Lead Business Analyst - Cheshire/Glasgow

About The Role

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking an experienced Lead Business Analyst (Lead BA) to work for our client within the pensions and insurance sector. This is initially a 2-month contract, based in Cheshire or Glasgow.

As a Lead Business Analyst, you will provide senior business analysis expertise across significant projects and programmes of change. You will work closely with senior stakeholders to investigate complex business challenges, understand existing processes and shape effective solutions that balance risk, cost, benefits, technical constraints and operational requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the investigation, documentation and analysis of current business processes, identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Assess alternative approaches and recommend effective solutions based on feasibility, risk, cost and benefits.
• Deliver advanced business and process modelling across significant projects and programmes of change, working with senior stakeholders to validate outcomes.
• Facilitate scoping and business priority setting for large or complex change initiatives, selecting appropriate methods to capture and represent business requirements.
• Champion effective business analysis practices, applying appropriate tools, methods and standards while providing guidance and support to less experienced colleagues.

• Extensive experience in Business Analysis, including working across complex business and technology change.
• Strong capability in business analysis, process modelling, solution design and business concepts.
• Proven experience of establishing and maintaining trusted relationships with senior business stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex concepts and clearly articulate requirements and drivers for change.
• Strong commercial and customer focus, with the ability to assess the practicality of different solutions and balance technical limitations with operational requirements.

FDM is an award-winning global leader in tech and business talent solutions, backed by more than 35 years of industry experience. We have centres across Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 2500 employees. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer, currently listed on the FTSE4Good Index and as a 2026 Financial Times UK ‘Best Employer’.

Diversity and Inclusion

FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.

Why join us

• Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career
• Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad
• Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field
• Annual leave and work-place pension