Senior Business Analyst

Senior Business Analyst opportunity at Fortescue. Location: Perth – Fortescue's Perth office is on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk people of the Noongar nation. Roster: Monday to Friday. The Senior Business Analyst will identify business needs, analyse systems, and ensure solutions align with business goals. They will work closely with stakeholders, both business and technical, to define requirements, design solutions, and implement strategies that drive efficiency and effectiveness across the organisation. This role will provide direction to other business analysts, collaborate with stakeholders, and provide expert insights to guide high-level decision making. The Senior Business Analyst conducts in-depth analysis of business operations, identifies pain points and opportunities for improvement, and aligns business needs with system requirements.

• Lead and oversee business analysis activities on projects, ensuring adherence to timelines and quality standards.
• Mentor and guide junior business analysts, assign tasks, review work, and foster team collaboration.
• Prepare comprehensive reports and presentations to communicate analysis results, insights, and recommendations to relevant stakeholders.
• Provide expertise during the implementation of new systems, ensuring they align with business processes and objectives.
• Lead interviews, workshops and surveys to elicit detailed business requirements from stakeholders.
• Assess business needs by conducting analysis of business operations.
• Develop and evaluate potential solutions to address business needs including feasibility assessment, cost-benefit analysis and project scope definition.
• Manage key stakeholders, effectively communicate findings and recommendations to diverse stakeholders including senior management, technical teams and end-users.
• Support the transition to new systems or processes by providing training and documentation.
• Design, document and maintain business process diagrams and requirements.
• Managing stakeholder communication.

• Degree in Computer Science, Business or similar field (desirable).
• 10+ years of work experience in a Business Analyst role.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Experience in conducting requirement gathering workshops and gap analysis.
• Experience in developing business analysis documents using tools such as JIRA and Confluence.
• Experience in providing product strategy decision making.
• Experience working in Agile teams and knowledge of Scrum ceremonies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication to clearly articulate complex concepts to various audiences.
• Proficient in business analysis methodologies and tools (e.g., Agile, Waterfall, UML, BPMN).
• Strong analytical skills; understanding of business operations, financial metrics and industry trends.
• Capability to build relationships and manage expectations with diverse stakeholders.
• Problem-solving and conflict-resolution ability.
• Familiarity with software development lifecycle; knowledge of data management systems is desirable.
• Knowledge of generating process documentation and release and change management activities.

Be part of something big. Fortescue is leading the world with our plan to decarbonise our iron ore operations, harness renewable energy, and develop technology that will change our planet forever.

Fortescue celebrates individual strengths and team members are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Our global workforce drives an inclusive culture across our organisation and the communities we interact with. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations peoples, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ community, gender diversity, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with multiple diverse characteristics. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

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Internal candidates / current contractors please apply via Success Factors Careers Portal. For further information on how to apply please visit the Fortescue Hub.

Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. Fortescue will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.

Location: Perth, Western Australia