Business Analyst – Consumer Lending

Granite Solutions Groupe; Minneapolis, Northern (MN, KY); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Company-paid life insurance

401K with employer match

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Granite Solutions Groupe is seeking an experienced Consultant, Business Analysis to support a strategic consumer lending platform initiative within a leading financial services organization. The consultant will translate complex lending processes into clear requirements and user stories, collaborating with business and technology teams.

The role emphasizes strong lending domain knowledge, end-to-end lifecycle understanding, and the ability to deliver actionable documentation, test support, and

Qualifications

• 8+ years of Business Analysis experience within financial services.
• Strong Mortgage and/or Consumer Lending experience.
• Experience gathering, analyzing, and documenting business and functional requirements.
• Experience working with cross-functional business, technology, product, and/or operations teams.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business and technology stakeholders to understand lending processes and objectives.
• Gather, analyze, and document requirements and translate them into clear functional specs and user stories.
• Analyze current and future Mortgage/Consumer Lending processes to identify improvements.
• Develop and document process flows, workflows, and project deliverables.
• Support design, deployment, and enhancement of a strategic lending platform.
• Collaborate with lending operations, product, and technology teams.
• Participate in workshops, discovery sessions, and stakeholder discussions.
• Assist with testing, validation, implementation, and issue resolution.

Skills

Mortgage/Consumer Lending

Stakeholder communication

Requirements gathering

Business analysis

Process modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Finance/IS

Job description

Consultant, Business Analysis

About Our Firm

Granite Solutions Groupe provides financial services decision makers with people and solutions that deliver. Our clients count on us to deliver the right talent at the right time to achieve critical business results. We leverage our industry knowledge and passion for client priorities to deliver human capital solutions.

GSG was founded in 1998 as a consulting firm delivering project management and technology solutions for the financial services industry. GSG now has a global presence, with team members deployed across the U.S. at Fortune 1000 companies and high-performing Fintech firms.

High-caliber consultants are the face of GSG at our client organizations and offices. We value the deep relationships we have with our consultants that enable us to place them in roles where their skills will have an immediate impact. The GSG consulting team is comprised of diverse, experienced, driven, and dynamic contributors who excel at getting things done.

About the Opportunity

GSG is seeking a Business Analystwith strong Mortgage and/or Consumer Lending experience to support a strategic consumer lending platform initiative within a leading financial services organization.

The consultant will work closely with business and technology teams to support the design, deployment, and ongoing enhancement of a strategic consumer lending platform. The ideal candidate will bring strong lending domain knowledge, business analysis expertise, and the ability to translate complex business processes into clear requirements and solutions.

Candidates may bring different areas of specialization, including lending operations, process/workflow analysis, data mapping, user experience, documentation, or project management.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business and technology stakeholders to understand lending processes, business needs, and objectives.
• Gather, analyze, and document business requirements and translate them into clear functional requirements and user stories.
• Analyze current-state and future-state Mortgage and Consumer Lending processes and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Develop and document process flows, workflows, requirements, and other project deliverables.
• Support the design, deployment, and enhancement of a strategic consumer lending platform.
• Analyze how loans move through the lending lifecycle and identify process dependencies, gaps, and opportunities.
• Collaborate with lending operations, product, technology, project management, and other business stakeholders.
• Participate in workshops, discovery sessions, requirements meetings, and stakeholder discussions.
• Support testing, validation, implementation, and issue resolution activities.
• Communicate complex business and process requirements clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders and adapt communication style to different levels of the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 8+ years of Business Analysis experience within financial services.
• Strong Mortgage and/or Consumer Lending experience.
• Strong understanding of the end-to-end lending lifecycle and how a loan moves through the lending process.
• Experience gathering, analyzing, and documenting business and functional requirements.
• Experience analyzing and documenting business processes, workflows, and procedures.
• Experience supporting technology initiatives, platform implementations, or business transformation efforts.
• Experience working with cross-functional business, technology, product, and/or operations teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively and adjust communication style across different levels of an organization.
• Experience in one or more of the following areas:
  • Data mapping and data requirements
  • Lending operations and workflow analysis
  • User experience, customer journeys, or user flows
  • Lending documentation, disclosures, or customer communications
  • Project Management and/or Agile delivery

Employee Benefits

• GSG is excited to offer its consultants a robust option of benefits which include comprehensive medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage.
• You will receive company-paid life insurance.
• In addition, we hope you will take advantage of eligible commuter benefits-like paying for work-related public transit and parking with pre-tax dollars.
• Save for your retirement with pre-tax contributions that go directly into your 401K.
• We also care about your pets with several options for pet insurance, discount card and prescriptions.

GSG’s Commitment to Diversity

As a diverse-owned business, GSG is committed to creating a diverse workforce, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.