
Peter Olowolaju
Business Analyst
Salary / Daily rate
Bradford, UK
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Skills
About me
Intro
Strategic and objective professional with proven success in driving business process improvements and operational efficiencies through meticulous analysis and strategic digital solutions. Well-versed in designing wireframes, use cases, and user stories, guiding development teams, and ensuring seamless system integration. Adept at translating stakeholder requirements into actionable system specifications and leading requirements elicitation through interviews, workshops, and meetings. Excel at steering Agile ceremonies such as backlog grooming, stand-ups, and sprint planning to maintain project momentum and stakeholder satisfaction. Skilled in coordinating user acceptance testing, creating comprehensive test scripts, and managing end-user involvement for practical applications throughout the SDLC. Skilled in data analysis and supporting the project team to draft the business case.
Work experience
Business Analyst
Worldline
Jan 2026 - Present
10 months
Hoyland, Barnsley S74, UK
– Engaging customers and other stakeholders to understand and document how they work. Documentation and modelling of business activities and data. Definition and management of detailed software requirement. This includes working within project delivery teams and responding to change requests to existing products. – Carrying out gap analysis and describing business change activities. – Involvement in customer UAT support & demonstrations. – Developed comprehensive 'as-is' and 'to-be' process flows through detailed gap analysis. – Elicited and defined business requirements by leading discussions with stakeholders and translating needs into functional and non-functional specifications.
Business Analyst
Sycom Integrated Solutions
Oct 2023 - Dec 2025
2 years 3 months
Leeds, UK
– Drive digital transformation across various departments within the cybersecurity consulting firm by facilitating the deployment of digital solutions and training users for effective daily operations management. – Collaborated with stakeholders to gather, document, and validate functional and non-functional requirements. – Design wireframes, use cases, and user stories to guide development teams. – Coordinate user acceptance testing by creating test scripts and managing internal end-user involvement to ensure practical application. – Assist with backlog management to align with strategic goals and support the Proxy Product Owner. – Aid Project Manager in upholding financial controls and crafting the Business Case. – Developed comprehensive 'as-is' and 'to-be' process flows through detailed gap analysis. – Enabled a 95% surge in operational efficiency in the consulting area of the business and spearheading a digital solution implementation. – Elicited and defined business requirements by leading discussions with stakeholders and translating needs into functional and non-functional specifications.
Business Analyst
SIAA Global Resources Limited
Jan 2019 - Aug 2022
3 years 8 months
Remote
– Led requirements elicitation through interviews, workshops, and meetings to ensure alignment with strategic objectives. – Translated business needs into functional and non-functional specifications while maintaining a Requirement Traceability Matrix to track changes across software development lifecycles. – Secured stakeholder endorsement for business requirements to ensure consistency throughout the project lifecycle. – Produced critical documentation, including Business Requirement Documents and Functional & Non-Functional Requirement documents, to support development and testing phases. – Surged revenue by 45% for the organisation by leading a team to deliver a business improvement change solution. – Played a pivotal role in the deployment of a digital system resulting in improving retail operational efficiency by 85%. – Enhanced client interaction management and business process automation by facilitating comprehensive system implementation.
IT Project Officer
Damien Foundation
Sep 2017 - Dec 2019
2 years 4 months
– Managed the full lifecycle of social project evaluations to meet specific objectives while keeping senior management and stakeholders well informed of progress. – Orchestrated the development and implementation of Business Requirement Specifications, driving essential organisational changes. – Collaborated with Project Managers to monitor and update project plans, ensuring accurate reflection of project statuses, potential issues, risks, and financial milestones. – Maintained oversight of project budgets, aligning financial resources with project needs and constraints. – Facilitated cross-functional team communications to ensure seamless execution of project deliverables. – Ensured adherence to project timelines and quality standards by implementing effective tracking mechanisms. – Led a transformation project, resulting in a 300% increase in case findings by demonstrating exceptional project impact and effectiveness. – Recognised with a certificate of continuation from Global Fund for outstanding project management/contribution to organisational goals.
Education
University of Bradford
Master of Science, Project Planning and Management
2022 - 2023
1 year 1 month
Licenses & certifications
ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity
Issued: –
BCS Certificate in Business Analysis
Issued: –