Senior Business Analyst

Farrow & Ball - Senior Business Analyst - Wimborne (Hybrid)

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to join our team in Wimborne. We are offering this position on a full time, permanent basis.

Farrow & Ball is a luxury British lifestyle brand that prides itself in creating richly pigmented paint and handcrafted wallpaper, using print methods dating back 300 years and the finest quality ingredients.

The unique Farrow & Ball look transforms modern and traditional homes, large and small, inside and out. Established in Dorset in 1946, we have grown over the last 80 years and now proudly have 60 showrooms worldwide with a global network of stockists.

The key to our success is the people behind the paint: from the team handcrafting each tin to showroom staff to support functions, our shared passion ensures customers have a positive, engaging experience at every stage of their journey with us.

The Senior IT Business Analyst is responsible for leading business analysis activities across strategic technology and business transformation initiatives. The role acts as the bridge between business stakeholders, project teams, technology specialists, and third-party suppliers to ensure that solutions deliver measurable business value.

This role provides leadership across the requirements lifecycle, drive process improvement initiatives, support technology strategy development, and ensure that investment decisions align with business objectives and enterprise architecture principles.

What we expect from you

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Business Analysis
  • Lead discovery and analysis activities for major business transformation programmes.
  • Partner with senior business leaders to understand strategic objectives and identify opportunities for improvement.
  • Support technology roadmaps and digital transformation strategies and working with the Solution Architect, evaluate business capabilities, operating models, processes, and technology landscapes
• Requirements Leadership
  • Own and govern business and functional requirements across multiple projects, translating complex business needs into clear and structured requirements.
• Solution Design & Delivery
  • Provide leadership during solution assessment and option evaluation activities.
  • Support estimation, planning, budgeting, and resource prioritisation.
• Project & Change Support
  • Support digital transformation projects from concept through to implementation, acting as Lead Business Analyst across complex programmes and portfolios.
  • Support programme governance activities and steering committees, as a trusted advisor throughout project lifecycles.
• Stakeholder Management
  • Build strong working relationships across all business functions.
  • Influence decision-making at senior leadership level.

Key Attributes

• Experience delivering enterprise technology projects with proven business process modelling and improvement expertise.
• Demonstrated experience leading analysis activities within complex programmes.
• Experience supporting digital transformation programmes and working within Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery models.
• ERP implementation or enhancement experience (IFS, SAP, Oracle, Dynamics).
• Exposure to business architecture or enterprise architecture frameworks.

What you can expect from us

• 25 days' annual leave (increasing with length of service) plus bank holidays
• Annual salary reviews, based on individual performance
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
• Generous staff discount on F&B products
• Access to our retail discounts platform
• Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 support
• Health Cash Plan
• Company Sick Pay
• Group Pension Scheme, matched by F&B
• Life Assurance
• Refer a Friend scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Season Ticket Loans for travel

At Farrow & Ball we are committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our people, with an aim to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers. Applicants will be considered for employment based only on skills/experience and never based off of race, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or family status, including pregnancy.