Senior Business Analyst

An experienced Senior Business Analyst is required to support the delivery of a large-scale data marketplace programme. The role will focus on data governance, data modelling, taxonomy development, data-sharing frameworks, and stakeholder engagement. You will help define standards, governance models, and processes that enable secure, effective, and scalable data collaboration.

Client Details

Our client is a leading public sector organisation delivering large-scale data and digital initiatives that support economic growth, collaboration, and innovation across the UK. This programme offers the opportunity to contribute to a high-profile data transformation project with significant national impact.

Description

• Develop data-sharing rulebooks, agreements, and reusable governance templates.
• Define and maintain tourism-related data taxonomies, metadata standards, and schema guidance.
• Design governance frameworks including participation criteria, change management processes, and dispute resolution mechanisms.
• Work with technical teams to align business governance requirements with platform implementation.
• Create guidance on data harmonisation, structure, and interoperability across multiple data sources.
• Develop toolkits and standards for data uploads, metadata management, and collaboration.
• Capture lessons learned from programme participants and drive continuous improvement.
• Define accreditation and trust mark frameworks for data suppliers and consumers.
• Assess conformity assessment models and recommend appropriate assurance approaches.
• Establish security and data protection baselines in collaboration with legal and information security teams.
• Produce business analysis artefacts including process maps, requirements documents, operating models, and RACI matrices.
• Facilitate workshops and stakeholder engagement sessions across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Support programme governance through reporting, risk management, and steering group documentation.

Profile: A successful Senior Business Analyst should have:

• Proven experience as a Senior Business Analyst within data-driven, platform, or marketplace environments.
• Strong knowledge of data governance frameworks, stewardship, ownership models, data quality, and access controls.
• Experience developing data models, taxonomies, metadata standards, and schema frameworks.
• Demonstrable experience creating data-sharing agreements, licensing frameworks, or governance rulebooks.
• Understanding of data catalogue and governance platforms such as Databricks Unity Catalog or similar.
• Knowledge of accreditation, assurance, and conformity assessment approaches.
• Good understanding of UK GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018, Cyber Essentials, or equivalent security standards.
• Strong workshop facilitation and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent written communication and documentation capabilities.
• Ability to translate complex governance concepts for non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience working independently and managing deliverables end-to-end.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good working knowledge of Databricks or similar Data & AI platforms.

Job Offer

• A competitive day rate of £650 to £750, dependent on the level of experience.
• Contract role with opportunities to contribute to meaningful projects.