IT Projects Business Analyst

Job Title: IT Projects Business Analyst
Location: London, United Kingdom
Start Date: ASAP
Contract Duration: Until end of year
Working Pattern: Onsite (London)

About the Role
We are seeking an experienced IT Business Analyst to support a critical Trade & Risk Management Data Store project. This role will play a key part in enabling data-driven decision-making by delivering high-quality business analysis, improving processes, and ensuring alignment between business needs and technical solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Capture business problems, value drivers, and functional/non-functional requirements, translating them into effective solutions
• Assess risks, feasibility, opportunities, and business impact of proposed solutions
• Analyse and model business processes, data flows, and technology landscapes to identify improvement opportunities
• Develop and present compelling business cases to support funding and prioritisation decisions
• Maintain clear, traceable documentation of requirements throughout the project lifecycle
• Ensure alignment between business needs and delivered solutions, including traceability through testing and scope changes
• Collaborate with software vendors, designers, and developers to address system limitations and support solution design
• Configure and document systems and processes in line with agreed standards
• Define acceptance criteria and coordinate testing to validate solutions
• Lead stakeholder engagement and facilitate large design workshops
• Plan, execute, and manage business analysis activities within agreed cost, time, and quality constraints
• Provide leadership to business analysis teams and set direction for delivery
• Identify and propose continuous improvements

Project Overview
This role supports a Trade & Risk Management (TRM) Data Store initiative, designed to provide a trusted, system-agnostic data platform for trade and risk data. The solution enables standardised reporting and analytics through a Common Data Model, improving data accessibility, accuracy, and performance across multiple systems.
Key objectives include:

• Delivering timely and accurate P&L and risk reporting
• Enhancing data quality and transparency
• Enabling proactive risk management
• Simplifying and automating reporting processes and workflows
• Improving analytical and testing capabilities

Required Skills & Experience

• 7–10 years of experience in IT, including team leadership
• Strong experience working on Agile projects
• Solid understanding of Agile frameworks, tools, and ways of working
• Experience coaching stakeholders (e.g., Product Owners, business partners) in Agile practices
• Proven ability to lead business analysis activities on complex IT projects
• Degree in IT or a related field

 
Preferred Skills & Certifications

• CBAP (Certified Business Analysis Professional) or PMI-PBA certification
• Lean Practitioner experience
• Agile certifications or formal training

Diversity & Inclusion
We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including different genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientations, and life experiences.
 


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