Business Analyst

Business Analyst

This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with a requirement that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.

Who We Are:

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE.

Job Description:

HPE Operations is our innovative IT services organization. It provides the expertise to advise, integrate, and accelerate our customers’ outcomes from their digital transformation. Our teams collaborate to transform insight into innovation. In today’s fast paced, hybrid IT world, being at business speed means overcoming IT complexity to match the speed of actions to the speed of opportunities. Deploy the right technology to respond quickly to market possibilities. Join us and redefine what’s next for you.

The Business Analyst IV provides senior-level business operations and strategy support through financial analysis, performance governance, data management, visualization, AI-enabled insights, and workflow automation. The role partners with leaders and cross-functional teams to improve business visibility, operational discipline, efficiency, and decision-making. Third-party and vendor management is a supporting responsibility within the broader operations remit.

What you will do:

Business Operations and Governance

· Lead recurring business operations, governance processes, performance reviews, and management reporting.

· Establish, track, and improve operational KPIs, scorecards, and action plans.

· Partner with Delivery, Finance, Workforce Management, Sales, and other functions to execute business priorities.

· Identify performance gaps, risks, and dependencies, and drive agreed actions to closure.

Business Strategy and Execution

• •Support development and execution of business strategy by translating organizational priorities into measurable operating plans, KPIs, initiatives, and governance actions.
• •Conduct market, portfolio, financial, and operational analysis to identify strategic risks, growth opportunities, productivity levers and investment priorities.
• •Develop scenario analyses and decision frameworks that help leadership evaluate strategic options and trade-offs.
• •Track strategic initiatives, benefits, milestones, dependencies, and outcomes, and provide clear recommendations when corrective action is required.

Financial Analysis and Business Performance

· Support business planning, budgeting, forecasting, and financial performance reviews.

· Analyze revenue, cost, margin, productivity, workforce, and operational performance.

· Perform variance and trend analysis and translate findings into clear recommendations.

· Identify opportunities for cost optimization, improved predictability, and operational efficiency.

Data Management, Analytics and Visualization

· Manage, reconcile, and analyze large and complex operational and financial datasets.

· Use advanced Microsoft Excel capabilities, including PivotTables, complex formulas, lookups, Power Query, and reporting automation.

· Develop dashboards and management reporting using data visualization tools such as Microsoft Power BI.

· Improve data quality, reporting consistency, accuracy, controls, and automation.

· Translate detailed data into meaningful trends, risks, opportunities, and executive-level insights.

AI and Automation Capabilities

• •Identify and implement practical AI and automation use cases that improve reporting, analysis, forecasting, data quality, and operational productivity.
• •Use tools such as Microsoft Copilot, Power Automate, Power Query, and Power BI capabilities to streamline recurring workflows and reduce manual effort.
• •Apply generative AI responsibly to synthesize information, identify patterns, develop management insights, and accelerate business decision support.
• •Partner with technology, data, and process owners to define requirements, validate solutions, and support adoption of automated workflows.
• •Maintain appropriate human oversight, data protection, access controls, and validation when using AI-generated outputs.

Problem Solving and Continuous Improvement

· Apply structured problem-solving and root-cause analysis to business and operational challenges.

· Identify opportunities to simplify processes, reduce manual effort, and improve productivity.

· Support transformation and continuous improvement initiatives with measurable outcomes.

· Develop practical solutions and coordinate implementation across stakeholders.

3P and Vendor Management Support

· Support third-party and vendor governance as part of broader business operations activities.

· Assist with monitoring vendor performance, cost, operational KPIs, risks, and improvement actions.

· Coordinate vendor-related reporting and reviews with Delivery, Finance, Procurement, and other stakeholders.

· Provide data and analysis to support vendor performance and cost optimization discussions.

What you need to bring:

Required Qualifications

· 15+ years of relevant professional experience in business operations, professional services operations, delivery operations, PMO, quality, finance operations, business analysis, or a related function.

· Graduate degree, preferably in Business Administration, Operations Management, Commerce, Finance, Economics, or a related business discipline.

· Strong experience in business operations, governance, performance management, and decision support. Demonstrated experience supporting business strategy development and execution, including strategic planning, scenario analysis, initiative governance, and translating priorities into measurable operating actions.

· Excellent financial acumen, including understanding of revenue, cost, margin, budgeting, forecasting, and business performance.

· Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and spreadsheet/data management.

· Strong data visualization and management reporting capabilities, preferably using Microsoft Power BI. Demonstrated capability in applying AI and automation tools to business analysis, reporting, process improvement, or decision support.

· Excellent analytical, structured problem-solving, written, verbal, presentation, and stakeholder-management skills.

· Demonstrated ability to work with senior leaders and across functions in a complex, matrixed organization.

Preferred Qualifications

· Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Operations Management, Finance, or a related discipline. Master’s preferred.

· Project management or quality/continuous improvement certification, such as PMP, PRINCE2, or Lean Six Sigma.

· Experience in professional services, technology services, or another complex service-delivery environment.

· Exposure to third-party or vendor governance and management.

· Experience working across countries, cultures, and geographically distributed teams.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is a seasoned business analyst and operations professional who combines strong business strategy, financial understanding, analytical capability, operational governance, AI and automation proficiency, and executive communication skills. The individual should be comfortable moving between detailed operational and financial data and senior-level business discussions, using digital tools to improve efficiency, interpreting what the data means, identifying risks and opportunities, recommending actions, and drivi