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Jeff Brownsdon
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Founding Contractor · 2026
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Primary specialism
Business Analysis
Location / working location
Bishops Stortford
Current availability
Available now
Confirmed 17 Aug 2026
Profile status
Active contractor profile
Professional profile
Lead Business Analyst with extensive experience delivering digital transformation, payments and regulatory change programmes across Financial Services, Wealth Management, Payments, Utilities, Retail and Public Sector. Trusted by repeat blue-chip clients including Visa Europe, WorldPay and Thredd to lead requirements gathering, target operating model (TOM) design and delivery on high-value platform and compliance initiatives. Equally fluent in Agile/Scrum/SAFe and traditional Waterfall delivery, working end-to-end from business case and RFP response through to requirements, process modelling and acceptance. Known for a delivery-focused, pragmatic rigour that keeps stakeholders aligned and programmes on track.
Core skills
● Methodologies: Agile
Scrum
SAFe
Waterfall
SSADM
Product Owner proxy
backlog prioritisation
● BA Deliverables: Business Requirements Documents (BRD)
Functional Specs
User Stories
Business Cases
Gap Analysis
NFRs
As-Is/To-Be & L2/L3 Process Modelling
Target Operating Model (TOM) design
What I’m looking for next
Target roles: Business Analyst
Any length contract in Business Analysis
Contract preferences
Working preferenceRemote · Hybrid · On-site
Will workLondon South East Remote Cambridge Essex
IR35 preferenceOutside IR35 · Inside IR35
Expected rate
£450–£550/day
SeniorityLead
Contract lengthAny contract length
IT experience20 years
Contracting experience10 years
Available from17 Aug 2026
Relevant work experience
Parceman Hill Jan 2026 – Present Business Analyst — Digital Insurance Transformation & Wealth Management Platform ● Consulting on a digital insurance transformation programme delivering a new wealth management platform for adviser and client management. ● Defined As-Is and To-Be process models at L2/L3, leading requirements gathering and acceptance criteria definition. ● Directed client communications strategy across secure messaging, email and SMS templating and notifications, focussing on UX and CX. Thredd (Global Processing Services) Jan 2025 – Jan 2026 Payment Platform Business Analyst ● Led requirements analysis for Client Set-Up and API workstreams on a bespoke payment card issuing platform transformation. ● Partnered with global clients on integration design, gap analysis, payment engines, roles & responsibilities and NFRs as part of sales activity. nChain Limited Aug 2020 – Nov 2024 Business Analyst / Line Manager / Pre-Sales — Blockchain, DLT & Emerging Technology ● Led BA and pre-sales activity for blockchain and DLT adoption, preparing bids, tenders and RFP responses and authoring Statements of Work for ecosystem partners. ● Delivered PoC presentations for digital signing, ID management, Privileged Access Management (PAM), digital assets, data security, APIs and IoT micropayment communication. ● Ran requirements capture for CBDC wholesale and retail demonstration programmes. ● Held line management responsibility alongside delivery workstream leadership. ARM Softbank Mar 2019 – Apr 2020 Senior Business Analyst — SAFe Agile Implementations ● Sole lead Business Analyst for the P2P and R2R standing teams within a scaled Agile (SAFe) environment. ● Delivered successful RFPs and business implementations across Treasury Management, Internal Audit, Account Reconcili
Experience & credentials
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Sector experience
Financial Services · Wealth Management · Payments · Utilities · Retail and Public Sector
Certifications
ITIL · SCRUM · PRINCE
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