Technical Business Analyst

Harrington Starr; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Harrington Starr is seeking a Technical Business Analyst to join its Transformation Office. The role suits a technically curious BA with strong experience delivering technology change in financial services, asset management, wealth management or investment platforms.

Key responsibilities include supporting business case development, leading workstreams in multi-functional programmes, and translating business needs into detailed requirements and technical documentation.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of experience as a Technical Business Analyst, Business Analyst, Project Manager or hybrid BA/PM in a technology delivery environment.
• Proven experience delivering complex technology projects through the full SDLC.
• Strong understanding of Agile delivery methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of business cases for strategic technology investments.
• Lead delivery of workstreams within complex, multi-functional transformation programmes.
• Own requirements gathering, process analysis and solution definition with business stakeholders.
• Translate business needs into detailed functional requirements, user stories and technical documentation.
• Work closely with technology teams and external vendors to define solutions, delivery plans and testing approaches.
• Analyse business processes, identify improvement opportunities and support implementation of change.
• Create process flows, business rules, functional designs and supporting documentation.
• Coordinate testing activities including test planning, scripting, execution and defect management.
• Identify delivery risks, technical constraints and dependencies, ensuring proactive resolution.
• Support change management activities and measure adoption through KPIs and performance metrics.

Skills

SDLC delivery

Agile delivery

Requirements gathering

Functional specifications

Process mapping

Wireframes

SQL/Python/Java

Stakeholder management

Job description

A leading global investment management organisation is seeking a Technical Business Analyst to join its Transformation Office. This role would suit a technically curious Business Analyst with strong experience delivering technology change within financial services, asset management, wealth management or investment platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the development of business cases for strategic technology investments.


• Lead delivery of workstreams within complex, multi-functional transformation programmes.


• Own requirements gathering, process analysis and solution definition with business stakeholders.


• Translate business needs into detailed functional requirements, user stories and technical documentation.


• Work closely with technology teams and external vendors to define solutions, delivery plans and testing approaches.


• Analyse business processes, identify improvement opportunities and support implementation of change.


• Create process flows, business rules, functional designs and supporting documentation.


• Coordinate testing activities including test planning, scripting, execution and defect management.


• Identify delivery risks, technical constraints and dependencies, ensuring proactive resolution.


• Support change management activities and measure adoption through KPIs and performance metrics.

Experience Required

The successful candidate will have:

• Approximately 5–7 years’ experience working as a Technical Business Analyst, Business Analyst, Project Manager or hybrid BA/PM within a technology delivery environment.


• Proven experience delivering complex technology projects through the full SDLC.


• Strong understanding of Agile delivery methodologies.


• Business requirements


• Functional specifications


• Process maps


• Test plans and scripts


• Background within asset management, wealth management, investment offices or financial services.


• Experience working with private markets, hedge funds, private equity or alternative investments.


• Ability to understand and query databases or programming languages such as SQL, Python or Java.


• Experience creating wireframes, mock-ups or visual process designs.


• Experience with process modelling, entity relationship diagrams and project planning tools.