Business Analyst (Sanctions)

Barclays; Romford; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution is seeking a Business Analyst (Sanctions) (AVP) to support a major Financial Crime Transformation Programme. The role requires deep knowledge of global sanctions, experience in major change initiatives, and strong stakeholder management skills. This hybrid position involves working three days on-site in Canary Wharf and two days from home. The successful candidate will deliver vital changes to sanctions processes, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements while contributing to strategic objectives.

Benefits

Paid holiday entitlement

24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

Access to lifestyle and retail discounts

Qualifications

• Expert-level understanding of global sanctions regimes (OFAC, UN, EU, UK).
• Proven experience as a Business Analyst on major sanctions change initiatives.
• Hands-on experience with process mapping and designing 'To-Be' operating models.

Responsibilities

• Act as the subject matter expert on sanctions knowledge.
• Take ownership of design and re-engineering for sanctions processes.
• Elicit and document functional and non-functional business requirements.
• Influence senior stakeholders across various departments for buy-in.
• Analyze risks related to sanctions compliance and provide solutions.

Skills

Deep Sanctions Knowledge

Sanctions Programme BA Experience

Process Design & Re-engineering

Sanctions Screening

Stakeholder Influence

Regulatory Context

Job description

Job Title : Business Analyst (Sanctions) (AVP)

Location : Canary Wharf, London

Working mode : Hybrid, 3 days per week on-site and 2 WFH

Contract : 6 months initially (opportunity for a contract extension)

Overall Purpose of the Role

Barclays is seeking a high-calibre, experienced Business Analyst (Sanctions) (AVP) to join a major, high-priority Financial Crime Transformation Programme. This is a crucial, hands‑on role where you will apply your deep sanctions domain expertise to drive significant change across the global organisation.

You will be instrumental in delivering the transformation across the whole suite of the programme, encompassing strategic workstreams such as Sanctions Case Management Tool implementation, screening system enhancements, and Target Operating Model (TOM) design.

Key Responsibilities (The Functional Focus)

• Sanctions Domain Expertise : Act as the subject matter expert, providing heavy domain knowledge to the wider change delivery team, ensuring all solutions meet complex OFAC, UN, EU, and UK Sanctions regimes and regulatory requirements.
• End-to-End Process Engineering : Take ownership of process mapping, design, and re-engineering (As-Is and To-Be models) for global Sanctions processes, including screening, list management, and escalation workflows.
• Requirements Management : Elicit, analyse, validate, and document functional and non-functional business requirements for key Sanctions systems (e.g., screening tools, workflow / case management systems).
• Stakeholder Management : Influence and manage highly complex and challenging stakeholders across Compliance, Technology, Operations, and Business units to secure buy-in for strategic process changes and design decisions.
• Risk & Breach Analysis : Analyse and articulate the ways sanctions can be breached or bypassed and translate these risks into concrete, preventative system and process requirements.

Change Delivery

Support the Sanctions Change Delivery VP in overseeing and executing workstreams and actively driving the transformation agenda.

Essential Skills & Experience (The Must Haves)

To be successful in this autonomous and fast-paced environment, you must demonstrate :

• Deep Sanctions Knowledge : Expert-level understanding of global Sanctions regimes (OFAC, UN, EU, UK) and the implications for a universal bank.
• Sanctions Programme BA Experience : Proven Business Analyst experience working specifically on major Sanctions Change / Transformation Programmes (e.g., screening vendor upgrades, case management deployments).
• Process Design & Re-engineering : Significant hands‑on experience in process mapping, gap analysis, and designing efficient, compliant 'To‑Be' Sanctions operating models.
• Sanctions Screening : Ability to articulate the main methods for Sanctions checking (e.g., batch screening, real‑time transaction screening, name screening) and the associated challenges.
• Stakeholder Influence : A proven track record of influencing, negotiating with, and managing challenging senior stakeholders in a complex financial services organisation.
• Regulatory Context : Understanding of the regulatory expectations and controls required to mitigate Financial Crime risk.

Working Environment

Hybrid working model : 3 days per week on-site in Canary Wharf (Mon / Tues / Weds in office) and 2 days working from home remotely.

Fast-paced, evolving environment with shifting priorities

Hands‑on, autonomous role with no direct reports

Candidates must be adaptable, confident, and able to contribute immediately

About Barclays

Barclays is a British universal bank, operating across retail banking, payments, and top‑tier corporate and investment banking. We’re driven by our mission to help people achieve their ambitions – in the right way.

Our Values

Respect • Integrity • Service • Excellence • Stewardship

These values guide everything we do – for our clients, customers, colleagues, and communities.

Diversity and Inclusion

We’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels they belong. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are central to our culture and how we operate.

Contractor Benefits (via Randstad Sourceright)

• Paid holiday entitlement
• 24 / 7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to lifestyle and retail discounts