Senior Agile Business Analyst Sheffield

Nimble Approach are a rapidly growing Product & Tech consultancy who deliver value and enhance organisations. We pride ourselves on delivering great projects to multiple clients in different industries including Education, Government, Betting & Gaming, Utilities, Fintech, Manufacturing, Healthcare and more, so there is lots of opportunity to try out new things! We believe in delivering value at pace and enhancing the organisations that we work with. This would not be possible without our amazing Nimble specialists who leave their mark everywhere they go. Our projects are diverse and different, just like our ways of working and our people. One of our key focuses is maintaining a strong culture of pragmatic, skilled, egoless people who collaborate to get things done and have lots of fun along the way.

We currently have offices in Sheffield (our HQ), Leeds & Manchester; however, a lot of us work remotely. We prefer for everyone to work however is best for them - all we ask is that people go into the office a few times a month and for team / client meetings when required.

As we grow, we are looking for brilliant Agile Business Analysts to join our existing teams. We are looking for people with Senior level experience (SFIA level 4).

You will be passionate about your craft and have experience in delivering business value through software solutions, following the full SDLC lifecycle. We're proud of our collaborative Product & Design capability that consists of Agile Business Analysts, Product Managers and User Centred Designers and would love for you to be a part of it.

Due to the nature of our clients, we can be flexible with different backgrounds / experience and technologies, but we are looking for:

• Experience in a Business Analyst or Product Owner role in an agile development environment, working directly with a multidisciplinary team throughout the SDLC.
• Ability to analyse business and technical domains. Specifically business intelligence data, user feedback, people, processes and data flows.
• User journey mapping to ensure a holistic view of the product.
• Eliciting and writing Epics and User Stories using INVEST principles with agreed acceptance criteria.
• Backlog management & prioritisation. Creation of initial backlog and ongoing refinement & prioritisation based on value, cost and risk.
• Facilitation of product demos and User Acceptance Testing of features.
• Data driven decision making. Ability to use data analytics to validate assumptions, measure product success and iterate on features.
• Stakeholder management and effective communication skills.
• Workshop facilitation with business stakeholders, users and technical team members.

• Product Roadmap creation, maintenance and communication
• Collaboration with other BAs and POs within a larger Product team
• Experience in agile delivery roles such as Scrum Master
• Previous consultancy or contractor experience

• Simplifying requirements, so they are easily understood across the whole team
• Leadership skills
• Strategic thinking - strong understanding of why projects are being done
• Ability to ask tough questions and push back professionally and creatively
• Deployed on new projects in a variety of industries
• Assess context and make recommendations to best serve the needs of a project
• Contribute to Nimble's wider Product & Design Capability
• Strong problem-solving ability
• Ability to influence others to ensure the success of the organisation and projects
• Confident at presenting at the senior executive level

• Private healthcare for you and a family member through Westfield Health
• Multiple Qualified Mental Health First Aiders with regular 1-1's available
• £2k champion fund to spend as you wish on your own L&D
• Referral scheme (£3,000) for every successful applicant
• Dedicated time to spend on your L&D, including time to complete courses and qualifications
• Flat organisational structure with lots of career progression opportunities
• Laptop and any practicable equipment provided (either a Mac or Windows)
• Regular Nimble Socials (both virtual & physical) including Escape rooms, Gin tasting, Lunches, Award nights, Bowling, Bouldering and more!
• Relaxed and fun working environment
• Engaging and collaborative communities to be involved in
• A chance to be involved in company OKRs and shape how we will be in the future
• 25 days holiday allowance + bank holidays
• Company pension (with employer contributions)

At Nimble Approach, we strongly believe that discrimination and victimisation is unacceptable. It is our duty to ensure that no employee or job applicant receives less favourable facilities or treatment (either directly or indirectly) in recruitment or employment on grounds of age, disability, gender / gender reassignment, marriage / civil partnership, pregnancy / maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation (the protected characteristics).

Our aim is that our workforce will be truly representative of society and each employee feels respected and able to give their best. We want everyone at Nimble and those applying to join us to feel safe, supported and encouraged so if we can make any adjustments to help with your application or you require any assistance please reach out to us on and we are happy to help