Business Analyst - Chief Data Office

Barclays; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company is looking for a Business Analyst in Glasgow to identify business requirements and solutions that address complex problems. You will collaborate with various stakeholders to ensure proposed changes meet their expectations. The successful candidate will have substantial experience in business analysis, communication skills, and ideally, a relevant certification. This role supports strategic objectives and demands a high standard of performance in a regulatory environment.

Qualifications

• Solid experience as a Business Analyst or Business Change Analyst, preferably in data or technology.
• Ability to perform structured analysis and communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders.
• Experience working in or alongside a regulatory framework.

Responsibilities

• Identify and analyze business problems and client requirements.
• Develop business requirements to address problems and opportunities.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure proposed solutions meet their needs.
• Support the creation of business cases justifying investment in solutions.
• Conduct feasibility studies to determine the viability of solutions.
• Create reports on project progress to ensure delivery on time and budget.

Skills

Business analysis

Communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Business analysis certification (IIBA ECBA/CCBA or equivalent)

Job description

As a Business Analyst within the Chief Data Office (CDO), you will play a pivotal role in how Barclays governs, manages, and uses data, enabling outcomes that are compliant, efficient, and transformative. Your work will support how the bank makes decisions, meets regulatory expectations, and delivers long‑term value for customers and stakeholders.

To be successful as a Business Analyst, you should have:

• Solid experience as a Business Analyst or Business Change Analyst, ideally within data, change, or technology‑led environments.
• The ability to perform structured business analysis and communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing, with diverse stakeholders.
• Progressed towards or completed a business analysis certification such as IIBA ECBA/CCBA or equivalent.
• Experience working within or alongside a regulatory framework.

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job‑specific technical skills.

This role will be located at our Glasgow office.

Purpose of the role

To support the organisation, achieve its strategic objectives by the identification of business requirements and solutions that address business problems and opportunities.

Accountabilities

• Identification and analysis of business problems and client requirements that require change within the organisation.
• Development of business requirements that will address business problems and opportunities.
• Collaboration with stakeholders to ensure that proposed solutions meet their needs and expectations.
• Support the creation of business cases that justify investment in proposed solutions.
• Conduct feasibility studies to determine the viability of proposed solutions.
• Support the creation of reports on project progress to ensure proposed solutions are delivered on time and within budget.
• Creation of operational design and process design to ensure that proposed solutions are delivered within the agreed scope.
• Support to change management activities, including development of a traceability matrix to ensure proposed solutions are successfully implemented and embedded in the organisation.

Analyst Expectations

• To perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard consistently driving continuous improvement.
• Requires in‑depth technical knowledge and experience in their assigned area of expertise.
• Thorough understanding of the underlying principles and concepts within the area of expertise.
• They lead and supervise a team, guiding and supporting professional development, allocating work requirements and coordinating team resources.
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
• OR for an individual contributor, they develop technical expertise in work area, acting as an advisor where appropriate.
• Will have an impact on the work of related teams within the area.
• Partner with other functions and business areas.
• Takes responsibility for end results of a team’s operational processing and activities.
• Escalate breaches of policies / procedure appropriately.
• Take responsibility for embedding new policies/ procedures adopted due to risk mitigation.
• Advise and influence decision making within own area of expertise.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you own or contribute to. Deliver your work and areas of responsibility in line with relevant rules, regulation and codes of conduct.
• Maintain and continually build an understanding of how own sub‑function integrates with function, alongside knowledge of the organisations products, services and processes within the function.
• Demonstrate understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub‑function.
• Make evaluative judgements based on the analysis of factual information, paying attention to detail.
• Resolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions through the application of acquired technical experience and will be guided by precedents.
• Guide and persuade team members and communicate complex / sensitive information.
• Act as contact point for stakeholders outside of the immediate function, while building a network of contacts outside team and external to the organisation.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.