Lead Business Analyst (Director Level) - Investment Bank

Job Description

A Bank in the City of London is currently seeking a Director level Business Analyst to lead a team across various project streams.

The Lead will be responsible for managing a team of BA's who work across both the Front and Back office, helping lead change initiatives, particularly from a Front Office perspective. Leading the Back Office team will also allow synergy across projects than affect front to back trade flow.

This person will not just lead the team from a people perspective, but will also be business savvy to understand what is expected when signing up for projects, appreciate timescales of projects as well as the pipeline of work.

The team can be involved in a number of projects at any given time (typically between 10-15), and as well as managing the team this person will also still be hand-on from a BA perspective on their own projects.

The Bank is also heavily driving AI innovation, running a number of pilots at the moment, bringing these through to conclusion and into production, especially in the Front Office and find out if it will be a business benefit.

Experience Required

• Front and Back Office Business analysis experience, leading teams of 6
• An understanding of the project life-cycle and experience of compiling proposal, scope, requirements, project plans and testing documents.
• Broad product knowledge across some of the following: Bonds, Derivatives, Securities Financing, FX and Loans and Deposits.
• Proven stakeholder management skills and ability to negotiate with stakeholders.
• Murex knowledge and familiarity with regulations impacting the bank (FO and BO).