Senior Business Analyst

18 hours ago

Wellington Central, Wellington, New Zealand Archway Recruitment Full time

Archway Recruitment are supporting an organisation that is in the early stages of exploring a new HRIS / Payroll solution, and to support that project they are looking for an experienced Senior Business Analyst to play a key role in shaping how core people and payroll processes are delivered through modern, fit-for-purpose systems and tools.

The Role

This is a broad and strategic BA role that sits at the heart of digital and business transformation. You'll partner closely with HR, payroll, and project stakeholders to understand business needs, define requirements, and ensure outcomes align with both compliance standards and modern best practice. To achieve this, you'll be performing the following:

  • Define, document, and validate business requirements for the HR and payroll transformation project.
  • Translate legislation and policy into business rules and process designs for digital implementation.
  • Facilitate workshops with HR, IT, and business stakeholders to identify needs and align priorities.
  • Design and improve end-to-end business processes, including change impact and operating models.
  • Manage business analysis activities across the full project lifecycle, ensuring traceability and delivery quality.
  • Provide high-quality analysis and advice to enable informed decision-making.

About You

You're a confident and experienced Business Analyst who thrives on solving complex problems, building relationships, and helping teams work smarter through transformation. You'll bring:

  • Proven experience as a Senior Business Analyst on transformation or continuous improvement programmes.
  • Experience with HR or payroll system implementation or modernisation. This is crucial to be considered
  • Strong business process design, analysis, and documentation capability.
  • Skilled facilitator able to elicit and validate requirements from diverse stakeholders.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication, including translating technical concepts for non-technical audiences.
  • Structured, solutions-oriented approach and ability to manage competing priorities.

The Benefits

This is a rare opportunity to contribute to a people-focused digital transformation in one of New Zealand's most forward-thinking public agencies. You'll join a Ministry that actively supports inclusion, flexibility, and professional growth.

  • 12-month fixed term contract with potential to extend.
  • Hybrid flexibility and a modern, agile working environment. Ideally the role will be 3/2 after in initial period in office 5 days a week to get up and running, but this may be negotiable for the right candidate.
  • Active social networks and groups internally that you can participate in.
  • Supportive, collaborative culture with a focus on wellbeing and balance.
  • Three additional days leave over Christmas, and enhanced sickness and wellbeing leave allowances.
  • A wide variety of additional benefits, discounts and and subsidies.

Contact All inquiries and applications to Archway Recruitment are treated in the strictest confidence. For a confidential discussion and to find out more about this opportunity please contact Matthew Greenwood - e-mail or call

If this opportunity isn't for you but you are interested in new roles please feel free to be in touch - I may have other opportunities more suited, or I'd be happy to keep an eye out for more relevant roles in future for you

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