Lead Business Analyst - 1 Year FTC

Deloitte is the biggest professional services Firm in the world and making an impact is more than just what we do: it’s why we’re here. We’re driven to create positive progress for our clients, community, people, and the planet. This sense of purpose inspires us to work to the highest standards, to tackle the challenges that matter. 

Joining us means becoming part of a Consulting team that’s at the top of its game and growing. Working with the best people and technology in the market, you’ll tackle meaningful projects that transform the future for high-profile local and international clients. And you’ll do it as part of a people-first culture that’s supportive, collaborative and, above all, welcoming.

At Deloitte Ireland, our Technology Consulting team is committed to delivering transformative digital programmes within the financial services sector.

As a Lead Business Analyst, you will play a critical role in steering major transformation initiatives for a leading banking client in Ireland.

This position offers a unique platform to demonstrate thought leadership, manage senior stakeholder relationships, and lead high-performing teams in an Agile environment, all while driving impactful business change in a regulated setting.

Key skills and prior experience

• Extesnive experience working on complex projects and programmes as a Business Analyst within an Agile framework.
• Proven accountability for analysis during define and design phases, ensuring quality and consistency of design artefacts.
• Strong senior stakeholder management skills and demonstrated thought leadership.
• Experience leading and mentoring teams of business analysts.
• Proficiency in preparing Requirements Traceability Matrices (RTM).
• Relevant third-level qualification complemented by recognised Business Analysis certifications such as ECBA, CCBA, or CBAP.
• Expertise in eliciting information, facilitating workshops, and producing deliverables under tight deadlines using tools like Jira, MS Visio, SharePoint, and Microsoft Office.
• Excellent skills in analysing and documenting business processes, user and data functional requirements in a structured manner.
• Effective communication skills across technical teams, business stakeholders, senior management, and external parties.

What type of work will I be doing?

• Leading business analysis activities on major transformation programmes within a major financial services entity.
• Collaborating with business stakeholders to build, refine, and prioritise product backlogs.
• Facilitating workshops to develop detailed and actionable requirements.
• Providing thought leadership across the define and design phases of projects.
• Producing high-quality business deliverables including Process Maps, Business & Functional Requirements, Use Cases, User Stories, User Acceptance Criteria, and Requirements Traceability Matrices (RTM).
• Managing senior stakeholder relationships to ensure alignment and support.
• Working closely with business, development, project management, and quality assurance teams, both on-site and offshore, to deliver solutions.
• Conducting impact analysis and preparing change specifications for change requests.
• Ensuring adherence to quality and documentation standards throughout project delivery.
• Mentoring and leading teams of business analysts while driving continuous improvement in business analysis methodologies.

Who is the Hiring Manager?

The hiring manager is a distinguished leader within Deloitte’s Technology Consulting practice, recognised for a strategic and inclusive leadership style.

They champion open communication, professional development, and a culture of collaboration. Their leadership balances high expectations with empathy, fostering innovation, continuous learning, and a steadfast commitment to client excellence.

Where is this role based?

This role is based in Dublin, with a flexible working model that includes a blend of office, client site 3 days per week, and hybrid working arrangements.

For more information, please visit our Deloitte Works webpage.

If you believe that you meet most of the criteria above, we encourage you to apply. Deloitte is an equal opportunities employer and will ensure any reasonable accommodations are implemented as part of the recruitment and selection process.​

What we offer

Your reward at Deloitte is competitive, supports our purpose and enables our people to never stop growing. Your reward at Deloitte is not just your salary, we believe in investing in our people's personal and professional development and empowering their work-life balance. Our ambition is to achieve gender equality and enable continuous growth. We offer supports and benefits that suit you, wherever you are in life, including health and well-being, pension, savings, training, coaching and enhanced leave options among others.

Keep on being you. Bring your full, absolute self to work, every day. Explore, question and collaborate. Stretch your thinking, while building a career that inspires and energises you. And, whatever motivates you, keep growing both professionally and personally – because when you make an impact that matters, we do too.