Business Analyst

Barclays; Northampton; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclays in Northampton is seeking a proactive Business Analyst to join a major digital transformation program operating in an Agile environment. You will bridge old and new ways, drive continuous delivery, rapid iterations, and feature enhancements from day one.

You will join a collaborative BA team and take ownership of outcomes in transaction banking projects, including tokenisation and digital wallet initiatives, while coordinating with Product Owners, QA, and developers.

Qualifications

• Strong domain knowledge in Transaction Banking, GTB and Corporate Payments.
• Proven Agile delivery experience; ability to write clear User Stories and manage backlogs in Jira.
• Ability to balance compliance mapping with product feature development.
• Excellent stakeholder and cross-functional collaboration with Product Owners, Testers, Developers and senior leaders.
• Self-starter with proactive ownership; able to drive projects without upfront training.

Responsibilities

• Translate complex business requirements into User Stories and acceptance criteria in Jira for engineering execution.
• Map legacy systems to modern Agile workflows.
• Lead end-to-end business analysis for GTB, Corporate Payments and transaction banking projects (tokenisation and digital wallet).
• Drive regulatory/compliance mapping alongside innovative product features.
• Work with Product Owners to prioritize features, manage iterations, and refine backlog.
• Collaborate with QA to ensure quality and alignment with business outcomes.
• Manage internal and external stakeholders, aligning on scope and milestones.

Skills

Transaction Banking

GTB

Corporate Payments

Agile

User Stories

Compliance mapping

Product features

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional

Proactive ownership

Tools

Jira

Job description

Role : Business Analyst

Location : Northampton

Duration : 6 months PAYE only

Overview of the Role

We are seeking a proactive, highly driven Business Analyst to join our team on a major digital transformation program operating in a fast-paced Agile environment. In this role, you will bridge old and new ways of working, driving the transition toward continuous lifecycle delivery, rapid iterations, and constant feature enhancements.

You will join a well-established, collaborative team of BAs. This role requires someone who can hit the ground running with zero hand-holding—we need an individual who understands the complexities of transaction banking, takes full ownership of outcomes, and focuses on delivering high-impact results from day one.

Key Skills

• Domain Expertise: Strong domain knowledge in Transaction Banking, GTB (Global Transaction Banking), and Corporate Payments. Experience with transaction-related initiatives, tokenisation, digital wallets, and cryptocurrency is highly desirable.

• Agile & Delivery Mastery: Proven expertise in Agile methodologies, writing clear, actionable User Stories, and managing backlogs within Jira.

• Dual-Focus Delivery: Demonstrated ability to balance both compliance mapping requirements and pure product feature development.

• Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Management: Exceptional stakeholder management skills with a track record of seamlessly collaborating with Product Owners, Testers, Developers, and senior business leaders.

• Proactive Ownership: Self-starter mindset—able to navigate complex environments, take complete initiative, and drive projects to completion without needing upfront training.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate complex business requirements into clear, concise User Stories and acceptance criteria within Jira for immediate engineering execution.

• Map and document the transition from legacy systems and "old ways of working" into modern, Agile digital workflows.

• Lead end-to-end business analysis for GTB, Corporate Payments, and transaction banking projects (including tokenisation and digital wallet solutions).

• Drive both regulatory/compliance mapping and innovative product feature development side-by-side.

• Work embedded alongside Product Owners to prioritize features, manage iterations, and refine the product backlog.

• Collaborate closely with QA and testing teams to ensure deliverables align with business outcomes and meet high quality standards.

• Manage key internal and external stakeholders, ensuring alignment on program scope, milestones, and deliverables.

About Barclays

Barclays is a British universal bank. It is diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography. Barclays businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by its service company which provides technology, operations and functional services across the Group.

Values

Everything Barclays does is shaped by its five values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship. The Barclays values inform the foundations of its relationships with customers and clients, but they also shape how Barclays measures and rewards the performance of colleagues. Simply put, success is not just about what you achieve, but about how you achieve it.

Diversity

Barclays aims to foster a culture where individuals of all backgrounds feel confident in bringing their whole selves to work, feel included and their talents are nurtured, empowering them to contribute fully to Barclays vision and goals.

Hybrid Working

Barclays is currently in the early stages of implementing a hybrid working environment, which means that many colleagues spend part of their working hours at home and part in the office, depending on the nature of the role they are in. Barclays is flexible on how this works and it may continue to change and evolve. Depending on your team, typically this means that colleagues spend a minimum of between 20% to 60% of their time in the office, which could be over a week, a month or a quarter. However, some colleagues may choose to spend more time in the office over a typical period than their role type requires. Barclays also has a flexible working process where, subject to business needs, all colleagues globally are able to request work patterns to reflect their personal circumstances

Your Benefits

As a contract employee of Randstad Sourceright, you’ll receive a wide range of financial and personal benefits. There’s enrolment in a pension plan (after 12 weeks on assignment) and holiday pay. You’ll also get 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme, designed to help you deal with any problems that could be affecting your home or work life. Plus, there’s discounts at heaps of high street shops, restaurants and entertainment - from Asda to Zizzi Italian restaurants.