Role: Business Analyst with Banking experience
Location :Northampton ,UK(Hybrid)(2 days office)
Duration: Contract
Key Responsibilities
* Act as a liaison between business users, product owners, and technology teams to elicit, document, and validate requirements.
* Gather, analyze, and translate business needs into clear functional and non-functional requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
* Support end-to-end project delivery across the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
* Facilitate workshops, interviews, and focus groups with stakeholders to define business processes and identify opportunities for improvement.
* Develop process flows, use cases, wireframes, and data models to support requirement clarity.
* Collaborate with development, QA, and UAT teams to ensure requirements are implemented correctly and meet business objectives.
* Support regulatory and compliance initiatives (e.g., PSD2, MiFID II, Basel III, AML/KYC, GDPR).
* Perform gap analysis, impact assessments, and risk identification for new projects or changes.
* Provide subject matter expertise in retail banking, corporate banking, payments, or wealth management, depending on project needs.
* Assist in creating training materials, user guides, and supporting change management activities.
Key Skills & Competencies
* Strong knowledge of banking operations, products, and services (e.g., loans, mortgages, payments, trade finance, AML/KYC).
* Proven experience as a Business Analyst within banking or financial services.
* Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
* Skilled in requirements gathering, documentation, and business process mapping.
* Strong stakeholder management and communication skills at all levels.
* Proficiency with tools such as Jira, Confluence, MS Visio, Excel, and Power BI (or similar).
* Familiarity with Agile (Scrum, Kanban) and Waterfall methodologies.
* Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, IT, or related field (Master's degree or MBA preferred).
* Professional certifications such as CBAP, CCBA, BCS Business Analysis, AgilePM, CSM, or CSPO are an advantage.
* Minimum 3–7 years of experience as a Business Analyst, with at least 2+ years in the banking sector.