FILLED (ref # DB6114) Business Analyst, Financial Services

Interim Business Analyst,
Financial Services
Canary Wharf,
6 months +,
£400 per day
ASAP start.

Role Summary
Our Financial Services client requires an experienced business analyst with excellent stakeholder management skills to work in their IS and Business Change portfolio.

Role
The main purpose of the role is to facilitate effective communication between the business, IT and 3rd party suppliers in order to gather a set of business requirements which can be used to drive efficient delivery of process and / or system solutions.

Specific responsibilities include:

* Developing strong working relationships with key business stakeholders to establish trust and credibility in representing the business needs and requirements
* Working closely with fellow BAs, and each of the IS functional teams (in particular PMG), to ensure that IS is aligned with business requirements throughout the entire project lifecycle
* Working with business users and members of the other IS functional teams to contribute to a technology strategy that drives continuous business process improvement
* Facilitating strong engagement with business unit stakeholders to ensure the adoption of technology-based solutions by the business
* Fostering innovation and being an active contributor to the ongoing learning and development of the BA team through knowledge sharing and being an advocate for better practice.

Key Skills and Requirements
Essential

* 5 years + experience of business analysis across the full project lifecycle (e.g.facilitation, requirements gathering, documentation, testing)
* BA experience gained within large structured business environments (preferably in Financial Services) on complex programmes with significant IT and third party supplier components.
* Excellent stakeholder engagement, relationship management and inter-personal skills
- the ability to influence outcomes where appropriate, ensuring IS and business alignment, negotiate needs and expectations across multiple stakeholders

Desired

* Educated to degree level- with additional qualifications advantageous (e.g. ISEB
certification)
* Exposure to Financial Services or working on projects in a similar regulated business environment
* Good working knowledge of RUP or UML and experience of delivering Use Case notation in documentation

FILLED (ref # DM4196) Telecom, Media and Entertainment Consultants

PERMANENT Telecom Media & Entertainment Consultants
London Based HQ, travel to clients in M4 Corridor,
Competitive Salary (unlikely to be more than £50,000)
Immediate start.

Role Summary
Our client is the UK operating company of an Italian IT Group. The company started over 16 years ago in Italy and since then has expanded globally into Europe and beyond (eight countries). They have an annual revenue of £440 M with over 3000 consultants across the full range of innovative technology solutions, servicing all aspects of Digital Media.

The UK company is a rapidly expanding specialist Telecomm Media & Entertainment consultancy with its own P&L. They are looking for dynamic, ambitious and entrepreneurial Consultants who have a proven track record within consultancy and past experience within the Telecom environment to join them on a PERMANENT basis.

Details
The Role involves working on Client Projects, introducing new leading edge technology solutions in the Telecom Media and Entertainment space.

Key skills and Requirements
Mandatory

* Proven experience in Consultancy
* Proven experience within the Telecoms Media & Entertainment market
* Strong work ethic, pro-active and driven and able to show clear examples of innovative thinking and where obstacles have been overcome

Desirable

A technology background in any of the following are seen as highly desirable;
* Networking
* Network Security
* Intelligent Network
* NMS
* OSS

FILLED (ref DM4194) New Digital Media Business Leader

New Digital Media Business Leader
PERMANENT,
London Based,
£ Six Figure Package,
Immediate start

Role Summary
Our Client is the subsidiary of an Italian Business Services Company with a number of service offerings including Consulting, Systems Integration, Application Management and Business Process Outsourcing.

It has a particular focus on New Communication Channels and Digital Media including Social Networking, Cloud Computing and the Internet.

The business is growing solidly and has some very good prospects within the UK market.
Currently the MD is looking to reinforce his team with a "Big 5 type" senior manager who can help to bring the business to the next level.

This is a Permanent Position based in London.

Details
This individual will have the following responsibilities:


* Leading, motivating and mentoring a team, not just managing it
* Innovating, and generating outside of the box thinking and attitudes
* Client and account management for day to day activities but also identifying and creating new opportunities
* Pre-sales and bid management
* Delivering complex engagements and managing client situations with a pragmatic but strategic approach
* Being involved in recruiting and talent building activities

Key skills and Requirements
* Experience in New Digital Media especially Security and Networking
* Self motivated with the experience and Leadership skills to drive a growing IT business.
* Strong Client handling skills and ability to manage complex programmes. Should be able to sell "without selling" and develop a trust based approach with clients.

FILLED (ref # DM4195) Oracle Cost Management Consultants

Oracle Cost Management Consultants
Interim, 6 months,
London Based
£600 per day,
Immediate start

Role Summary
We are working with a large Consultancy Organisation who have a Project with a Bank for which they require additional resources. The requirement is for Consultants with Oracle Financial Experience. They require Consultants who have worked over the full life cycle on one or more implementations of the Cost Management and Purchase to Pay Modules. If you have had experience in this area please let us know.