Senior Business Analyst

Who We Are: At VML, we are a beacon of innovation and growth in an ever-evolving world. Our heritage is built upon a century of combined expertise, where creativity meets technology, and diverse perspectives ignite inspiration. With the merger of VMLY&R and Wunderman Thompson, we have forged a new path as a growth partner that is part creative agency, part consultancy, and part technology powerhouse.

Our global family now encompasses over 30,000 employees across 150+ offices in 64 markets, each contributing to a culture that values connection, belonging, and the power of differences.

Our expertise spans the entire customer journey, offering deep insights in communications, commerce, consultancy, CRM, CX, data, production, and technology. We deliver end-to-end solutions that result in revolutionary work. The opportunity:

Senior Business Analyst with extensive experience needed to join our team. They are a key part of the team and expected to take the initiative in ensuring the business needs of our client are fully documented, understood and met by the proposed solution. What you’ll be doing:

Gather and document complex requirements and translate them into clear user stories and acceptance criteria that can be used and interpreted by both business and technical users. This will involve planning, running and facilitating workshops, and assessing source documentation from the customer Identify and recommend options for potential solutions and assessing them for both technical and business suitability

Create logical and innovative solutions to complex problems

Present proposals to clients

Manage a scrum / delivery team through to go live

Analyse business systems in order to recommend efficiencies

Provide estimates for future analysis work

Work closely with developers and a variety of end users to ensure all solutions deliver customer satisfaction

Provide training to users of a new system as required

Communicate and collaborate with the test team

Plan and work flexibly to meet deadlines

Keep up to date with technical and industry sector advances

Maintain great client relationships at all levels of the organisation

Maintain consistently high levels of client satisfaction and effectively escalating business critical situations to as required

Manage situations and relationships both internally and externally What we want from you:

You will have extensive experience working as a Senior Business Analyst on large ecommerce projects Experience of working supplier side and managing client stakeholders and 3rd parties

Able to plan, and run large workshops with senior client stakeholders and manage senior stakeholders effectively Highly proactive, talented, enthusiastic, focused, eye for detail, professional. Keen to learn and to challenge for smarter ways of doing things; a team player proud of their work who wants to share it. You like working in a fast-paced environment and are ready to inspire outstanding online shopper experiences for consumers and brands, no matter what product, service, sector, device or channel!

You will be happy working at client locations when needed

Experience of Agile software delivery

Business Process mapping and engineering

• eCommerce and retail / brand experience
  
  
  

Production of high quality user stories and acceptance criteria

Analysis and design of systems (package integration and bespoke development)

Ability to work on your own initiative to an agreed action plan

Strong communication skills - as this role requires a high level of communication, interpersonal and presentation skills

Strong problem solving, time management and organisational skills

Strong commercial awareness and business acumen

Energetic, enthusiastic with strong attention to details If you know some of this, even better:

Scrum master qualification

Certified Scrum Product Owner

Experience working with multiple different ecommerce platforms What we can offer you: Alongside the opportunity to work with some of the most exciting brands around the world, we’ll also prioritise your career development and help you grow your skills. We’ll empower you to make a difference, allow you to be yourself, and respect who you are. AT VML Enterprise Solutions Our Enterprise Solutions division houses strategic consultants, creative and technical architects and skilled developers and operators that together help some of the world’s leading organisations to deliver outstanding digital experiences across all major routes to market worldwide: marketplaces, online retailers, D2C, B2B and social platforms. With over 4,200 experts in 55 operational centres across 34 countries, our capabilities span the entire buying journey from customer acquisition, through engagement, to conversion and loyalty, driving multi-channel growth for world-leading brands. We work with some of the most exciting brands such as The Coca-Cola Company, EY, Bosch, Unilever, Ford, DFS, Mercedes-Benz, Johnson & Johnson, Nestlé, Sainsbury’s, Selfridges, Shell and Tiffany & Co. We’ve built over 500 platforms for brands and retailers and generate in excess of $29bn annually for our clients and work with over 50 strategic partners including Adobe, SAP, Salesforce, HCL, Shopify, Sitecore, BigCommerce, commerce tools and Acquia. Our reputation is based on our people, and we believe we have some of the best in the business. As our business grows internationally, we’re looking for new people to join us on our journey to inspire and take a key role in shaping some of the best commerce solutions, services, and websites in the world. Working as a team, no problem is insurmountable; we share in our client’s successes and believe that anyone can show creative bravery no matter what their role is in the team.We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office an average of four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process. WPP (VML) is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.

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