Senior Business Analyst - Business Transformation
Melbourne CBD
6-Month Contract with possible extension

$800 - $900 a day inclusive of super

Talenza has been engaged by a leading financial services organisation to source a Senior Business Analyst for a 6-month contract to support major business transformation programs. This role operates within the PMO team and plays a critical part in shaping business requirements, refining product backlogs, and enabling successful Agile delivery across complex financial services initiatives.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Business Analyst to work closely with Product Owners, cross-functional teams, and global stakeholders to deliver high-impact business outcomes.

About You:

• Business-focused Senior Business Analyst with strong transformation experience (not heavily technical).
• Extensive experience working within Agile and Hybrid delivery environments.
• Prior experience in financial services, banking, superannuation, or wealth management is highly regarded.
• Skilled in facilitating requirement gathering workshops, including Design Thinking and Human-Centred Design approaches.
• Proven ability to operate at both high-level business strategy and detailed functional analysis.
• Experienced in managing multiple programs or streams of work simultaneously.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, engaging confidently with both business and technical teams.
• Critical thinker with strong problem-solving capabilities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Facilitate requirement gathering and refinement workshops using Design Thinking and HCD methods.
• Write clear, concise user stories with BDD acceptance criteria.
• Refine and manage product backlogs in partnership with Product Managers and Product Owners.
• Elaborate complex business rules, processes, and solution designs.
• Support prioritisation activities and contribute to MVP slicing for Agile delivery.
• Work across Agile, Hybrid, or SDLC frameworks as required to meet project needs.
• Ensure alignment of solutions with strategic objectives and financial services regulatory requirements.
• Operate within the PMO team to ensure alignment across programs and projects.

Skills and Experience:

• Demonstrated experience delivering business analysis across complex business transformation programs.
• Strong knowledge of backlog refinement, user story creation, and acceptance criteria definition.
• Experience collaborating with Product Managers, Product Owners, and cross-functional delivery teams.
• Ability to translate complex business requirements into actionable deliverables.
• Skilled in balancing detail with high-level business context and priorities.
• Comfortable managing competing priorities across multiple concurrent programs.

Benefits:

• 6-month contract with potential extension
• Work on high-profile transformation programs
• Collaborative and Agile working environment
• Opportunity to shape and influence critical business outcomes
• Flexibility with office days - Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday