Specialist, Business Analytics at Pearson

Mid

Requirements Elicitation

Business Analysis

Stakeholder Management

+5 more

Job Description

Job Title: Specialist, Business Analytics

The role aligns to industry level titles such as “Business Analyst (BA)”

Role Summary

The Business Analyst (BA) ensures we are solving the right business problem. They provide deep understanding of stakeholder needs, business processes, and desired outcomes. They work closely with business users, SMEs, product owners, developers, data engineers, and QA teams.

Understand business needs and objectives
Ensure data initiatives align to business objectives
Elicit and analyze business requirements and use cases
Create user stories and process flows
Create shared understanding across stakeholders
Identify process improvement opportunities
Support testing, validation, and user acceptance activities
Act as the "voice of the business" throughout the delivery lifecycle .

Key Responsibilities

Lead requirements elicitation with stakeholders
Analyze business processes and identify improvement opportunities
Create and maintain:
Business rules and requirements documentation
Business use cases
Process models
Collaborate with technical teams to ensure requirements are feasible
Manage stakeholder communications and expectations

Required Skills

Strong requirements elicitation and analysis skills
Excellent facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management skills
Experience translating business processes into Agile requirements
Problem-solving and critical-thinking skills
Familiarity with how to influence without authority
Strong track record of consensus building and delivering value to the business
Business acumen
Experience working on data, reporting, BI, or data warehouse initiatives
Experience in Jira and Confluence

Preferred Skills

Agile/Scrum experience
Business process mapping
Data visualization tools
ETL and data warehousing concepts

Qualifications

BA or BS degree in Business, Communications, Computer Science, Information Systems, or relevant experience
Experience as a Business Analyst, Data Analyst, or related role
Knowledge of databases and reporting solutions
Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines effectively
Relevant IIBA, PMI, or Scrum Alliance certification preferred

Compensation at Pearson is influenced by factors including skill set, experience, and location.

The full-time salary range for this role is $85,000 – $100,000. This position is eligible to participate in an annual incentive program. Information on benefits can be found here.

Applications will be accepted through 10th October 2026. This window may be extended depending on business needs.

Apply today and imagine the impact you can make.

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Requirements

create user stories and process flows  
create shared understanding across stakeholders  
identify process improvement opportunities  
support testing, validation, and user acceptance activities  
act as the "voice of the business" throughout the delivery lifecycle  .

Skills

Requirements Elicitation

Business Analysis

Stakeholder Management

Agile

Process Mapping

Data Warehousing

Jira

Confluence

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Salary Range

$85k - $100k

Posted 3 weeks ago

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