Applications Business Analyst

Job description

Applications BA
Crawley (flexible on locations)
R0021333

Thales technology makes it possible for two thirds of planes to take off and land safely. Thales also protects 80% of the world's payment card transactions and is Europe's number one supplier of defence electronics. Beyond that our people have made London's Jubilee and Northern Lines 20% more efficient and have delivered more than 300 air defence radars in 26 countries. We're a leading name in our markets and a diverse, constantly evolving organisation. Join us.

Primary Purpose of the Role:

· As a member of the Business Analyst team deliver and support application services that are “best in class” to support the needs of the various businesses and functions.
· To be the primary interface between UKIS and the business in the ERP space.
· To be the primary link between the tools, the people and the processes in Thales UK.
· To use industry standard Business Analysis techniques to be able to capture requirements and propose solutions to business issues.
· Manage key internal stakeholders to ensure and promote collaboration between UKIS and the Thales UK businesses.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks:
Leadership of the Business Analysis team through:

· Manage and run functional user groups involving subject matter experts and Superusers.
· Be the accountable design authority to ensure tool and process harmonisation in the PLM space.
· Responsible for the integration of third party applications feeding in and out of PLM
· Develop and maintain the B1 Intranet pages to provide a central common point of focus for End users.
· Assisting the development and deployment of run services to ensure applications solutions provide full lifecycle management coverage.
· Agree and manage functional reporting requirements through the various reporting toolsets used in Thales, ensuring that critical business information is available in a timely and accurate manner.
· Capture, triage and delivery of Thales UK business IS requirements through process analysis, initial solution design through to delivery.
· Take part in and/or lead project work as determined in the UKISMP.
· Undertake proactive business process analysis to identify and promote solutions where business efficiency can be improved.
· Support the Thales UK businesses to adopt common processes and common toolsets.
Skills

Essential

· Good all round knowledge of applications used in key business functions (PLM, ERP, PMO tools, Reporting Platforms, etc.)
· Established Business Analysis skills to identify business need and determine solutions
· Ability to be able to deliver training material, process briefings, requirements capture, etc. to small and large audiences.
· Implement solutions whether technical and/ or process related
· Recognise the importance that data and data integrity play in managing a business and the tools that support the process.
· Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
· Team Leadership by example
· Understanding of project management principles and processes.
· Ability to drive and deliver change management activity.
· Able to deliver using established Thales project delivery processes.
· Understanding of how the different business functions interact and to be able to translate these interactions into joined up IS solutions and processes.
· Excellent skill level in common office tools (MS office suite etc).
Desirable

· Good all round knowledge of business structures and processes. How businesses work and how they use toolsets to promote efficiency
· Broad IT Knowledge (IS strategy, infrastructure, architecture, security and service management)
· Design to implementation methodologies, preferably gained through practical experience.
This is a fantastic opportunity with a global, innovative company. Join us.

Together We believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working. If you have a need for flexibility then please discuss with your Resourcing Business partner.