Business Analyst

Halian | Managed Services, Recruitment Agency & Contract Staffing; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Major financial services organisation in London seeks an experienced Senior Business Analyst to work across complex technology and business change initiatives within the securities and post-trade environment. The role is inside IR35 with 2 days hybrid work.

You will translate business needs into effective solutions, collaborating with business stakeholders and technology teams across the full delivery lifecycle.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Business Analyst in financial services or post-trade environments.
• Strong knowledge of CSDs and their role in market infrastructure.
• Understanding of CSDR and post-trade securities landscape.
• Experience with ISO 15022 and ISO 20022 standards.
• Proven ability to deliver complex technology and business change projects.

Responsibilities

• Act as a key interface between business stakeholders and IT/technology teams.
• Understand business drivers behind change initiatives.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to capture problems, requirements and outcomes.
• Analyse requirements and propose viable business and technology solutions.
• Facilitate workshops and discussions across teams and levels.
• Support implementation and testing of system and business changes.
• Produce clear requirements, use cases and test scenarios.
• Develop user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Promote BA best practices and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Requirements gathering

Business analysis

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Ownership & collaboration

Education

IIBA or BCS Business Analysis Diploma

ISEB / ISTQB Foundation Certificate

Tools

BPMN

UML

Story mapping

Data modelling

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Senior Business Analyst to join a major financial services organisation, working across complex technology and business change initiatives within the securities and post-trade environment.

About the Role

• Inside IR35
• 2 days hybrid

This role will act as a key interface between business stakeholders and technology teams, helping translate business needs into effective solutions and supporting projects throughout the full delivery lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Act as a key interface between business stakeholders and IT/technology teams.
• Understand the business drivers behind operational, functional, tactical and strategic change initiatives.
• Work closely with stakeholders to understand business problems, requirements and desired outcomes.
• Analyse requirements and propose viable business and technology solutions.
• Facilitate workshops and stakeholder discussions across multiple teams and levels of seniority.
• Support the implementation and deployment of system and business changes.
• Produce clear business, stakeholder, functional and non-functional requirements.
• Develop user stories, acceptance criteria, use cases and process models.
• Use techniques including BPMN, UML, story mapping and data modelling.
• Produce and validate test scenarios and support the execution of different testing phases.
• Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and client acceptance testing.
• Promote Business Analysis best practices and contribute to continuous improvement across the wider BA community.

Qualifications

You will have:

• 5+ years' experience as a Business Analyst, ideally within financial services, securities, capital markets or post-trade environments.
• Strong knowledge of Central Securities Depositories (CSDs) and their role within financial market infrastructure.
• Understanding of CSD Regulation (CSDR) and the wider post-trade securities landscape.
• Strong knowledge of securities market standards, particularly ISO 15022 and ISO 20022.
• Experience delivering complex technology and business change projects.
• Experience working across delivery methodologies such as Waterfall, V-Model, Scrum and/or SAFe.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, including working with senior business and technology stakeholders.
• Strong requirements gathering and requirements management experience.
• Experience with process modelling, use cases, story mapping, BPMN, UML and data modelling.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• A proactive approach with a strong sense of ownership and ability to collaborate effectively within cross-functional teams.

Required Skills

Any of the following would be advantageous:

• IIBA or BCS Business Analysis Diploma
• ISEB / ISTQB Foundation Certificate in Software Testing
• Experience of risk-based testing
• Previous experience within a CSD, securities infrastructure, clearing, settlement or post-trade organisation

Pay range and compensation package

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Business Analyst with strong securities and post-trade knowledge to work on complex, business-critical technology change within a large financial services environment.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are committed to diversity and inclusivity.