Lead Business Analyst

TN United Kingdom; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a seasoned Business Analyst with extensive experience in Investment Banking. This role involves supporting the product owner in backlog management, facilitating Agile meetings, and ensuring clear communication of requirements to developers. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of the trade lifecycle and capital markets, with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work with diverse stakeholders globally. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to impactful projects in a dynamic and collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience as a Business Analyst in Investment Banking.
• Strong understanding of Trade Lifecycle and Capital Markets.

Responsibilities

• Support the product owner in managing the work stream backlog.
• Facilitate Agile forums and project meetings.

Skills

Business Analysis

Investment Banking Knowledge

Agile Practices

SQL

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

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• Skills: Tech BA role with experience in equities, fixed income , asset services
• Knowledge on Trade lifecycle - trade settlement, middle office and back-office processing

In this role, you will:

• Support the product owner in the management of their work stream Backlog and the prioritization of stories and subtasks.
• Groom the stories in the backlog to ensure that they are prepared to meet the ‘definition of ready.'
• Contribute to the project RAID by raising items when necessary.
• Update the Engagement Lead and Project Management with progress vs delivery milestones.
• Facilitate the following Agile Forums and project meetings Pod Backlog refinement Pod Sprint Planning/show and tell/ retrospective Pod Scrum

Qualifications - External

• Minimum of 8+ years' experience as an Business Analyst
• Understanding of Investment Banking products in at least one asset class; Equities, Fixed Income, Derivatives or FX
• Understanding of the Trade Lifecycle and Capital market
• Requirements elicitation, functional design, and problem-solving skills - structured, formal approach to analysis tasks
• Ability to convey requirements to developers in a way that's clearly understood by them.
• Expertise in Agile engineering practices (e.g., Scrum, Kanban, LEAN)
• Should have worked on JIRA, Confluence for requirement management.
• Accountability for delivery – takes ownership of tasks assigned to ultimate resolution with minimal supervision.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (comfortable in written and verbal communications) to facilitate with users from around the world and from different cultural backgrounds), relationship management and flexible interpersonal skills.
• Fluent communication, excellent articulation, and presentation skills
• Experience working in Investment Banking – Exposure to Debt markets / Equities / FX with understanding of trade life cycle.
• Good knowledge of SQL and RDBMS databases
• Experience facing off business stakeholders - trading desks, middle office and sales for requirement gathering query resolutions etc.