Senior Business Analyst

BP PLC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - GBP 125,000; Full time

Job summary

An international energy company is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to bridge business goals with technology solutions. The ideal candidate should possess strong analytical skills, a Bachelor's degree, and a minimum of 3 years of experience. They will engage with users, define requirements, and improve business processes. Knowledge of commodity trading is preferred. The role offers competitive pay, bonuses, and opportunities for personal development.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Generous paid parental leave

Excellent retirement benefits

Discretionary bonuses

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience as a Business Analyst or in a similar role, 3 years minimum.
• Familiarity with business analysis tools.

Responsibilities

• Engage with users to analyze their workflows and extract insights.
• Lead workshops to define and refine business requirements.
• Build strong relationships with technology partners.
• Analyze and map business processes for improvement.

Skills

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Superb oral and written communication skills

Ability to build relationships with domain experts

Technical proficiency in data analysis

Commodity Trading domain knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related field

Tools

ADO

Power BI

Visio

Job description

Full timeSenior Business AnalystUnited Kingdom, London2026-02-051 day agoIT&S* ---* EmailFull timeRQ105261Senior Business AnalystUnited Kingdom, LondonYou have successfully copied the job URL to clipboard!Experience levelIntermediateRelocation availableThis role is not eligible for relocationTravel requiredNegligible travel should be expected with this roleExperience levelIntermediateTravel requiredNegligible travel should be expected with this roleRelocation availableThis role is not eligible for relocationJob DescriptionOur purpose is to deliver energy to the world, today and tomorrow. For over 100 years, bp has focused on discovering, developing, and producing oil and gas in the nations where we operate. We are one of the few companies globally that can provide governments and customers with an integrated energy offering. Delivering our strategy sustainably is fundamental to achieving our ambition to be a net zero company by 2050 or sooner!## About the role:A Business Analyst at bp provides enduring deep domain expertise to bridge the gap between business goals and technology solutions. Using techniques such as data analysis, customer and partner interviews and workshops, they gather, refine, and define business requirements and then collaborate with technology colleagues to deliver solutions that meet business needs, ensuring successful roll-out and adoption of solutions.## What you will deliver:* User research: Engage with users, observe and analyze their workflows, and extract relevant insights about how they perform a process and interact with a product or system. This involves uncovering pain points, process mapping, pattern recognition, and connecting learnings to potential solutions.* Requirements definition: Take responsibility for eliciting requirements through various techniques such as interviews, workshops, and document analysis. They lead workshops to assemble and refine requirements, consider tradeoffs, and ensure a clear understanding of system constraints. Additionally, they collaborate with design teams to develop solutions that meet both business needs.* Relationship management: Build strong relationships with commercial and technology partners at all levels within a distributed team, ensuring effective communication, alignment and collaboration.* Business process change: Lead business process workshops to analyze and map business processes, find opportunities for process improvements, and implements changes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.* Data analysis: Analyze and model data requirements, understand data models and database design to support sophisticated datasets, and provide insights and recommendations based on data analysis to support decision-making.* Service delivery: Diagnose issues and work closely with other support teams across functions to understand defects, drive minor improvements, and document change requests clearly and concisely in order to bring quick resolution.# What you need to be successful:* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.* Superb oral and written communication skills.* Ability to build positive relationships with a variety of domain experts.* Technical proficiency in areas such as data analysis and modeling, service design, and application design.* Commodity (ideally Oil) Trading domain knowledge, especially in the Front Office.The competencies for a business analyst at this level include a skilful understanding of the core principles and practices of business analysis. At this grade, a business analyst is expected to have comprehensive theoretical, technical, and sometimes specialized knowledge that they use to solve difficult problems and complete complex tasks independently. Specifically, they should be proficient in areas such as requirements definition, stakeholder management, service delivery, testing, business process change, and data analysis. This level of competency allows them to lead initiatives and see them through to the end, demonstrating a high level of skill and expertise in their domain.# Preferred experience:* Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.* Demonstrable experience as a Business Analyst or in a similar role, 3 years minimum* Familiarity with business analysis tools (e.g., ADO, Power BI, Visio).## At bp, we support our people to grow in a diverse and exciting environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity.## There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, excellent retirement benefits, among others!## We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.## Reinvent your career as you help our business meet the challenges of the future. **Apply now!****Legal Disclaimer:**We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please .If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.* ---* EmailFull timeRQ105261Senior Business AnalystUnited Kingdom, LondonYou have successfully copied the job URL to clipboard!**Our innovative Energize recognition points programme and spot awards translate exceptional performance into tangible rewards, to motivate our high performers.**Pay bp offers competitive pay in line with industry standards, making us an employer of choice. Discretionary bonusWe offer discretionary bonuses to reward strong company, business unit and individual performance, and recognition awards, including those related to long service to recognize commitment to the company. Retirement & savings We offer a range of discretionary retirement and savings plans to help provide you and your family with financial security. Insurance benefitsTo give you additional peace of mind, bp provides valuable insurance benefits in some countries. These are designed to provide financial assistance to employees and their families if employees become unwell or die in service. EquityDepending on your location and job level, there may be equity (stock and share) options you are eligible to join so you can be part of bp’s success.**Unlock a distinct development experience with ‘grow@bp’, a comprehensive online platform offering accessible learning opportunities for every bp employee at their fingertips 24/7.**Learning & developmentbp is a learning organization. Whether you’re looking to reskill, upskill or build the skills you already have, we can help you with the support and resources you need, including mentoring, ‘Growth Week’, getAbstract and LinkedIn Learning.Business resource groups (BRGs)Our employee-led BRGs – including working families, social mobility and women's network – are communities where we embrace different