Junior Business Analyst – Private Markets Platform

LGT Capital Partners (U.K.) Ltd.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

LGT Capital Partners (U.K.) Ltd is seeking a highly motivated Junior Business Analyst for the Private Markets Platform team. The role blends Business Analysis, Business Architecture and Project Management to shape operations at scale.

You will design, document and re-engineer processes, perform requirement analysis, write test cases and support UAT, while assisting IT delivery and change management across the organization.

Qualifications

• University degree or equivalent in Business Economics, Business Informatics or Information Technology.
• First working experience of business analysis in a financial services company or with a leading consulting firm in a similar hands-on role at the interface between Business and IT.
• Motivation to work on own initiative and in collaboration with various stakeholders, ability to deliver on time with a high level of integrity.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to understand business and technical functions as well as process information quickly.
• Must be comfortable with constructively challenging the status quo and looking for new ways to improve processes and results.
• Great team player and ability to work collaboratively at various levels of the organization.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills in written and verbal English.

Responsibilities

• Designing, re-engineering and documenting key business processes with different stakeholders on business and IT side.
• Conducting requirement analysis and detailed gap assessments on a wide range of topics across the company.
• Writing test cases, organise and perform User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Supporting in project management activities, such as organising workshops with SMEs, overseeing IT delivery, preparing status reports and resource & work planning.
• Defining and presenting conceptual approaches (orally and in writing), target operating models, preparing solution options and required decisions, and documenting results.
• Closely working with IT counterparts to bridge between business and technology teams.
• Training business users on rolled-out tools, push for adoption and support the entire change management process.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder mgmt

Requirements analysis

UAT testing

Documentation

Education

University degree

Job description

We are looking for a highly motivated Junior Business Analyst in our fast-growing Private Markets Platform team. The team brings together expertise in Business Analysis, Business Architecture, and Project Management, and plays a central role in shaping how the firm operates at scale. Our focus is on driving large-scale transformations, improving end-to-end processes, and designing scalable, future-ready solutions that support our clients and investment teams.

What you will do

• Designing, re-engineering and documenting key business processes with different stakeholders on business and IT side.
• Conducting requirement analysis and detailed gap assessments on a wide range of topics across the company.
• Writing test cases, organise and perform User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Supporting in project management activities, such as organising workshops with SMEs, overseeing IT delivery, preparing status reports and resource & work planning.
• Defining and presenting conceptual approaches (orally and in writing), target operating models, preparing solution options and required decisions, and documenting results.
• Closely working with IT counterparts to bridge between business and technology teams.
• Training business users on rolled-out tools, push for adoption and support the entire change management process.

We are looking for individuals who

• Are curious and intellectually engaged, with a genuine interest in understanding complex and evolving business models.
• Naturally ask "why", challenge assumptions, and seek to understand root causes rather than symptoms.
• Are comfortable challenging the status quo in a constructive and thoughtful way.
• Have a strong desire to learn quickly, especially in new and unfamiliar domains and take ownership.

Requirements

• University degree or equivalent, qualifying experience in Business Economics, Business Informatics or Information Technology.
• First working experience of business analysis in a financial services company or with a leading consulting firm in a similar hands-on role at the interface between Business and IT.
• Motivation to work on own initiative and in collaboration with various stakeholders, ability to deliver on time with a high level of integrity.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to understand business and technical functions as well as process information quickly.
• Must be comfortable with constructively challenging the status quo and looking for new ways to improve processes and results.
• Great team player and ability to work collaboratively at various levels of the organization.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills in written and verbal English.

Contact Information

Aline de Montmollin Human Resources LGT Capital Partners (U.K.) Ltd. Contact: [phone]

LGT Capital Partners is a leading global specialist in alternative investing with over USD 110 billion in assets under management and more than 700 institutional clients in 50 countries. An international team of over 900 professionals is responsible for managing a wide range of investment programs focusing on private markets, multi-alternatives and diversifying strategies, as well as sustainable and impact strategies. Headquartered in Pfaeffikon (SZ), Switzerland, the firm has offices in San Francisco, New York, Dublin, London, Paris, The Hague, Luxembourg, Frankfurt am Main, Vaduz, Dubai, Beijing, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Singapore and Sydney.