Business Analyst – Privacy Tooling (Non-Financial Risk)

PowerToFly; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial services firm is seeking a Business Analyst to support its Privacy Non-Financial Risk team in Glasgow. The role involves gathering requirements for privacy tools, collaborating with technology teams, and providing day-to-day stakeholder support. Candidates should have strong communication skills and at least 4 years of relevant experience. Knowledge of privacy vendor tooling and financial services is advantageous. The firm promotes flexibility and a supportive work environment, offering attractive employee benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience with building or maintaining a tool/system.
• Experience acting as a Business Analyst.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including stakeholder management.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• At least 4 years' relevant experience expected.

Responsibilities

• Gather requirements for changes and enhancements to privacy tools.
• Work with technology teams to analyze and implement business requirements.
• Act as a day-to-day point of contact for stakeholders regarding tool functionality.
• Consider new processing activities with stakeholders.

Skills

Building or maintaining tools/systems

Business analysis

Software development life cycle

Excellent communication skills

Stakeholder management

Competing priorities management

Experience with financial services

Experience with privacy vendor tooling

Job description

Business Analyst – Privacy Tooling (Non-Financial Risk)

Glasgow

JR019828

We're seeking a Director in the Privacy Non-Financial Risk (NFR) team to support the Privacy Engineering team to maintain and develop the tooling that underpins the Compliance Privacy Program, for example the tooling to support Privacy Impact Assessments and Individual Rights processes.

In the Legal & Compliance division, we assist the Firm in achieving its business objectives by facilitating and overseeing the Firm's management of legal, regulatory and franchise risk. This position is within Privacy Engineering and will support the team as they develop and maintain tooling for the wider Privacy NFR team.

Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, always evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world.

What you’ll do in the role:

• Work with business unit and Legal and Compliance stakeholders to gather requirements for changes and enhancements to privacy tools including enhancements needed due to regulatory or business changes.
• Work with technology teams to analyse, design, and implement business requirements. This is inclusive of change management, UAT, and troubleshooting.
• Foster continuous improvement and act as a day‑to‑day point of contact for business unit and LCD stakeholders as it relates to tool functionality or performance.
• Work with business unit and Legal and Compliance stakeholders to consider new processing activities.

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Experience with building or maintaining a tool / system and/or experience testing tool(s) / system(s)
• Experience of acting or working as a Business Analyst
• Knowledge of software development life cycle and methodologies e.g., Agile
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills incl. stakeholder management
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast‑paced environment
• Experience with financial services (preferred not essential)
• Experience with privacy vendor tooling such as BigID or OneTrust (preferred not essential)
• At least 4 years' relevant experience would generally be expected to find the skills required for this role.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients – helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way that’s differentiated – and we’ve done that for 90 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back—aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work‑life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices into your browser.

Certified Persons Regulatory Requirements:

If this role is deemed a Certified role and may require the role holder to hold mandatory regulatory qualifications or the minimum qualifications to meet internal company benchmarks.

Flexible work statement

Interested in flexible working opportunities? Morgan Stanley empowers employees to have greater freedom of choice through flexible working arrangements. Speak to our recruitment team to find out more.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing, and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.