Senior Business Analyst/Project Manager in Structured Products Technology

Barclays; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclays in London is seeking a Business Analyst/Project Manager to identify business needs, translate them into practical solutions, and support feasibility assessments and business cases. The role emphasizes collaboration with stakeholders, driving change, and delivering value.

You will work across business and change teams, liaising with developers and QA, designing effective processes, supporting delivery, and ensuring changes are embedded across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Proven technology experience in structured products and derivatives.
• Strong understanding of the structured product lifecycle and regulatory requirements.
• Solid SDLC knowledge and ability to work with developers and QA teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication.

Responsibilities

• Identify business problems and translate into change requirements.
• Develop business requirements and assess feasibility.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to design solutions.
• Support business cases and project delivery within budget.
• Ensure changes are embedded and governance is maintained.

Skills

Structured Products

Equity Derivatives

Fixed Income Derivatives

SDLC Understanding

Stakeholder Management

Cross-functional Collaboration

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.

Vice President Expectations

• To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and elevate breaches of policies/procedures..
• If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department's future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements..
• 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 be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions..
• Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.
• Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
• Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
• Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.
• Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills 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 our team as a Business Analyst/Project Manager, where you will play a key role in helping the bank achieve its strategic objectives by identifying business needs and shaping solutions that address challenges and opportunities. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical and stakeholder management skills, with experience translating business requirements into practical solutions, assessing feasibility, and supporting the development of compelling business cases. Working across business and change teams, you will help design effective processes, support delivery, and ensure solutions are successfully implemented and embedded across the organisation.

To be successful in this role, you must have the following essential skills:

• Proven technology experience in Structured Products, Equity Derivatives, Fixed Income Derivatives, or other derivative products, in technical and/ or functional role.
• Strong understanding of the structured product lifecycle, including:
  • Request-for-Quote (RFQ) processes
  • Order and trade capture workflows
  • OTC confirmations
  • Note issuance and lifecycle events
  • Legal documentation and regulatory requirements
• Strong understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
• Ability to work effectively with developers, architects, and QA teams to deliver scalable technology solutions.
• Stakeholder Management.

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Experience with multi-issuer structured product platforms is highly desirable.
• Experience in both Sell-side and Buy-side experience
• Hands-on software development experience within an enterprise environment.

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.

This role will be based out of our London office