Senior Business Analyst

£80 - 90,000 + Generous Benefits

London

2-3 days a week on site

We're supporting a large financial services organisation that is undertaking a number of complex system implementation and business transformation initiatives.

They are looking for an experienced Senior Business Analyst to take a lead role across business analysis activities, working closely with senior stakeholders, technology teams and delivery functions to define requirements, improve processes and support strategic change.

This is a great opportunity for someone with strong financial services or consulting experience who enjoys working on complex transformation programmes and operating at a senior stakeholder level.

You'll have the opportunity to operate at a senior level, influence key stakeholders and play a significant role in shaping how new systems and processes are designed and delivered.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead the analysis, documentation and validation of complex business requirements.
• Develop and maintain detailed business and functional specifications.
• Work with senior stakeholders to define strategic objectives and ensure solutions align with wider business goals.
• Design and document end-to-end business processes, identifying opportunities for optimisation and improvement.
• Act as the key link between business and technology teams, ensuring requirements are clearly understood and delivered.
• Lead and support testing and validation activities to ensure solutions meet business requirements.
• Provide expert business analysis input across wider transformation initiatives.
• Facilitate workshops and stakeholder sessions to gather requirements, explore problems and build consensus.
• Support change management activities to help ensure successful adoption of new processes and technology.
• Provide guidance and mentoring to more junior Business Analysts and contribute to best practice across the function.

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years' experience working as a Business Analyst, ideally within financial services or a consulting environment.
• Strong experience across requirements gathering, business process modelling and business/functional documentation.
• Experience using data analysis tools, such as SQL or BI platforms, and the ability to interpret data to inform business decisions.
• Proven ability to work with and influence senior stakeholders, driving alignment and consensus across different teams.
• Experience leading business analysis activities across large-scale system implementation or transformation projects.
• Strong understanding of Agile and waterfall and experience working within cross-functional delivery teams.
• Good knowledge of financial services regulations, controls and industry standards.
• Excellent communication, facilitation and presentation skills, with the ability to make complex information easy to understand.

Desirable Experience

It would be advantageous if you also have:

• Experience managing BA workstreams within financial services transformation programmes.
• Understanding of APIs, system integrations and digital transformation.
• Knowledge of UX/UI principles and their impact on customer and system usability.
• Agile or Business Analysis qualifications such as Scrum Master, Product Owner, CBAP, BCS or PMI-PBA.
• Exposure to Lean, Six Sigma or other process improvement frameworks.

If you're a Senior Business Analyst with strong financial services or consulting experience and are looking for your next transformation opportunity in London, we'd love to hear from you.