Lead Business Analyst/Business Architect

GFT Technologies; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

GFT Technologies in London (Hybrid) is seeking an experienced Business Architect, Lead Business Analyst or Transformation Consultant to join a major digital transformation programme in private banking and wealth management. You will shape future products, services, customer journeys and business processes across business and technology teams.

This role offers exposure to senior stakeholders and opportunities to define operating models, capabilities and target processes, with a focus on

Qualifications

• Experience leading workshops with senior stakeholders to uncover objectives and opportunities.
• Ability to map current and future business processes and operating models.
• Experience documenting business requirements and translating them into delivery outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead workshops with business stakeholders to understand challenges, objectives and opportunities.
• Analyse existing business processes, customer journeys and operating models.
• Define future-state business processes and ways of working.
• Gather, document and manage business requirements.
• Support the design of target operating models and business capabilities.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement, automation and digitisation.
• Conduct impact assessments and support transformation planning activities.
• Collaborate with product, technology and delivery teams to ensure business outcomes are delivered.
• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders across business and technology functions.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Workshop facilitation

Business analysis

Process mapping

Transformation delivery

Job description

Location: London (Hybrid)
Type: Permanent

The Opportunity

Job description:

Private Banking & Wealth Transformation

Location: London (Hybrid)
Type: Permanent

The Opportunity

We're looking for an experienced Business Architect, Lead Business Analyst or Transformation Consultant to join a major digital transformation programme within the private banking and wealth management sector.

This role will play a key part in shaping how future products, services, customer journeys and business processes are designed and delivered. Working across business and technology teams, you will help define future ways of working, identify opportunities for improvement and support the delivery of a next-generation wealth platform.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys operating across strategy, business change and delivery while working with senior stakeholders on a high-profile transformation programme.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead workshops with business stakeholders to understand current challenges, objectives and opportunities.
• Analyse existing business processes, customer journeys and operating models.
• Define future-state business processes and ways of working.
• Gather, document and manage business requirements.
• Support the design of target operating models and business capabilities.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement, automation and digitisation.
• Conduct impact assessments and support transformation planning activities.
• Collaborate with product, technology and delivery teams to ensure business outcomes are successfully delivered.
• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders across business and technology functions.

What We're Looking For

We're open to candidates from a variety of backgrounds including:

• Business Architecture
• Business Analysis
• Management Consulting
• Business Transformation
• Operating Model Design
• Organisational Change
• Digital Transformation
• Product Transformation

Essential Experience

• Experience working on large-scale business or digital transformation programmes.
• Strong stakeholder management and workshop facilitation skills.
• Experience gathering and documenting business requirements.
• Strong process mapping and business analysis capabilities.
• Experience defining future-state processes, customer journeys or operating models.
• Ability to bridge the gap between business and technology teams.
• Experience working within complex financial services environments.

Highly Desirable

• Wealth Management
• Private Banking
• Investment Platforms
• Asset & Wealth Management
• Digital Wealth Transformation

Why Apply?

• Major wealth management transformation programme.
• High-profile strategic role with significant business impact.
• Opportunity to influence future operating models, customer journeys and platform capabilities.
• Collaborative environment working alongside business, product and technology leaders.
• Excellent opportunity for progression and long-term career development.