Position Description
At CGI, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of global payments and FX settlement. As a Business Analyst - Payments CLS, you will help deliver solutions that drive industry transformation for leading financial institutions. You’ll contribute to high-impact product evolution, collaborating closely with experts who value ownership, innovation, and shared success. This is an opportunity to influence product direction, enhance client outcomes, and work in an environment that empowers you to grow, create and make a lasting difference.
CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK ‘Best Employer’ by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you’ll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We’ll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go.
This is a hybrid position.
Your future duties and responsibilities
In this role, you will translate complex payment and FX settlement needs into clear, structured functional requirements that guide solution delivery. You’ll collaborate closely with product, technical and business teams, providing clarity, insight and ownership throughout the product lifecycle. Working in an Agile environment, you will help shape product enhancements, support client engagement, and ensure high-quality outcomes through strong documentation and aligned delivery.
You will contribute ideas that advance product strategy, demonstrate creative problem-solving, and work within a supportive team committed to shared success. Your work will directly influence product roadmap decisions and strengthen the experience delivered to clients across global financial services.
Key Responsibilities:
* Lead & Clarify – Gather, document and refine functional requirements aligned to product and client needs.
* Design & Define – Produce high-quality requirements and design documentation to project standards.
* Collaborate & Communicate – Support walkthroughs, client demos, and sales queries with clear insight.
* Guide & Support – Help development, testing and support teams understand functional changes.
* Review & Enhance – Participate in peer reviews and assist with testing and quality checks.
* Shape & Influence – Provide input into roadmap planning and release materials.
* Contribute & Coordinate – Act as product owner within a SAFe Agile team when required.
Required Qualifications To Be Successful In This Role
To succeed in this role, you should bring strong functional or business analysis experience within payments and FX settlement, alongside excellent communication, requirement-gathering and problem-solving skills. You will thrive working both independently and collaboratively in a fast-moving Agile environment.
Essential Qualifications:
* Extensive experience in Business Analysis and CLS (Continuous Linked Settlement).
* Extensive experience in payments and/or FX settlement (5+ years).
* Strong functional/business analysis capability with proven documentation skills.
* Working knowledge of ISO20022, SWIFT CBPR+ and SWIFT MT message types.
* Ability to collaborate with technical and business stakeholders effectively.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
* Experience supporting Agile delivery teams.
Desirable:
* Understanding of FX trading.
* Familiarity with RTGS, SWIFT and wider banking/payment ecosystems.
* Broader experience in liquidity, foreign exchange, or payments operations.
Together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action.
Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because…
You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction.
Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.
You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.
Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.