Senior Business Analyst

Barclays Business Banking; Knutsford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Senior Business Analyst in Knutsford, where you will drive innovation in the Wholesale Lending team. You will analyze business problems, support strategic objectives, and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver effective solutions. Your role will involve engaging with senior stakeholders, conducting feasibility studies, and leading teams to achieve business goals. This is an opportunity to be part of a vast professional network and contribute to the evolution of the digital landscape.

Qualifications

• Experience with lending products and pricing.
• Strong documentation and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify and analyze business problems and client requirements.
• Support the creation of business cases for investment.
• Conduct feasibility studies for proposed solutions.

Skills

Lending products

Strong documentation

Communication skills

Tools

Relational databases

Reporting tools

Job description

Join Barclays as a Senior Business Analyst, where you'll be part of the Wholesale Lending team to spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence. You'll also benefit from being part of a vast professional network, collaborating with industry leaders and experts.

To be successful as a Senior Business Analyst, you should have experience with:

• Lending products, especially an understanding of how they are priced
• Carrying out AS IS and TO BE analysis on large, complex, mathematical systems
• Strong documentation and communication skills

Some Other Highly Valued Skills May Include:

• Experience in engaging with senior stakeholders across multiple business domains
• Agile delivery experience
• Experience with relational databases and reporting tools

This role will be based in our Knutsford office.

Purpose of the role:

To support the organisation, achieve its strategic objectives by identifying business requirements and solutions that address business problems and opportunities.

Accountabilities include:

• Identification and analysis of business problems and client requirements requiring change
• Development of business requirements addressing problems and opportunities
• Collaboration with stakeholders to ensure solutions meet needs and expectations
• Supporting the creation of business cases for investment
• Conducting feasibility studies for proposed solutions
• Supporting reports on project progress to ensure timely and within-budget delivery
• Creating operational and process designs within scope
• Supporting change management activities, including development of a traceability matrix

Vice President Expectations:

• Contributing to strategy, requirements, and change recommendations; managing resources, budgets, and policies; delivering improvements
• Leading teams, defining responsibilities, planning future needs, and managing performance
• Demonstrating leadership behaviors (Listen, Energize, Align, Develop) or guiding technical teams as an individual contributor
• Advising stakeholders on impact and alignment
• Managing risks and strengthening controls
• Understanding organisational functions to support business goals
• Collaborating across areas to stay aligned with business strategies
• Creating solutions through sophisticated analytical thinking and research
• Building and maintaining trusting relationships with stakeholders

All colleagues are expected to embody Barclays Values: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship, and demonstrate the Barclays Mindset: Empower, Challenge, and Drive.