Investment Senior Business Analyst

Border To Coast Pensions Partnership; Leeds; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pension management organization in Leeds seeks an experienced Investment Senior Business Analyst to contribute to key transformation initiatives. The analyst will bridge the investment functions and change projects, ensuring successful implementation of new operating models. Candidates should possess deep investment knowledge and a strong track record in delivering change. This role emphasizes collaboration, sustainability, and integrity, aiming to secure pensions for over a million members.

Qualifications

• Deep investment knowledge across products, processes, data, and solutions.
• Strong track record of delivering change in Investment Front and Middle Office.
• Proficient in designing Target Operating Models and conducting business analyses.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary conduit between investment functions and change projects.
• Partner with investment functions to realize their Target Operating Model.
• Develop business cases for change with key Sponsors.
• Define and capture business requirements for enterprise level solutions.
• Support evaluation and recommendation of investment solutions.

Skills

Investment knowledge

Consultancy skills

Business Analysis

Job description

Investment Senior Business Analyst

Leeds

An opportunity to make a difference

At Border to Coast our purpose is to make a difference and we’re looking for an experienced investment focused Business Consultant to join our award-winning team. You will play a pivotal role in our transformation, partnering with stakeholders and project teams across the business to deliver key components of a material transformation programme including the enterprise re-platforming of our investment processes, the addition of new investment management and advisory services and the support for scale as we onboard incoming Partner Fund Assets.

As a customer-owned and customer-focused organisation, integrity is one of our values, as is our collaborative and sustainable approach. Our focus is to secure the pensions of over a million people who have provided valuable service to their communities and society. We’re the largest UK asset manager outside London or Edinburgh, and we provide innovative investments that deliver sustainable returns over the long term.

The role – what you’ll be doing

As the Investment Senior Business Analyst your role is hugely important and will include :

• Be primary conduit between the investment functions and their change projects
• Partner the investment functions to determine and realise their Target Operating Model (TOM)
• Develop and present business cases for change with key Sponsors
• Define and capture the Enterprise level and functional business requirements, then ensure the outcome fulfilment.
• Supporting the evaluation and recommendation of solutions

About you - and the value you’ll bring to our team

• Deep, broad investment knowledge across products, processes, data and solutions with foundational experience operating within those functions
• A clear track record of delivering change within the Investment Front and Middle Office
• Strong Consultancy, Target Operating Model design and Business Analysis skills supporting engagement and direction at all levels across the organisation

About Us

Border to Coast is the largest LGPS (Local Government Pension Scheme) pool in the UK. It is owned by 11 Local Government Pension Schemes (‘Partner Funds’). The Partner Funds represent 3,000 employers and over 1.1 million members.

The Partner Funds are Bedfordshire, Cumbria, Durham, East Riding, Lincolnshire, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Surrey, Teesside, Tyne and Wear and Warwickshire.

The Partner Funds have £65.3bn in investments, of which Border to Coast is responsible for managing £55.4bn (as of 31 March 2025) across equities, fixed income, private markets, and global and UK real estate.

In addition, seven LGPS funds have confirmed their intention to join the pool, extending our collaborative partnership. The seven funds are Cambridgeshire, East Sussex, Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent, Northamptonshire and West Sussex, collectively they have c.£45bn of investments.

Border to Coast’s purpose is to make a difference for the LGPS. We do this by working in partnership for a sustainable and better tomorrow through innovation, expertise, scale, and good governance.

We are proud of the values that underpin our partnership — collaboration, sustainability, and integrity. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds. If you’re energised by challenge, inspired by collaboration, and ready to help a firm with ambition and heart, we’d love to hear from you