Lead Business Analyst

Company Description

Showtime Consulting is a leading provider of Shielded Cloud and Digital Solutions. Based in Australia and New Zealand, we specialise in delivering secure, enterprise‑scale technology solutions across highly regulated environments. Our expertise spans cloud platforms, digital transformation, and complex systems integration, supporting both commercial and government clients.

We partner with major organisations to deliver high‑impact programs that demand strong governance, quality delivery, and close collaboration between business and technology teams. Our focus is on building trusted relationships and delivering outcomes that enable long‑term business value.

The Role

We are seeking an experienced Lead Business Analyst (Lead BA) to oversee business analysis activities for a large enterprise business unit, working within the SmartComms delivery program.

In this role, you will work closely with the Iteration Manager, DOC Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), and the Technical Lead during Initiate and Deep Dive phases to define delivery scope, assess solution design and reuse, and contribute to accurate estimation. You will lead and govern all BA activities across multiple initiatives, ensuring consistent, high‑quality requirements, mock‑ups, and technical specifications are delivered in line with agreed standards and processes.

Contract and permanent employment options available

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the primary Business Analysis lead for a major enterprise business unit within the SmartComms program.
• Represent SmartComms in Initiate and Deep Dive sessions, working with the Iteration Manager, DOC SMEs, and Technical Lead to define scope, solution approach, level of reuse, and delivery estimates.
• Oversee all initiatives and streams of work, ensuring requirements, mock‑ups, and technical specifications are delivered to a consistently high standard.
• Identify overlaps and reusable components across initiatives to enable effective sequencing, dependency management, and resource allocation.
• Ensure agreed BA processes and standards are consistently applied, including requirements documentation, traceability, and playback sessions.
• Be accountable for the quality of outputs from all Business Analysts aligned to the business unit.
• Lead and facilitate playback of business requirements to the wider program for review and formal sign‑off prior to development commencing.
• Support DOC SMEs through Product Owner (PO) sign‑off activities.
• Identify, analyse, estimate, and manage Change Requests, ensuring impacts to scope, timelines, and delivery are clearly understood.
• Lead System Integration Testing (SIT) arrangements, coordinating with DOC SME testers and delivery teams.
• Approve deployments to higher environments once entry criteria and quality gates are met.
• Act as a key liaison between business, delivery, and technical stakeholders to ensure alignment throughout the delivery lifecycle.
  
  

• Extensive experience as a Senior or Lead Business Analyst within large‑scale enterprise delivery programs.
• Proven experience leading and governing BA teams across multiple initiatives or work streams.
• Strong background in requirements documentation and validation, including functional, non‑functional, and technical requirements.
• Experience working in Agile, iterative, or hybrid delivery environments.
• Ability to work closely with Technical Leads to understand solution design, dependencies, and opportunities for reuse.
• Experience supporting Product Owners and managing Change Requests through formal governance processes.
• Strong understanding of testing lifecycles, particularly System Integration Testing (SIT).
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, facilitation, and communication skills.
• Experience in insurance, financial services, or other highly regulated enterprise environments is highly desirable.
• Experience with SmartComms or document generation platforms is an advantage.
  
  

• Play a key leadership role on a large, high‑profile enterprise delivery program.
• Work closely with senior stakeholders across business and technology teams.
• Join a collaborative, outcome‑focused consulting environment with long‑term engagement opportunities.
• Enjoy flexible working arrangements and a culture that values quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.