Technical Business Analyst

NextEnergy Group

THE ROLE We are seeking a technically adept Business Analyst to bridge business needs and technology solutions, focusing on functional design and outcome-driven product delivery within the Technology & Digital Services (TDS) portfolio. This role is critical in enabling NextEnergy Group’s digital transformation by ensuring requirements are clearly defined, validated, and translated into scalable, secure, and user-centric solutions. You will work closely with product managers, UX/UI designers, engineers, and data teams to capture requirements, design functional specifications, and support delivery across multiple platforms and applications. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Requirements Gathering & Analysis * Engage stakeholders to elicit, document, and validate business requirements. * Translate business needs into functional specifications, process flows, and user stories with clear acceptance criteria. * Analyse existing workflows and identify opportunities for digitization and optimization. Functional Design & Documentation * Develop detailed functional designs, including data models, integration points, and system interactions. * Ensure designs align with architectural standards, security policies, and compliance requirements. * Maintain up-to-date documentation throughout the product lifecycle. Product Delivery & Agile Support * Collaborate with product managers and engineering teams to prioritize backlog items and ensure timely delivery. * Participate in agile ceremonies, providing clarity on requirements and functional design. * Support testing phases by validating functionality against requirements and assisting with defect resolution. Data & Integration Focus * Work with data engineering teams to define data requirements, mappings, and transformation rules. * Ensure functional designs accommodate integration with cloud platforms and analytics tools. Risk & Compliance * Partner with compliance and security teams to ensure adherence to regulatory and governance standards. * Identify and mitigate functional risks early in the design process. SKILLS & COMPETENCIES To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate: * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail. * Proficiency in creating functional specifications, process maps, and user stories. * Familiarity with data platforms, APIs, and integration patterns. * Excellent communication skills able to translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders. * Knowledge of agile delivery practices and tools (e.g., Azure DevOps). * Understanding of regulatory and compliance requirements in technology solutions. * Passion for our mission ‘to generate a more sustainable future by leading the transition to clean energy * Our values: be a leader, build trust, be responsible, be innovative and ‘bring your alpha’. EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS  * Prior experience as a Business Analyst in a technology-driven environment. * Hands-on experience with functional design for complex systems and integrations. * Exposure to data platforms and analytics tools is advantageous. * Experience working in regulated industries (energy, finance, utilities, or similar). * The right to work in the UK. WHAT WE OFFER * A busy role in a supportive team, with plenty of opportunities to learn * International scope – we operate in over 8 countries * Hybrid working – we will need you in the central London (Mayfair) office at least twice a week, but you will normally be able to work remotely for the remainder of the week * 30 days’ holiday per year (3 of which are taken during the festive shutdown in December) * Private pension * BUPA Healthcare for you and qualifying dependents * Cycle to work and electric vehicle leasing schemes * Annual discretionary bonus. HOW TO APPLY If you are interested in this opportunity, please follow the link to apply or send your application to careers@nextenergygroup.com. If you have been shortlisted for the next stage, we will be in contact within 14 days.  By selecting “Apply” or sending us your CV, you indicate you have read and acknowledged NextEnergy Group’s Candidate Privacy Notice. DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION Our approach to diversity and inclusion is a natural extension of our values. Our entrepreneurial culture inspires us to try new things, be open to different viewpoints and be bold. Our Group is committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of connectedness that values difference and gives space for individual expression. The collective sum of our individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, innovation, self-expression, and talent and hard work form the bedrock of who we are and who we aspire to be. We are committed to equal employment and advancement opportunity irrespective of race, color, ancestry, social background, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability and gender identity. ABOUT US NextEnergy Group was founded in 2007 to become a leading market participant in the international solar sector.  Since its inception, it has been active in the development, construction, and ownership of solar assets across multiple jurisdictions.  NextEnergy Group operates via its three business units: NextEnergy Capital (Investment Management), WiseEnergy (Operating Asset Management), and Starlight (Asset Development).  NextEnergy Capital manages the Group's investment activities and has invested in over 520 solar plants, exceeding 2GW in capacity across its institutional funds. * NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF): Listed on the London Stock Exchange, NESF manages 102 solar and energy storage assets in the UK and Italy, with a total installed capacity of 983MW and a gross asset value of £1,014m. * NextPower II (NPII): A private fund of 105 solar plants (149MW) focused on Italy, successfully divested in January 2022, delivering net IRRs exceeding its 10-12% target. * NextPower III ESG (NPIII ESG): A private fund targeting solar infrastructure in OECD countries (e.g., US, Spain, Italy), with $896m raised, exceeding its $750m target. * NextPower UK ESG (NPUK ESG): A private fund dedicated to new-build solar plants in the UK, with ~£600m raised. * NextPower V ESG (NPV ESG): A private OECD solar fund investing in solar and adjacent technologies like battery storage. To date, it has raised $745m, targeting $1.5bn ($2bn ceiling). WiseEnergy® is NextEnergy Group’s operating asset manager.  WiseEnergy is a leading specialist operating asset manager in the solar sector.  Since its founding, WiseEnergy has provided solar asset management, monitoring, technical due diligence and under construction services to over 1,500 utility-scale solar power plants with an installed total capacity in excess of 3.4 GW.  WiseEnergy clients comprise leading banks and equity financiers in the energy and infrastructure sector.   Starlight is NextEnergy Group’s development company that is active in the development phase of solar projects.  It has developed over 100 utility-scale projects internationally and continues to progress a large pipeline of c.10GW of both green and brownfield project developments across global geographies.  NextSTEP is the venture capital fund of NextEnergy Group, dedicated to investing in innovative startups in the field of environmental sustainability. The fund primarily focuses on investments in Italy and the United Kingdom but also extends its reach to the rest of Europe and the United States, targeting startups in the pre-seed and seed stages. NextSTEP pays particular attention to emerging entities from incubators, startup accelerators, universities, and research centers, supporting projects that address global challenges in crucial areas such as Climate Change, Energy Transition, CO2 Capture and Sequestration, Circular Economy, Sustainable Cities, Sustainable Mobility, Sustainable Fashion, Waste Management, Water and much more.  NextEnergy Foundation is a non-profit organisation founded in 2016 by the NextEnergy Group that operates internationally and whose mission is to proactively participate in the global effort to reduce carbon emissions by providing clean energy sources in regions where they are not yet available and thereby contributing to poverty reduction. As the main sponsor of this foundation, the NextEnergy Group donates at least 5% of its consolidated net profits each year. The NextEnergy Foundation has no overhead costs and therefore 100% of the funds raised go to donations for the various projects. Since 2016, in 8 years of operation the foundation has donated more than £1.2 million, supporting over 30 projects in 27 different countries around the world.

Qube Research & Technologies

Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) is a global quantitative and systematic investment manager, operating in all liquid asset classes across the world. We are a technology- and data-driven group implementing a scientific approach to investing. Combining data, research, technology, and trading expertise has shaped our collaborative mindset, which enables us to solve the most complex challenges. QRT’s culture of innovation continuously drives our ambition to deliver high-quality returns for our investors. The Compliance Technology team are responsible for designing and implementing scalable solutions that enable QRT to meet its regulatory obligations and maintain robust control frameworks. This role collaborates with compliance, technology, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable and effective solutions that support regulatory requirements, operational controls, and business goals. The successful candidate will combine strong technical business analysis skills with process design expertise. Responsibilities include gathering and analysing requirements, working closely with developers to translate business needs into technical solutions, and ensuring delivery of these solutions into production. The role also includes aspects of Scrum Master responsibilities, ensuring agile practices are followed and delivery is well-coordinated. Your Future Role within QRT * Work with Trade Surveillance and Electronic Communications Surveillance teams to gather and document business and regulatory requirements. * Translate surveillance requirements into clear functional specifications, including alert logic, data inputs, workflows, and control expectations. * Support the analysis and improvement of surveillance processes, helping identify control gaps and efficiency opportunities. * Partner with engineering teams to ensure requirements are correctly implemented and tested. * Use structured query language and Python to analyse and validate trade, order, and communications data. * Support alert tuning, investigations, and root cause analysis of data or control issues. * Provide day-to-day support to surveillance teams on data queries and system behaviour. * Contribute to agile delivery activities, including backlog refinement and sprint planning. Your Present Skillset * Experience in technical business analysis within financial services. * Exposure to trading, market surveillance, or compliance environments. * Good structured query language skills and working knowledge of Python. * Understanding of market abuse regulations such as the Market Abuse Regulation and the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive. * Understanding of Financial Information exchange messaging and how electronic orders and executions flow between trading systems. * Familiarity with order management systems and execution management systems, and how order and trade data feeds downstream surveillance and compliance controls. * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail. * Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.  QRT is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome diversity as essential to our success. QRT empowers employees to work openly and respectfully to achieve collective success. In addition to professional achievement, we are offering initiatives and programs to enable employees achieve a healthy work-life balance.

WPP

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands.  We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth.    We work with the world's most valuable brands and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise.   Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow.    For more information, visit WPP.com.   Why we're hiring: WPP is executing a global ERP transformation programme focused on deploying a common finance template built on the Deltek Maconomy platform. This solution is already live across multiple countries spanning Europe, APAC, the Americas, and the Middle East. Together, Maconomy and the broader Global Business Services application suite form the foundation of WPP’s global finance technology ecosystem. A key objective of the programme is to ensure that Maconomy remains on the latest supported version, with the current roadmap focused on transitioning the entire application estate from the legacy Workspace client to the modern web client by mid-2027. This transition will require extensive functional testing to ensure a seamless migration of business-critical processes. Within this role, you will be responsible for evaluating new product features and identifying opportunities to deliver additional value to the organisation. The role will require you to test new functionality, provide internal training to business-as-usual (BAU) support teams, and develop documentation to support effective change management and user adoption. What you'll be doing: * Manage the BAU environment associated with these tools, working with the business users, supplier teams, and 3rd party helpdesks to triage & resolve application issues * Keep key stakeholders informed of progress on issues, enhancements, releases * Deliver small projects in conjunction with the Finance Application Product Manager – e.g. changes, new functionality, rollout of existing features to new geographies * Ensure that all changes (projects, enhancements, fixes) are fully tested, including by business users * Test the internally developed changes to the software * Working with users & technical teams to triage issues with individual applications to ensure issues are pinpointed and driven to resolution.  This will include triaging / fixing issues relating to one application or interfaces between applications, often involving working with multiple suppliers to investigate & fix * Testing Support – carrying out SIT (System Integration Testing), documenting UAT testing, following up with users to drive completion of testing and sign-off * Carrying out System Admin or configuration activities on business applications – e.g. setting up or amending Security groups in accordance with audit and compliance * Monitoring performance of tools and tracking any issues and escalation in proactive manner, driving escalations as needed * Understanding and configuring tools for local deployment where any such configuration is outside vendor scope and outside the skillset of internal users * Develop & maintain documentation relating to configuration of the tools to simplify future rollouts & support Audit requests. * You will be requested to work with internal and external audit, good understanding of the application and documentation will be necessary What you'll need: * Strong communication and confidence to present new functionality * A basic understanding of accounting and finance knowledge * Strong technical awareness of tool-based / SaaS packages and application integrations * Strong understanding of finance back-office processes and how these are supported by applications * Strong ability to use tools for documentation, ticketing and training * Highly motivated, flexible team player and manager with the ability to deliver in a timely and professional manner. * Confident working with technical IT teams and business users about IT applications * Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority * Willingness to learn and grow with the role Who you are: You're open: We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are open-minded: to new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working. You're optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected. You're extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.   What we'll give you: Passionate, inspired people – We aim to create a culture in which people can do extraordinary work. Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry. Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge? #LI-Hybrid  We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process. WPP is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers. PLEASE READ OUR PRIVACY NOTICE (HTTPS://WWW.WPP.COM/EN/CAREERS/WPP-PRIVACY-POLICY-FOR-RECRUITMENT) FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW WE PROCESS THE INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE.