Business Analyst Team Lead

Business Analyst Team Leader
Salary: £65k + bonuses & benefits
Hours: 9-5pm
Locations: Ipswich, Chelmsford, Cambridge or Norwich (3 days pw, one of which must be in Ipswich)

We're looking for a hands-on BA Team Leader to manage a distributed team of six, with core IT functions based in Ipswich. This role requires a blend of strong leadership and excellent delivery capability.

About the Role

You'll lead and coach a cross-functional team, driving Agile best practice and ensuring high-quality delivery of products and business change initiatives. Around 30% of your time will focus on team leadership, with the remainder spent on hands-on project delivery, business analysis, and shaping product delivery processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and develop a team of BAs, Scrum Masters and QAs.

• Champion Agile practices and help the business transition toward a product-led mindset.

• Own delivery plans, roadmaps, and quarterly planning activities.

• Oversee requirements gathering, analysis, solution design and documentation.

• Guide the design and build of product delivery elements across the organisation.

• Manage Agile squads, deliver projects to scope and schedule, and maintain strong stakeholder relationships.

• Lead testing strategy and QA processes.

About You

• Strong experience as a Scrum Master or Agile delivery lead.

• Proven track record managing Agile delivery teams.

• Confident in SDLC, requirements analysis, test planning and cross-functional delivery.

• Skilled in coaching, team development and driving business change.

If you're a proactive leader who combines people management with hands-on delivery expertise, we'd love to hear from you.