Business Analyst - Target Operating Model

Location London
Discipline: Project Delivery
Job type: Permanent
Salary: Up to £75000
Contact name: Sarah Copley

Contact email: sarah@exalto-consulting.com
Job ref: 891549B
Published: about 17 hours ago
Business Analyst - Target Operating Model / ITSM
 
My London-based client is looking to recruit an experienced Business Analyst with a strong background in the design and delivery of Target Operating Models (TOM). This role is ideally suited to someone with experience working within central government or GDS-aligned environments, supporting complex business and digital transformation programmes.
Working closely with senior stakeholders, service designers, and technical teams, you will play a pivotal role across end-to-end initiatives, helping to shape future-state operating models and ensure solutions align with government standards and user needs. Expertise in ITSM / Halo / ServiceNow would be highly advantageous

Within this role, the Business Analyst will:
  • Lead and facilitate discovery workshops to identify organisational needs, pain points, and transformation drivers
  • Conduct stakeholder interviews to capture user requirements, business processes, and legacy system landscapes
  • Produce high-quality analysis artefacts including user stories, process maps, business rules, epics, and acceptance criteria using Agile tools such as Jira and Confluence
  • Act as a trusted liaison between business, programme, and delivery stakeholders, ensuring shared understanding of requirements and constraints
  • Support prioritisation activities, contributing to Programme Roadmaps, Risk Registers, and Statements of Work (SoWs)
  • Collaborate with Service Designers and Technical Architects to translate business and user needs into implementable solutions
  • Validate delivered solutions against business needs and user journeys, supporting test planning and UAT where required
  • Ensure solutions comply with TCoP, GDS, GDaD, accessibility, interoperability, and data standards
Essential Skills & Experience
  • Extensive business analysis experience within complex organisational environments
  • Proven experience designing and delivering Target Operating Models (TOM)
  • Strong understanding of public sector digital delivery, including GDS standards, service patterns, and Agile methodologies
  • Experience working with ITSM platforms such as Halo and/or ServiceNow
  • Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills
In return, you will be offered an attractive salary and benefits package including bonus.