Lead Business Analyst - HR Transformation

Expleo is seeking an experienced Lead Business Analyst to support a major HR Transformation programme spanning multiple markets. This senior role requires a strong blend of business analysis expertise, process design capability, and team leadership. You will lead a team of Business Analysts while also delivering key analysis work yourself, contributing to the successful rollout of a global HR solution.
This is an ideal opportunity for someone with significant experience in HR transformation, global process harmonisation, and stakeholder alignment across complex organisational environments.

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of up to six Business Analysts, ensuring high-quality deliverables, consistency, and analytical rigour.
• Act as the quality assurance and review point for BA outputs across requirements, process maps, documentation, and analysis artefacts.
• Own and deliver end‑to‑end requirements capture, definition, and analysis across core HR domains (e.g., Core HR, Talent, Learning, Performance, Compensation).
• Lead the development of as‑is and to‑be process maps, ensuring alignment with HR transformation goals and global design principles.
• Navigate the balance between global standardisation and local market needs, helping stakeholders make informed decisions around localisation.
• Facilitate workshops, interviews, process walkthroughs, and structured discussions with global and in‑market HR stakeholders.
• Ensure full traceability from requirements through design, build, test, and deployment, supporting programme governance and decision-making.
• Collaborate with HR SMEs, solution architects, global process owners, change specialists, and delivery teams across multiple geographies.
• Support risk/issue resolution, dependency management, and the broader programme operating model.

• Relevant third level qualification or equivalent work experience

Desirable

• Management qualification or relevant years of experience
• Additional course or certification in Business Analysis

• Strong leadership skills with proven ability to guide, mentor, and quality‑assure the work of a business analysis team.
• Expertise in requirements engineering, process modelling (e.g., BPMN), and business analysis methodologies.
• Deep understanding of HR processes and HR operating models.
• Ability to facilitate complex workshops and communicate effectively with senior global and local stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and structured thinking abilities.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and support decision‑making within a large programme environment.
• Skilled at managing the tension between global processes and local market variations.

• 8–10+ years of Business Analysis experience, ideally including leadership of BA teams or Lead BA roles.
• Significant experience in HR Transformation programmes, whether technology‑enabled or process‑focused.
• Proven track record of operating in global, multi‑market environments with diverse stakeholder groups.
• Demonstrated experience delivering HR process design, requirements definition, and transformation analysis.
• Experience with HR platforms (e.g., Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM, Cornerstone, etc.) is beneficial but not essential.
• Experience working within large‑scale programme structures with cross‑functional delivery teams.

At Expleo, we are committed to providing a competitive salary and substantial benefits offering with unique wellbeing, financial and employee recognition programmes.

We pride ourselves on our diverse and inclusive culture and offer a variety of family friendly policies and enhanced leave to help you achieve a healthy work life balance.

By providing significant learning and development opportunities, we encourage individual growth and success throughout your career with us.

• Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges
• We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects
• Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses
• Competitive company benefits such as medical and dental insurance, pension, life assurance, employee wellbeing programme, sports and social events, birthday hampers and much more!
• Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and question the status quo.

“We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age”.

At Expleo, we understand that many people experience impostor syndrome throughout their lifetime, please do not let this discourage you from applying for this role. Our Talent Acquisition Team welcomes all CV’s and will consider your application in line with the values, requirements and role competencies.