talent team. That means you ll work on-site or remotely with our clients, supporting them on complex, high-impact projects in Data, Digital and Business Transformation. You ll get the variety and challenge of consultancy work, with the stability and support of a permanent role. You re not a contractor - you re a valued member of our team, with access to all the same benefits, learning opportunities, and community.

Our Culture

We re curious, open, and always learning. We believe in doing great work and doing it with integrity. We support each other, share ideas freely, and celebrate progress big and small. And we care about the impact we make, whether that s helping clients solve tough problems or creating opportunities for people from all walks of life.

Diversity and Inclusion

We re proud to be a diverse team, with 20+ nationalities represented across Peregrine. We welcome people from all backgrounds and experiences, and we re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. Through our partnerships and internal initiatives, we re working to improve social mobility, reduce our environmental impact, and help our clients build more inclusive teams too.