Head of Business Change (eDV)
Sanderson Government and Defence
Cheltenham
Location
Cheltenham, England
Role Title
Principal Business Analyst / Head of Business Change
SFIA Level 6
Role Purpose
The Principal Business Analyst / Head of Business Change provides leadership for business analysis and change across programmes, portfolios or major service transformations. The role shapes how value is defined, how change is designed and how benefits are sustained in operation, ensuring a clear line of sight from strategic intent to service performance and continual improvement.
How the Role Contributes Across Think / Plan / Do / Run
Think: sets the analysis and change strategy, leading definition of outcomes, benefits frameworks, strategic priorities and value propositions
Plan: oversees the use of user journeys, value streams, target operating models, service design and governance to shape deliverable change
Do: assures implementation, service transition, readiness, sequencing and organisational adoption across multiple workstreams
Run: ensures performance measures, service management disciplines and improvement mechanisms are embedded into live services and governance
Key Responsibilities
Set the approach for business analysis and business change across major transformation activity
Lead executive workshops, stakeholder engagement and decision support
Define benefits, outcomes, risks, assumptions and measures of success
Oversee user-centred design, service design and organisational impact analysis
Shape SIAM-related roles, responsibilities and governance arrangements where relevant
Assure service transition, change readiness and operating model adoption across programmes
Lead capability development, quality standards and mentoring across the BA/BC community
Support customers with prioritisation, sequencing and strategic decision-making
Typical Deliverables / Outputs
Analysis and business change strategies
Enterprise or programme-level benefits frameworks
Executive reports and decision support papers
Target operating model and service design inputs
Governance models and integrated ways of working
Transformation roadmaps and prioritised change portfolios
Change readiness and transition assurance outputs
Capability standards, methods and templates
Skills & Experience
Extensive experience leading business analysis and business change in complex transformation settings
Deep understanding of benefits realisation, user-centred design, service design and organisational change
Strong knowledge of service management disciplines, including service transition, service improvement and service integration
Experience shaping SIAM or multi-supplier governance environments
Strong strategic thinking with practical delivery credibility
Able to influence senior stakeholders and lead multidisciplinary teams
Behaviours / Ways of Working
Strategic but grounded
Confident, credible and pragmatic
Builds trust quickly
Makes complexity understandable
Balances challenge with collaboration
Focused on sustainable outcomes and operational credibility
Level of Autonomy and Influence
Works with broad organisational direction and has significant influence over programme, portfolio or enterprise-level analysis and change activity. Advises senior stakeholders, shapes decision-making and leads communities of practice.
Indicative Measures of Success
Creates clear alignment between strategy, delivery and service performance
Enables better decision-making at leadership level
Improves the maturity and consistency of analysis and change capability
Ensures transformation outcomes are measurable, adoptable and sustainable
Builds customer confidence in the change and service approach
Reasonable Adjustments:
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