Associate Business Analyst - 11 month Secondment

HSBC; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in the UK is seeking an Associate Business Analyst for their Change Execution team. This hybrid role involves managing requirements, conducting data analyses, and supporting project planning. Ideal candidates possess strong communication skills, experience with Agile methodologies, and knowledge of retail products. Opportunities for professional development and a supportive workplace culture are provided.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Benefits packages

Inclusive workplace environment

Qualifications

• Experience in Agile, Waterfall, or Lean methodologies is desirable.
• Self-motivated with good time management skills.
• Positive and resilient with the ability to adapt to changes.
• Proven ability to work with various stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage requirements and traceability, translating needs into User Stories.
• Conduct investigations including data and process analysis.
• Support project planning and scope management.
• Facilitate operational impact assessments and customer communication.

Skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Agile methodologies

Jira

Confluence

Microsoft Office

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Teams

Job description

If you’re looking to take an exciting new direction with your HSBC career, an internal move can open the door to many opportunities, allowing you to take on a new challenge, and develop your skills. Bring your knowledge of our brand to a new role and grow yourself further.

Change Execution works with businesses and delivery partners across the world by combining change expertise and experience to help shape and implement strategic change for HSBC. The department is instrumental in driving change improvements in customer experience and unit costs through automation, standardisation, and optimisation of HSBC’s operating model covering people, processes, products, and channels.

We are currently seeking an enthusiastic and thoughtful individual to join this team in the role of Associate Business Analyst – UK Change Execution

The UK Change Execution is a multi-disciplinary team using Agile and Waterfall practices to manage and deliver transformational change programmes and projects across all brands and propositions.

Associate Business Analysts support and manage the shaping of change, working closely with our delivery partners. The role holder will collaborate with the Business to understand the desired change outcome and contributes to the delivery of business outcomes, leveraging opportunities and managing challenges. They are involved throughout the full change lifecycle and are typically responsible for executing plans, removing impediments, managing requirements and testing outcomes meet agreed standards.

Associate Business Analysts will usually support initiatives and teams and may lead smaller scale initiatives. The jobholder will have a combined set of good interpersonal skills and business/technology knowledge to develop an effective relationship with the business and IT, providing effective support that adds value.

A move across the business allows you to continue to access tailored professional development opportunities, and our fantastic benefits packages.

In this role you will:

• Requirements management and traceability, understanding the needs of the Business, translating that into User Stories and Acceptance Criteria to enable development.
• Detailed investigation and analysis work including MI, data, processes, systems, root causes and gaps.
• Input to project planning, reporting, scope, risk, and dependency management, ensuring adherence to the required change governance.
• Process mapping, creating wireframes and key supporting project documentation. DEREK li>
• Support the definition of the solution design for non-technology projects and supporting IT with definition of the technology elements.
• Provide support to the Product Owner in decision making, managing product backlogs, understanding the business propositions, and supporting the tracking and delivery of benefits.
• Knowledge sharing, with lessons learnt information documented and referenced.
• Supporting Change & Implementation/Business Readiness activities such as:
  • Operational Impact Assessments
  • Understanding and Writing Procedures
  • Customer letter specifications
  • Communication planning
  • Developing User Acceptance Test strategies and plans, to support defect management and customer sign-off for the deliverable, ensuring product is fit for purpose.
  • Facilitating pilots

To be successful in this role you should meet the following requirements:

• First direct legacy system architecture knowledge
• Understands first direct data Lineage
• Good communication and presentation skills.
• Proven ability to work with a range of stakeholders and business sponsors.
• Knowledge of UK Retail Products & Propositions for first direct.
• Experience in Jira, Confluence, and Visio.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Teams
• Self‑motivated, with good time management and able to work independently or in a team.
• Positive, creative, and resilient individual, open to change and able to adapt to changing circumstances.
• Established skills in negotiating and challenging.
• Experience in Agile/Waterfall/Lean methodologies is desirable but not essential.
• A track record of making customers the focal point of everything we do.

This is a hybrid role with base location being one of these sites: Leeds / Birmingham / Sheffield / Chester or Hamilton

Continue to grow with our internal opportunities.

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Being open to different points of view is important for our business and the communities we serve. At HSBC, we’re dedicated to creating diverse and inclusive workplaces - no matter their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or age. We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring careers at HSBC are inclusive and accessible for everyone to be at their best. We take pride in being a Disability Confident Leader and will offer an interview to people with disabilities, long term conditions or neurodivergent candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role.

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