Sword is a leading provider of business technology solutions within the Energy, Public and Finance Sectors, driving real transformation change within our clients. We use proven technology, specialist teams and domain expertise to build solid technical foundations across platforms, data and business applications. We have a passion for using technology to solve business problems, working in partnership with our clients to help in achieving their goals.
We’re seeking a dynamic and experienced Senior Business Analyst / Project Manager to lead and deliver operational improvement initiatives within our Aberdeen-based team. This hybrid role blends strategic business analysis with hands-on project management, offering the opportunity to shape impactful solutions across our operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the subject matter expert for business analysis and quality assurance processes.
- Continuously refine business and operational workflows to enhance efficiency, timeliness, and cost-effectiveness.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to identify and solve business challenges using IT, IM, and emerging technologies.
- Develop solution proposals with clear cost-benefit analysis and implementation plans.
- Model current and future business processes, identifying pain points and improvement opportunities.
- Define solution specifications and lead changes across processes, technology, and organisational structures.
- Oversee project delivery, ensuring alignment with scope, budget, and timelines.
- Drive adoption of solutions and ensure realisation of planned benefits.
- Build strong stakeholder relationships through professional communication and influence.
- Negotiate and agree on sustainable, secure, and cost-effective solutions with business and IT stakeholders.
- Proven experience in both Business Analysis and Project Management.
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
- Expertise in:
- Design
- Documentation
- Requirements Gathering
- Practiced in:
- Presentations
- Methodology
- Planning
- Experience with Maximo is a significant advantage.
At Sword, our core values and culture are based on caring about our people, investing in training and career development and building inclusive teams where we are all encouraged to contribute to achieve success.
We offer comprehensive benefits designed to support your professional development and enhance your overall quality of life. In addition to a Competitive Salary, here's what you can expect as part of our benefits package:
Personalised Career Development: We create a development plan customised to your goals and aspirations, with a range of learning and development opportunities within a culture that encourages growth.
Flexible working: Flexible work arrangements to support your work-life balance. We can’t promise to always be able to meet every request, however are keen to discuss your individual preferences to make it work where we can.
A Fantastic Benefits Package: This includes generous annual leave allowance, enhanced family friendly benefits, pension scheme, access to private health, well-being, and insurance schemes, an employee assistance programme, discounted cash plan and more…..
At Sword we are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, ensuring that all applicants receive fair and equal consideration for employment, regardless of whether they meet every requirement. If you don’t tick all the boxes but feel you have some of the relevant skills and experience we’re looking for, please do consider applying and highlight your transferable skills and experience. We embrace diversity in all its forms, valuing individuals regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Your perspective and potential are important to us.
If we can do anything to help make the hiring process more accessible, please let our talent acquisition team know when you apply so we can support any adjustments.
