Business Analyst (12 month FTC)

Music is Universal It’s the passionate and dedicated team at Universal Music who help make us the world’s leading music company. From A&R to finance, legal to digital, sales to marketing, Universal Music is the place to grow and develop your career within a truly commercial and innovative business that leads in everything it does.Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief, age, marital status, background, pregnancy, or caring responsibilities. We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought within our teams and are fully committed to embracing the talents of people with autism, dyslexia, ADHD, and other forms of neurocognitive variation.We will always seek to make appropriate adjustments to recruitment, workplaces, and work processes to be fully inclusive to people with different needs and working styles. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments for you from application onwards, including alternatives to the online form or to disclose a neurocognitive condition, please email UniversalMusicCareers@umusic.com.DepartmentGlobal Technology powers the digital ecosystem behind UMG/UMPG. We develop and support secure, scalable systems & platforms used by artists, songwriters, partners & employees worldwide, while championing innovation and cultivating a culture that embraces emerging technologies and continuous improvement.The RoleThe Business Analyst will be responsible for gathering the requirements from key business users, documenting the requirements, and ensuring that the software developed meets the requirements. You will be at ease and have experience in working with business owners and project managers alike to plan, analyse and highlight risks and issues, and to define accurate, meaningful and measurable business cases and define acceptance criteria.Key ResponsibilitiesBe TechnicalWork with the product owner and other subject matter experts to define the requirements (user stories) to build new functionality using, amongst others, BDD/Gherkin style acceptance criteriaPerform detailed analysis of business requirements, scoping subsequent activities required to develop new application functionalityFacilitate Agile ceremonies with the Development team and resolve ambiguities for the developers during developmentOwnership of requirements to be built by the team, presentation of the stories and journeys and facilitation of requirements workshopsCreate application documentation for end-users and technical staff as neededIdentify and remove impediments, prevent distractions that interfere with the ability of the team to deliver the sprint goalBe CommercialDevelop a thorough understanding of the business need and related business processesBe CollaborativeWork with other BAs and teams to understand and define end to end or integration requirem...