AI Business Analyst, Financial Markets

RBA; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Job summary

The Reserve Bank of Australia is seeking an AI-savvy Business Analyst to join the Financial Markets Business Support Services team in Sydney. You will partner with stakeholders, Product Owners, architects, and delivery teams to define and deliver AI-enabled solutions across trading, risk, operations and settlements.

This permanent hybrid role offers opportunities to drive process improvement, user stories, acceptance criteria, and agile delivery while championing AI and automation to create

Qualifications

• Experience in banking or capital markets within financial services.
• Proven ability to translate business needs into user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Strong Agile delivery experience in cross-functional teams.
• Experience applying AI and automation to business problems.

Responsibilities

• Drive requirements discovery and analysis within Agile teams.
• Collaborate with Product Owners to refine product backlogs.
• Translate business needs into high-quality user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Facilitate workshops, story mapping and stakeholder engagements.
• Work across front office, middle office, settlements, operations, risk and tech teams.
• Champion AI and automation to drive innovation and improve outcomes.
• Ensure solutions align with architecture standards and regulatory requirements.
• Participate in sprint planning, backlog refinements, releases.

Skills

Banking & capital markets

Agile delivery experience

AI and automation mindset

Stakeholder engagement

JIRA/Confluence

SQL

Product Owner collaboration

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

SQL

Process modelling tools

Job description

We are seeking a highly motivated, AI-savvy Business Analyst to join our Financial Markets Business Support Services team and play a pivotal role in delivering strategic business and technology initiatives across trading, risk, operations and settlements.

Working as part of cross-functional Agile teams, you will partner with business stakeholders, Product Owners, architects, and delivery teams to define, prioritise, and deliver innovative solutions that enhance business capabilities and create tangible customer and operational value.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Business Analyst with financial markets expertise, strong Agile delivery experience, and a passion for using AI and automation to solve complex problems, drive innovation, and deliver business outcomes.

Hybrid work environment

• Based at our head office in Sydney CBD

Permanent role

We are seeking a highly motivated, AI-savvy Business Analyst to join our Financial Markets Business Support Services team and play a pivotal role in delivering strategic business and technology initiatives across trading, risk, operations and settlements.

Working as part of cross-functional Agile teams, you will partner with business stakeholders, Product Owners, architects, and delivery teams to define, prioritise, and deliver innovative solutions that enhance business capabilities and create tangible customer and operational value.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Business Analyst with financial markets expertise, strong Agile delivery experience, and a passion for using AI and automation to solve complex problems, drive innovation, and deliver business outcomes.

The Opportunity

As an AI-savvy Business Analyst, you will:

• Drive requirements discovery and business analysis activities within Agile delivery teams.

• Collaborate closely with Product Owners to refine and prioritise product backlogs.

• Translate business needs into high-quality user stories, acceptance criteria, and functional requirements.

• Facilitate workshops, story mapping sessions, process reviews, and stakeholder engagements.

• Work across front office, middle office, settlements, operations, risk, and technology teams.

• Analyse business processes and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.

• Champion the adoption of AI, automation and emerging technologies to drive innovation and improve business outcomes.

• Ensure solutions align with strategic objectives, architecture standards, and regulatory requirements.

• Participate in sprint planning, backlog refinement, reviews, retrospectives, and release activities.

• Champion Agile best practices and help foster a collaborative, delivery-focused culture.

What Success Looks Like

As an AI-Savvy Business Analyst, you will be seen as a trusted partner who:

• Bridges the gap between business and technology.

• Leverages AI tools and automation to streamline processes, reduce manual effort, and increase team productivity.

• Drives clarity and alignment across diverse stakeholder groups.

• Delivers high-quality requirements that accelerate delivery.

• Enables Agile teams to achieve better business outcomes.

• Contributes to a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.

About You

You are an experienced AI-Savvy Business Analyst who thrives in dynamic environments and enjoys turning complex business challenges into practical solutions. You champion the adoption of AI, automation, and emerging technologies to drive innovation and improve business outcomes.

Skills & Experience

• Business Analysis experience within banking, capital markets, investment management, or financial services.

• Demonstrated experience with harnessing automation and AI tools to simplify complexity, improve productivity, and deliver business value.

• Strong experience working within Agile delivery frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, or hybrid Agile models.

• Demonstrated experience supporting Product Owners and Agile delivery teams.

• Proven capability in writing user stories, defining acceptance criteria, and managing backlogs.

• Excellent stakeholder engagement and facilitation skills.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle and iterative delivery practices.

• Financial Markets experience including fixed income, foreign exchange, listed and OTC derivatives, market data platforms, clearing and settlement, and risk and regulatory reporting is desirable.

• Demonstrated working experience using JIRA, Confluence, SQL and business process modelling tools is highly advantageous.

Be More

Working for an organisation that truly makes a difference to the people of Australia, we can offer development and career opportunities in a collaborative environment that supports your growth, wellbeing and promotes flexibility. Your individual growth and success drives the RBA forward as an organisation. Be more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

Why RBA?

The RBA makes an important contribution to the Australian economy through the pursuit of national economic policy objectives and associated activities in financial markets and banking. We also issue Australia's banknotes and operate infrastructure critical to the payments system, all of which contribute to the welfare of the Australian people.

Made up of specialists across a wide range of fields, our people, values, and culture play a critical role in achieving our objectives. Striving to be Open & Dynamic, we consider and incorporate different perspectives, work across teams and are transparent with each other, whilst delivering quality together effectively and focusing on outcomes by prioritising, testing, learning, and refining as we go.

Our people conduct themselves with a high degree of integrity, while striving for excellence in the work they perform and the outcomes they achieve. We encourage intelligent inquiry, and we treat one another with respect while promoting the public interest through our efforts. We know it is the growth and success of our people that drives the RBA forward.

Come and make a bigger contribution while you build and develop your own skills too, because being more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

The Reserve Bank of Australia is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse background, those living with a disability and from the LGBTQ+ community. We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates.

October 09, 2026