Lead Business Analyst

If you live in Australia or New Zealand, you’ve likely heard of AMP. But at a time when society is changing, we are too. We’re now a nimbler business with new leadership and thinking. 

For us, these are exciting times. There’s a real potential for big thinkers to help us redefine what financial services could be. And turn our legacy into something even more positive and powerful for the future.

Help people create their tomorrow, while you create yours

We help people with their banking, super, retirement and finances. Through upturns, downturns, recessions, and major life transitions. Every day, we help people see and make more of their financial potential, so that they can create their tomorrow. And we’ve been doing it for over 170 years. 

If we do our job well, we genuinely add to the prosperity of our country and its people. 

How you'll make an impact

The Lead Business Analyst brings deep subject matter expertise in Wealth Management and Superannuation and is responsible for consulting with business and technology leaders to create their strategy and associated delivery roadmaps. 

As Lead Business Analyst, reporting into the Delivery Manager, you will be responsible for creating and defining innovative solutions and leading the work of for team of Business Analysts. 

You'll have a comprehensive understanding of the Business Analysis practices, own and drive the analysis process for the North Platform and form a business analysis community centred around continuous improvement.

As a leader in creating solutions to meet business problems, you'll be a key person for value streams their business executives and leadership teams.

What you'll bring to the role

• Business partnerships and strategy development. Consult with technology and business leaders to create solutions to drive the delivery of their strategy.
• Responsible for leading and directing analysis activities for an initiative, including leading the work of Business Analysts within a delivery squad.
• Custodian of the Business Analysis practice, processes and tools, forming a community of practice to oversee and improve the way Business Analysis is performed.
• Govern and oversee a delivery squad's analysis, documentation and processes follow set out standards, are of the highest quality (balancing efficiency) and maintain consistency over time and across the team.
• Drive continuous improvement in the delivery team's analysis output and provides constructive feedback and coaching to the team that fosters ongoing improvement.
• Lead delivery risk assessment and is responsible for identifying, raising, reporting and mitigating risks involved in and discovered through analysis activities.
• Lead the adoption of business agility, and delivery within an Agile framework, facilitating ceremonies (e.g. standups, retros) ensuring progress and continuous improvement.
• Part of the values stream leadership team working with Delivery Managers, Project Managers and Tech Leads in analysis planning, tracking and reporting activity from project and squad through to portfolio level.
• Leads the business in forming scope and initial estimates for new development ideas and proposals, contributing deep knowledge and coordinating technical experts where needed.
• Actively engages in analysis while also coordinating analysis work across the Business Analysis team to navigate complex challenges and enable efficient and effective delivery. Supports hiring and responsible for onboarding Business Analysts through mentoring and ‘buddying’.

You’ll thrive here if…

If you can adapt from BAU to the ambiguous with ease, you’ll do well here. Change is never easy, so bring your commitment, grit and growth mindset.

Because we run lean, you’ll be expected to jump in and deliver across a variety of areas. Meaning, you’ll be closer to the action and executive decisions that influence where we go next.

If you’re someone that can hold their own, you’ll find AMP quite liberating. 

Why we think you’ll love working at AMP

Doing what we’ve always done is not an option, so your clever ideas will get airtime here. You’ll be encouraged to speak up and try new things. If they don’t work, we move on – better for it.

We know there’s no one way of doing things. So, you won’t have to sacrifice who you are or how you work to fit in here. We’re inclusive and flexible in many of the ways you’d expect. And in some of the ways you wouldn’t. As long as your health and wellbeing come first - at home and at work. 

In fact, most of what makes AMP such a welcoming, enjoyable place to work are our people. Wherever you go, you’ll find moments to connect, feel valued and do meaningful work. 

Whether it’s through our first-class leaders who are invested in you and your success. Through year-round opportunities to volunteer, fundraise and give back to the community. Or in the everyday challenges you face as we work together to strengthen this great organisation. Challenges that will stretch you, amplify your potential and compound the impact you have. 

We believe in the power of inclusion and diversity

We’re dedicated to fostering inclusion, diversity, and a warm feeling of belonging at AMP. It sparks creativity, ignites innovation, and turns up the dial on the quality of our decisions and performance. This not only makes our workplace more engaged, but also leads to better connections with our customers. 

We're your allies in the search for the perfect fit - when you apply, let us know how we can support you to put your best self forward during our selection process. 

We're also committed to enhancing employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, so we enthusiastically encourage candidates from these backgrounds to apply and explore our Reconciliation Plan on our website

Ready to create your tomorrow?

If you’re someone who sees opportunity where others see challenge, come and work with us in smart, progressive ways as we transform an iconic Australian brand for the future. And, through a series of career-defining moments, create your own tomorrow.

Don’t procrastinate! We review applications when we get them, and if we discover the ideal candidate, we may close the role earlier than the advertised close date.

Looking forward to meeting you.