Senior Business Analyst

Barclays; Northampton; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclays in Northampton seeks a Senior Business Analyst to support the expansion of Commercial Issuing into Europe. You will bridge business and technology, translate needs into requirements, and align with stakeholders at all levels to shape strategic change initiatives.

The role is fast-paced in a dynamic environment, with exposure to various business areas and technology stacks. Strong analytical and collaboration skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Translates business problems into requirements and solutions.
• Collaborates with stakeholders to ensure proposed solutions meet needs.
• Experience with Agile frameworks like Scrum and Kanban.

Responsibilities

• Translate business and operational needs into succinct requirements and design.
• Apply Agile methods to deliver changes efficiently.
• Demonstrate understanding of risk management, controls and policy frameworks.
• Understand payments industry and payment technologies.
• Use questioning techniques to identify underlying business needs.
• Utilise delivery workflows and tools such as JIRA and Confluence.

Skills

Business analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Agile mindset

Payments domain knowledge

Risk management

Education

BCS Business Analysis Diploma

BCS Agile Certification

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

AI utilisation

Job description

Job Description

Purpose of the role

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

Accountabilities

• Identification and analysis of business problems and client requirements that require change within the organisation.
• Development of business requirements that will address business problems and opportunities.
• Collaboration with stakeholders to ensure that proposed solutions meet their needs and expectations.
• Support the creation of business cases that justify investment in proposed solutions.
• Conduct feasibility studies to determine the viability of proposed solutions.
• Support the creation of reports on project progress to ensure proposed solutions are delivered on time and within budget.
• Creation of operational design and process design to ensure that proposed solutions are delivered within the agreed scope.
• Support to change management activities, including development of a traceability matrix to ensure proposed solutions are successfully implemented and embedded in the organisation.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L - Listen and be authentic, E - Energise and inspire, A - Align across the enterprise, D - Develop others.
• OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship - our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset - to Empower, Challenge and Drive - the operating manual for how we behave.

Join us a Senior Business Analyst, as we expand our Commercial Issuing business into Europe- you'll be part of our Technology change team where you'll be managing strategic change initiatives, understanding problems and opportunities, translating into requirements and aligning with stakeholders at all levels by helping visualise what's required. You will be the point of contact between business and technology to make sure what's built is fit for business needs.

It's exciting area of the business, fast paced and a change environment. There will always be new opportunities, exposure to different business areas and technology stacks.

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

• Extensive experience in translating business and operational needs into succinct requirements, and associated analysis and design articulation methods
• An Agile mindset with experience of Agile frameworks, including Scrum and Kanban.
• Demonstrable understanding of risk management, control environments, and policy frameworks.
• Understanding of the payments industry and payment technologies.
• Ability to use effective questioning techniques to identify, analyse and address underlying business needs.
• Experience with delivery workflow and articulation tools such as JIRA and Confluence

Some other highly valued skills may include

• Formal training in business analysis and change management (e.g. BCS Business Analysis Diploma, BCS Agile Certification).
• Experience within the financial services industry.
• Experience using Agile tools such as JIRA, Confluence and AI utilisation

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

Location is Northampton