Business Analyst

  • Howdens Joinery Ltd
  • Northampton, Northamptonshire
  • 30/05/2026
Full time Information Technology Telecommunications Management Business Analyst

Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a new Business Analyst to join us and play a pivotal role in shaping successful project outcomes across our Infrastructure platforms and people systems.

This is a permanent role based at our office in Brackmills Business Park, Northampton working onsite 4 days per week with 1 from home with occasional travel to other sites.

What you'll be doing
  • Play a key role in delivering technology and people system projects that drive real business value.
  • Work across a wide range of initiatives, partnering with stakeholders and technical teams to ensure requirements are clearly defined and successfully delivered.
  • Engaging with stakeholders to understand business needs and problem statements
  • Facilitating workshops to gather requirements, risks, and dependencies
  • Producing process flows (As-Is and To-Be) and detailed requirements documentation
  • Translating business needs into user stories and acceptance criteria
  • Collaborating with Architecture teams to define non-functional requirements
  • Ensuring requirements are validated throughout project delivery
  • Acting as the bridge between business and technical teams to ensure clear communication
  • Driving continuous improvement and best practice across the BA community
What we need from you
  • We're looking for a proactive and confident Business Analyst who is comfortable working across complex projects and engaging with stakeholders at all levels.
  • Proven experience as a Business Analyst
  • Strong skills in requirements gathering, documentation, and process modelling
  • Experience facilitating workshops and working with diverse stakeholder groups
  • Experience using is advantageous
  • Knowledge of BA tools and techniques (e.g. Visio, Lucidchart, Azure DevOps, Jira,)
  • Experience working on infrastructure-related projects
  • Understanding of Agile and Waterfall methodologies
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
  • A collaborative approach, with the confidence to challenge and influence when needed
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
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Exceptional Reward and Recognition events