Senior Business Analyst - Risk

Lanson Partners; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 160,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working (2–3 days WFH)

12-month fixed-term contract

Competitive salary plus super

Job summary

Lanson Partners is partnering with a leading financial services organisation seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst to support a portfolio of risk, regulatory and compliance initiatives. This is an excellent opportunity to join a business undergoing significant transformation, working across complex regulatory programs and partnering with senior stakeholders to drive meaningful change.

Working with Risk, Compliance, Technology and business teams, you will lead end-to-end analysis,

Qualifications

• Senior Business Analyst with banking, insurance or financial services experience.
• Strong exposure to risk, regulatory, compliance or operational risk transformation initiatives.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, workshop facilitation and requirements gathering capabilities.
• Experience with process mapping, gap analysis and business process improvement.
• Ability to work autonomously and deliver clear, actionable outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end business analysis across risk, regulatory and compliance initiatives.
• Facilitate workshops with senior stakeholders to gather, challenge and document business requirements.
• Conduct current-state and future-state analysis, identifying process gaps and opportunities for improvement.
• Translate complex regulatory obligations into clear business requirements and actionable deliverables.
• Work collaboratively with business, technology, risk and compliance teams to ensure successful delivery.
• Support process improvement, impact assessments and implementation activities.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Workshop facilitation

Requirements gathering

Process mapping

Delivery-focused

Job description

We are partnering with a leading financial services organisation seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst to support a portfolio of risk, regulatory and compliance initiatives.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a business undergoing significant transformation, working across complex regulatory programs and partnering with senior stakeholders to drive meaningful change.

• Initial 12 month FTC - strong potential for extension and longer-term permanent opportunities.
• $160,000 - $170,000 + super (based on experience)
• Flexible employer with 2/3 days per week wfh
• Ready to interview, immediate hires

We are partnering with a leading financial services organisation seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst to support a portfolio of risk, regulatory and compliance initiatives.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a business undergoing significant transformation, working across complex regulatory programs and partnering with senior stakeholders to drive meaningful change.

• Initial 12 month FTC - strong potential for extension and longer-term permanent opportunities.
• $160,000 - $170,000 + super (based on experience)
• Flexible employer with 2/3 days per week wfh
• Ready to interview, immediate hires

Working closely with Risk, Compliance, Technology and business teams, you will support initiatives focused on strengthening regulatory compliance, improving operational processes and uplifting risk management capabilities.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead end-to-end business analysis across risk, regulatory and compliance initiatives.
• Facilitate workshops with senior stakeholders to gather, challenge and document business requirements.
• Conduct current-state and future-state analysis, identifying process gaps and opportunities for improvement.
• Translate complex regulatory obligations into clear business requirements and actionable deliverables.
• Work collaboratively with business, technology, risk and compliance teams to ensure successful delivery.
• Support process improvement, impact assessments and implementation activities.

About You

We are looking for a confident, proactive Senior Business Analyst who can navigate ambiguity, challenge stakeholders constructively and drive outcomes in a complex environment.

Ideally, you will bring:

• Proven experience as a Senior Business Analyst within banking, insurance or broader financial services.
• Strong exposure to risk, regulatory, compliance or operational risk transformation initiatives.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, workshop facilitation and requirements-gathering capabilities.
• Experience with process mapping, gap analysis and business process improvement.
• The ability to work autonomously, manage competing priorities and translate complex information into clear deliverables.
• Strong communication skills and a pragmatic, delivery-focused approach.

If you have direct experience within risk & regulatory environments and have delivered on this within financial services, I'd love to hear from you.