Senior Business Analyst

SportPesa; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading gaming company in Liverpool is seeking a Senior Business Analyst for a full-time, hybrid position. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience in business analysis, significant line management experience, and a background in sports betting or casino industries. Responsibilities include mentoring a team, analyzing business problems, and collaborating cross-functionally. Attractive salary and benefits are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Performance-related bonus

Gym/health club membership contribution

Private medical insurance

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience as a business analyst, ideally with UX, engineering, product, and QA teams.
• Significant line management experience including mentoring and coaching.
• Experience within the sports betting and/or casino industries.

Responsibilities

• Mentoring & coaching a team of Business Analysts.
• Defining and maintaining BA processes.
• Analysing high-level business problems and recommending improvements.

Skills

Exceptional analytical skills

Mentoring & coaching

Evaluating solutions

Business analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

About Us

SportPesa, founded in 2014, is a multi-award-win­ning technology company and a leading sports betting and digital gaming brand in Africa. We use the power of sport and gaming to unify people; connecting customers with the games they love, providing sports clubs with funding and supporting communities with social and economic opportunities. We call this The SportPesa Effect. As we grow, we remain focused on delivering services responsibly, promoting integrity in gaming, and ensuring that our impact extends beyond the betting experience.

Our Liverpool team supports the brand’s Africa-focused operations from the iconic Royal Liver Building. Since launching here in 2017, we’ve built a tight-knit community of trailblazers and innovators, and we would love you to be a part of our team and The SportPesa Effect.

The Role

We are on the lookout for a highly skilled Senior Business Analyst to join our team. The role will be full‑time and permanent and will follow a hybrid working pattern with a mixture of working from home & our Liverpool office.

Responsibilities

• Mentoring & coaching a team of Business Analysts
• Defining and maintaining BA processes
• Setting and governing both requirements & ticket standards
• Strong technical knowledge to enable you to evaluate solutions & complete validation
• Analysing high‑level business problems, identifying opportunities & recommending data‑driven improvements
• Contributing to business cases, ROI analysis and strategic initiatives
• Enabling cross‑functional collaboration & leadership
• Writing detailed business requirement documents (BRDs)
• Prioritising, organising and balancing important tasks and any additional duties as required, commensurate with the role

The Person

You will need to have significant experience in a similar role, which would typically include at least 5+ years’ experience as a business analyst with considerable line management activities, ideally working alongside UX, engineering, product, and QA teams.

• Exceptional analytical skills
• Significant experience of line managing a team, including mentoring & coaching
• Experience of working within the sports betting and/or casino industries

Rewards

• A competitive salary commensurate with your qualifications & experience
• An attractive performance‑related bonus scheme
• State of the art offices in a prime waterfront location
• Contributions towards a gym / health club membership
• Seasonal social events, including parties, pub quizzes, sporting and team‑building events
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) & the Royal Liver Building Occupier Loyalty Perks Scheme, café, showers & events programme
• Private medical insurance, health cash plan, life insurance and income protection schemes
• 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays and opportunities for a hybrid style of working
• Access to training and development opportunities
• Opportunities to travel to some of our amazing offices abroad (including Las Palmas, South Africa, Tanzania & Kenya)

Progression

Help us grow the business and our brand and we will offer you the opportunity to develop a long‑term career with us and support to help you progress in your chosen field.

Equal Opportunities

We are committed to equal opportunities and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, race, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnership status. We also welcome neurotypical & neurodiverse applicants & highly appreciate skills & mindsets from all groups. If you may require any reasonable adjustments to help you show us your suitability for a role, please include details with your application.

Application

If you think you are up to the challenge and like the sound of us, we would love to hear from you!

Apply today with your CV and a brief covering letter!

Please note: Right to Work in the UK without requiring sponsorship & ability to attend our Liverpool office 2‑3 days per week is essential.