Change Business Analyst at Aberdeen Equity

City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

21 Feb, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

23 Nov, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Change Management, Agile Methodologies, Project Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Business Analysis, Risk Management, Documentation, Process Improvement, Communication Skills, Leadership, Analytical Skills, UAT Testing, Functional Specifications, Data Flow Diagrams, Business Process Flows, Team Collaboration

Industry

Financial Services

Description

Job Description At Aberdeen, our ambition is to be the UK’s leading Wealth & Investments group. Strengthening talent and culture is one of our strategic priorities. We strive to make Aberdeen a great place to work so that we can attract and retain the industry’s best talent. Our people put our stakeholders at the heart of everything they do by helping us to make a positive difference to the lives of our clients, customers, colleagues, shareholders, and society. We are focused on growing our direct and advised wealth platforms and repositioning our specialist asset management business to meet client demand. We are committed to providing excellent client service, supported by leading technology and talent. Aberdeen comprises three businesses, interactive investor (ii), Investments, and Adviser, each of which focuses on meeting and adapting to our clients’ evolving needs: interactive investor, the UK’s second largest direct-to-consumer investment platform, enables individuals in the UK to plan, save, and invest in the way that works for them. Our Adviser business provides financial planning solutions and technology for UK financial advisers, enabling them to create value for their customers. Our Investments business is a specialist asset manager that focuses on areas where we have both strength and scale to capitalise on the key themes shaping the market, through either public markets or alternative asset classes. About the Department The Corporate Tribe is a dynamic, cross-functional organisational unit focused on driving innovation, collaboration, and value delivery across key business areas. It operates through autonomous squads working together towards shared strategic goals, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence. Led by experienced Tribe Leads, the tribe emphasises agility, inclusivity, and strong partnerships across teams to ensure alignment with company strategy and swift delivery of change initiatives. This environment encourages shared ownership, knowledge exchange, and creativity, enabling the tribe to adapt quickly to evolving business needs and deliver impactful solutions efficiently. About the Role The Change Business Analyst plays a critical role in driving and supporting change initiatives within the Corporate Tribe by bridging the gap between business needs and technical solutions. This role involves managing small to medium projects using agile and hybrid methodologies, ensuring effective planning, prioritization, and risk management to meet strategic objectives. The role requires close collaboration with stakeholders, product owners, and delivery teams to define scope, create business cases, and maintain project deliverables. The Change Business Analyst also leads the gathering and validation of business requirements, supports change management activities such as test planning and operational readiness, and drives continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to enhance processes and systems. Strong communication, leadership, and analytical skills are essential to foster an inclusive team environment and deliver successful change outcomes aligned with organisational goals. Key Responsibilities Leading and managing change initiatives across business areas and projects in a hybrid Business Analyst/Project Management capacity Fully own and deliver projects from initiation to completion, without reliance on a separate Project Manager Proactively shape and prioritise work, managing conflicting demands, and facilitating consensus among diverse stakeholders. Coordinating and engaging stakeholders to define scope and priorities. Planning and prioritising delivery with clear dependency mapping. Aligning and readying the business for successful change adoption. Managing risks, issues, and quality across all projects. Supporting agile methodologies and adapting frameworks to project needs. Elicit and document business requirements and process improvements, as defined by the business and/or project. Lead and facilitate meetings and workshops, producing clear documentation, including Business Requirement Documents, user stories, and acceptance criteria. Create Functional and Non-Functional Specifications, Business Process Flows and Data Flows. Analyse complex and large-scale business and technical projects, including comprehensive reviews of end- to-end data and operating models. Support business users through UAT testing and obtain sign-off from key stakeholders. About the Candidate The ideal candidate will possess the following: Demonstrable experience initiating, planning, and delivering formal projects, ideally with budgets up to £5m Extensive experience in a hybrid BA/PM role in Financial Services and ability to manage change initiatives within complex organisations Experience in delivering corporate projects (Risk, Legal, HR, Audit etc) Successfully delivered complex change projects requiring changes to corporate systems Preferably an accreditation (e.g., PRINCE2, PMP, Agile PM) although not essential Practical knowledge of agile methodologies and tools. Experience in facilitating meetings and workshops, and in preparing documentation such as Business Requirement Documents, Functional Specification Documents, Business Process Flows, and Data Flow Diagrams. Expertise in eliciting, analysing, validating requirements, and building partnerships with business and technology teams. Demonstrate strong application and solution knowledge. Proven ability to gather and validate detailed business requirements and lead process improvements. Experience coordinating stakeholders, managing risks, and delivering projects using agile and hybrid methodologies. Strong interpersonal and communication skills to engage leadership, teams, and third-party suppliers effectively. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you have a disability and would like to apply to one of our UK roles under the Disability Confident Scheme, please notify us by completing the relevant section in our candidate questionnaire. One of our team will reach out to support you through your application process. Our benefits There's more to working life than coming home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn, get involved and be supported. When you join us, your reward will be one of the best around. This includes 40 days’ annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, a discretionary performance-based bonus (where applicable), private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits – including gym discounts, season ticket loans and access to an employee discount portal. You can read more about our benefits here. Our business Enabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do. Our business is structured around three distinct areas – our vectors of growth – focused on our clients’ changing needs. You can find out more about what we do here. An inclusive way of working Whatever way you like to work, if you have the talent and commitment to join our team, we’d like to hear from you. At Aberdeen we’ve adopted a ‘blended working’ approach. This approach combines the benefits of face-to-face collaboration, coaching and connecting in our offices with the flexibility of working from home. It enables colleagues to find a balance that works for their roles, their teams, our clients and our business. An inclusive culture, where diverse perspectives drive our actions, is at the core of who we are and what we do. If you need assistance with your application, or a reasonable adjustment to your interview arrangements – for example, because you are neurodivergent, or have a physical, sensory, cognitive, mental, visible or invisible disability – please let us know and we’ll be happy to help. We’re committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense – this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance. We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone. If you need assistance or an adjustment due to a disability please let us know as part of your application and we will assist. At Aberdeen, our ambition is to be the UK’s leading Wealth & Investments group. We are focused on growing our direct and advised wealth platforms and repositioning our specialist asset management business to meet client demand. We are committed to providing excellent client service, supported by leading technology and talent. You can find out more about what we do here. Aberdeen comprises three businesses, interactive investor (ii), Investments and Adviser, each of which focuses on meeting and adapting to our clients’ evolving needs.

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Responsibilities

The Change Business Analyst leads and manages change initiatives across business areas and projects, ensuring effective planning and prioritization. They collaborate closely with stakeholders to define project scope and maintain deliverables while driving continuous improvement.