Business Analyst

Purpose of the role

To support the organisation, achieve its strategic objectives by the identification of business requirements and solutions that address business problems and opportunities.

Accountabilities

• Identification and analysis of business problems and client requirements that require change within the organisation.
• Development of business requirements that will address business problems and opportunities.
• Collaboration with stakeholders to ensure that proposed solutions meet their needs and expectations.
• Support the creation of business cases that justify investment in proposed solutions.
• Conduct feasibility studies to determine the viability of proposed solutions.
• Support the creation of reports on project progress to ensure proposed solutions are delivered on time and within budget.
• Creation of operational design and process design to ensure that proposed solutions are delivered within the agreed scope.
• Support to change management activities, including development of a traceability matrix to ensure proposed solutions are successfully implemented and embedded in the organisation.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
• OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.

Join Barclays as a Business Analyst (Credit Cards & Banking), where you will play a pivotal role in supporting the Core Banking Platform team.

Operating within a hybrid delivery model, you’ll work across both Agile and traditional methodologies while collaborating closely with third-party suppliers. In this role, you’ll partner with Value Streams to enable successful product delivery, while contributing to the delivery and ongoing maintenance of critical technical capabilities - such as platform upgrades and enhancements across our core banking platforms.

Your work will help ensure the resilience, performance, and continuous evolution of systems at the heart of Barclays’ operations

This role will be based in Edinburgh

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills

To be successful as a Business Analyst (Credit Cards & Banking), you should have experience with; * Significant Business or Technical Analyst experience delivering change across complex, integrated banking systems, with strong credit card, banking product, and Visa & Mastercard scheme knowledge * Proven ability to define and document business and system requirements, including BRDs/FRDs, user stories, and acceptance criteria, across both Agile and traditional delivery approaches * Experience delivering technical and platform change (e.g. system upgrades and enhancements) across the full delivery lifecycle, with the ability to produce system documentation and support production of detailed solution design (working closely with business stakeholders, engineering, architecture, and third-party suppliers)

Some other highly valued skills may include * Ability to work effectively across teams, including business and technology stakeholders, as well as third-party suppliers * Experience coaching or mentoring analysts, and contributing to the continuous improvement of BA practices, standards, and processes * Experience working within a regulated financial services environment, with an understanding of risk, control, and compliance