Senior Lending Business Analyst - mortgages, bridging loans, and development finance - HYBRID

The Workplace Consultancy; City Of London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm in the UK is seeking a Senior Business Analyst with expertise in lending products and operational processes. The role involves defining product features, improving processes, and engaging with clients to anticipate needs. Candidates should have strong documentation skills and experience in financial services.

Qualifications

• Strong documentation skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent client relationship management and communication skills.
• Experience working with lending products and financial services.

Responsibilities

• Define product features and break down features into manageable chunks.
• Develop and maintain standard templates for selling lending products.
• Present internal business cases for new product functionality.

Skills

Strong documentation skills

Client relationship management

Ability to improve operational processes

Experience with lending products

Analytical mindset

Job description

Senior Business Analyst

Overview

My client is looking for a Senior Lending Business Analyst (BA) with a strong background in lending products, operational processes, and client engagement. The ideal candidate will have experience in mortgages, bridging loans, and development finance, as well as the ability to define and improve operational processes and product features. The candidate will have the ability to look to our future direction and anticipate features/client needs that enable an efficient delivery of systems to clients.

Key Responsibilities

Lending Expertise & Industry Knowledge

• Strong understanding of how lending products are sold, including mortgages, bridging loans, and development finance.
• Knowledge of loan servicing and operational processes.
• Understanding of industry trends, awareness of regulations, and best practices.

Business & Product Analysis

• Define product features and break down features into manageable chunks.
• Develop and maintain standard templates for selling lending products.
• Define workflows for users and provide managerial overviews.
• Design and implement dashboards & performance metrics.
• Present internal business cases for new product functionality.

Skills & Experience Required

• Strong documentation skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent client relationship management and communication skills.
• Ability to define and improve operational processes.
• Experience working with lending products and financial services.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to present business cases for new developments.