Business Analyst
Job description
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- Have you had a career break of 12+ months?
- Do you have 5+ years of commercial experience in industry?
- Are you ready to re-join the workforce with training and career coaching included?
Then you’ll want to hear about the UK’s leading Returners Programme and how it helps 100+ returners restart their careers every year.
Our Returners Programme is specifically designed to support professionals returning to work after a career break. Having restarted over 500 careers since 2016, our Returners Team are here to support you through every stage of the journey, ensuring you have the confidence, skills and opportunity to step back into a successful and rewarding career in business or technology.
FDM is a business and technology consultancy that services the industry across five core specialisms. Each of our Practices provides our Returners with a career path in their most suited field, so we can help you develop and build on your previous skills and experience across multiple capabilities.
The FDM Practices
- Software Engineering
- Change & Transformation
- IT Operations
- Data & Analytics
- Risk, Regulation & Compliance
You’ll join FDM as a Consultant and provide services to our clients relating to your field and Practice. There are progression opportunities towards Principal Consultant level and the opportunity to explore diverse roles and assignments for a range of global companies in your return to the workforce.
Ready to launch the next phase of your career?
At FDM, we find driven people from diverse backgrounds. Dedicated to your continuous growth, we offer a non-linear career journey with our Skills Lab helping guide you to the future you want.
Your skillsets will grow. Clients will value your increased expertise. And your career will thrive exponentially.
Minimum qualifications
- Looking to return to work after a break in your career of 1+ year
- At least 5 years of previous commercial industry experience
- A strong aptitude and interest in business and technology
- Commitment to at least two years of full-time employment with FDM
- The right to work in the UK
Why join us?
- Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career
- Initial upskilling pre-assignment that has been accredited by TechSkills
- Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad
- Opportunity to obtain certifications from Microsoft, Salesforce, Cisco and more
FDM is an award-winning global leader in tech and business talent solutions, backed by more than 35 years of industry experience. We have centres across Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 2500 employees. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer, currently listed on the FTSE4Good Index and as a 2026 Financial Times UK ‘Best Employer’.
Diversity and Inclusion
FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.
Key skills
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Application advice
5 AI-generated recommendations to maximise your chances.
⭐ Emphasise your previous 5+ years of commercial industry experience prominently in your CV, as this is a core eligibility criterion; quantify the scope of your roles (e.g. "Managed X clients" or "Delivered Y projects").
📊 Highlight any certifications you already hold (Microsoft, Salesforce, Cisco) or are pursuing; if you lack these, note your willingness to obtain them as part of the role's upskilling offer.
🌐 Structure your CV to show experience across at least one of FDM's five core practices (Software Engineering, Change & Transformation, IT Operations, Data & Analytics, or Risk/Regulation/Compliance); map your background to these explicitly.
🎯 Include evidence of your commitment to professional development and career progression; reference any mentoring, coaching, or continuous learning you have undertaken during your career break.
🤝 In your cover letter, address your career break directly and positively; explain what you gained during your time away and why you are now ready to commit to at least two years of full-time employment with FDM.
Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›Can you describe your experience with any of FDM's core practices—Software Engineering, Change & Transformation, IT Operations, Data & Analytics, or Risk/Regulation/Compliance—and how your background aligns with one of these areas?
- ›Which Microsoft, Salesforce, or Cisco certifications do you currently hold, or which are you most interested in pursuing, and why?
- ›Walk us through a client-facing project you delivered in your previous commercial role; what was the business outcome and how did you measure success?
- ›How have you kept your technical and business knowledge current during your career break, and what areas are you most keen to upskill in?
- ›Describe a time when you had to adapt to change in a business or technology environment; how did you approach it?
Behavioural
- ›Tell us about your career break: what prompted it, what did you gain from it, and why are you ready to return to full-time work now?
- ›FDM offers a non-linear career path with opportunities to explore diverse roles and global assignments; how do you feel about this flexibility, and what does your ideal career progression look like?
- ›Describe a time when you received mentoring or coaching that significantly impacted your professional development; how would you apply that experience at FDM?
- ›Why are you committing to at least two years with FDM, and what do you hope to achieve during that time?
- ›FDM values driven people from diverse backgrounds; can you share an example of how your unique background or perspective has added value to a previous team or project?