Senior Business Analyst - Data Retention, Dublin

Allied Irish Banks; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Variable Pay

Employee Assistance Programme

Family leave options

Job summary

Allied Irish Banks is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to support the Data Retention & Governance Team in Dublin. You will translate regulatory obligations into clear requirements, designs and controls across business, technology, risk and legal functions.

You will lead workshops, manage data and operational requirements, and help shape enterprise-wide data retention capabilities with strong stakeholder engagement and governance focus.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Business Analyst in financial services or a regulated environment.
• Strong data governance and regulatory change experience.
• Ability to translate regulatory obligations into clear requirements and designs.

Responsibilities

• Lead identification and management of business, data and operational requirements.
• Translate needs into requirements, process maps and user stories.
• Perform gap and root-cause analysis to improve processes and reduce risk.
• Facilitate workshops with diverse stakeholders to build consensus.
• Support design of records management, controls and governance arrangements.
• Coordinate scope, risks, issues and decisions with delivery teams.
• Support user acceptance testing and business sign-off.
• Prepare analysis and delivery updates for governance forums.
• Assist in change planning and adoption of new processes.

Skills

Business Analysis

Data governance

Regulatory change

Requirements management

Stakeholder engagement

Workshop facilitation

Written communication

Governance

Risk assessment

Data analysis

Process analysis

Collaboration across teams

Delivery methodologies

Project planning

Stakeholder management

Records management

Information governance

GDPR

Enterprise data platforms

Job description

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Senior Business Analyst - Data Retention, Dublin

At AIB, our values guide how we work and how we support each other. We’re looking for someone who puts Customer First, takes initiative and Owns the Outcome, and is always looking for ways to Eliminate Complexity. You’ll treat colleagues and customers with fairness and Show Respect, and you’ll thrive in a culture built on collaboration where we Be One Team to deliver meaningful impact.

Location/Office Policy: Central Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18 - 3 days per week onsite

What is the Role:

The Senior Business Analyst plays a key role in supporting the Data Retention & Governance Team to deliver strategic and regulatory change across AIB. The role will translate business needs and regulatory obligations into clear requirements, process designs and controls, with a particular focus on data retention and records management.

Sitting within the Data Retention & Governance Team, the role operates across business, technology, data, risk, compliance, legal and operational teams. You will translate business needs, regulatory obligations and strategic objectives into structured, implementable requirements and solution designs for data retention.

The role provides the opportunity to shape enterprise-wide data retention and records management capabilities, working with senior stakeholders across business, technology, risk, compliance and legal functions.

This role has specific accountability for:

• Lead the identification, analysis, documentation and management of business, functional, data and operational requirements across strategic and regulatory initiatives.
• Translate business needs, regulatory obligations and strategic objectives into clear requirements, process maps, use cases, user stories, impact assessments and traceability documentation.
• Perform gap analysis, root cause analysis and process reviews to identify opportunities for improvement, automation, efficiency and risk reduction.
• Facilitate workshops with a wide set of stakeholders to elicit requirements, resolve issues, build consensus and support effective decision-making.
• Lead analysis and process design supporting records management capabilities, future-state operating models, controls and governance arrangements.
• Work with programme managers, project managers, product owners, architects and subject matter experts to manage scope, risks, issues, dependencies and decision points.
• Support BAT and UAT through test scenarios, test data, acceptance criteria, defect resolution, implementation readiness and business sign-off.
• Prepare clear analysis, recommendations, decision materials and delivery updates for programme and governance forums.
• Support implementation planning, organisational change and the adoption of new processes, controls and ways of working.
• Represent the Data Retention & Governance function in cross-functional initiatives, ensuring alignment with enterprise objectives, policies and governance standards.

What you Will Bring:

• 5+ years’ experience as a Business Analyst within financial services or another regulated environment
• Strong experience in data management, data governance or regulatory change initiatives
• Proven ability to define and manage complex business and data requirements
• Experience delivering change involving data flows, controls and system impacts
• Strong stakeholder engagement, workshop facilitation and written communication skills
• Experience producing governance, risk, impact assessment and decision documentation
• Ability to analyse processes, data and operating models and translate findings into practical recommendations
• Experience working across multiple business and technology teams within a large organisation
• Experience working within Agile, Waterfall or hybrid delivery methodologies
• Strong planning, organisation, accountability and stakeholder management skills
• Experience in records management, information governance, GDPR, privacy-enhancing technologies, enterprise data platforms or data analysis would be beneficial

Why Work for AIB:

We are committed to offering our colleagues choice and flexibility in how we work and live and our hybrid working model enables our people to balance their time between working from home and their designated office, subject to their role, the needs of our customers and business requirements.

Some of our benefits include;

• Variable Pay
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Family leave options

Key Capabilities

• Drives Progress
• Eliminates Complexity
• Instils Trust
• Ensures Accountability
• Requirement Analysis

AIB is an equal opportunities employer, and we pride ourselves on being the first bank in Ireland to receive the Investors in Diversity Gold Standard accreditation from the Irish Centre for Diversity. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees. Should you have a reasonable accommodation request please email the Talent Acquisition team at [e-mail]