Senior Business Analyst - Corporate Banking

Careerwebsite; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Careerwebsite is seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst for Corporate Banking to bridge business stakeholders and technology teams, analyzing requirements, designing banking solutions, and driving digital transformation.

The role requires deep Corporate Banking domain knowledge, strong analytical skills, and a track record delivering banking technology projects within Agile or Waterfall environments across the SDLC.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Finance, or related field.
• Minimum 7 years of Business Analysis experience.
• Minimum 5 years in Corporate Banking projects.
• Strong SDLC knowledge.
• Experience with Agile and/or Waterfall delivery.
• Excellent analytical and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Gather, analyze, validate, and document business requirements from Corporate Banking stakeholders.
• Translate business needs into detailed Functional Requirements and documents.
• Collaborate with Solution Architects, Product Owners, and Development teams to design scalable banking solutions.
• Participate in SDLC activities including testing and deployment support.
• Facilitate communication between business and technical teams and maintain requirements traceability.

Skills

Business Analysis

Stakeholder Management

Requirements Elicitation

Agile

Waterfall

SDLC

SQL

REST APIs

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Finance

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Microsoft Visio

Job description

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst - Corporate Banking to bridge the gap between business stakeholders and technology teams by analyzing business requirements, designing innovative banking solutions, and driving digital transformation initiatives.

The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Corporate Banking products, excellent analytical skills, and proven experience delivering banking technology projects within Agile or Waterfall environments.

Key Responsibilities

Business Analysis

• Gather, analyze, validate, and document business requirements from Corporate Banking stakeholders.
• Conduct workshops and requirement gathering sessions with business users.
• Translate business needs into detailed Functional Requirements.
• Prepare Business Requirement Documents (BRD), Functional Requirement Documents (FRD), User Stories, Use Cases, and Process Flows.
• Perform Gap Analysis and identify opportunities for process improvement.
• Evaluate existing business processes and recommend efficient business solutions.

Solution Design

• Collaborate with Solution Architects, Product Owners, and Development teams to design scalable banking solutions.
• Review proposed solutions to ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Participate in system integration analysis and solution design discussions.
• Support API and interface requirement analysis.

Corporate Banking Domain

Analyze and support business requirements related to Corporate Banking products, including:

• Corporate Accounts
• Corporate Payments
• Cash Management
• Liquidity Management
• Trade Finance
• Corporate Lending
• Treasury Integration
• Corporate Digital Banking
• Customer Onboarding
• Virtual Accounts

Project Delivery

• Participate in Agile ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Backlog Grooming, and Sprint Reviews.
• Prepare User Stories and Acceptance Criteria.
• Support development teams throughout the SDLC.
• Manage requirements traceability.
• Participate in Functional Testing, System Integration Testing (SIT), and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Support production deployment and post-go-live activities.

Stakeholder Management

• Work closely with Business Users, Product Owners, Solution Architects, Developers, QA Teams, Vendors, and Project Managers.
• Facilitate communication between business and technical teams.
• Present business requirements and proposed solutions to key stakeholders.
• Ensure business expectations are aligned with delivered solutions.

Benefits

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field.
• Minimum 7 years of Business Analysis experience.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Corporate Banking projects.
• Strong understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Experience working within Agile and/or Waterfall delivery methodologies.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Required Banking Experience

Strong experience in one or more of the following domains:

• Corporate Banking
• Cash Management
• Corporate Payments
• Trade Finance
• Corporate Lending
• Treasury
• Digital Banking

Technical Skills

Hands-on experience with:

• Business Requirement Documents (BRD)
• Functional Requirement Documents (FRD)
• User Stories
• Use Cases
• Process Mapping
• BPMN / UML
• Microsoft Visio
• Jira
• Confluence
• SQL (Preferred)
• REST APIs
• Swagger / Postman (Preferred)

Preferred Experience

Experience with one or more Core Banking or Financial Services platforms is preferred, such as:

• Temenos Transact (T24)
• Finastra
• Oracle Banking
• Finacle
• Murex
• Other Corporate Banking platforms

Preferred Certifications

• CBAP
• PMI-PBA
• Agile Business Analysis
• Scrum Certification