Business Analyst (UK Offshore - Client Data Management) (12814) at Investec

Key Responsibilities

• Gather, write, and maintain business and functional specifications aligned to strategic and operational needs.
• Create and maintain process flows, data flow diagrams, and configuration documentation, including best practice operational controls.
• Facilitate and participate in technical design sessions with architects to ensure business requirements are accurately translated.
• Develop and document test scenarios and contribute to quality assurance processes.
• Own the end-to-end delivery lifecycle, from requirements gathering through to deployment, testing, and post-implementation review.
• Engage with stakeholders to manage expectations, priorities, and communications throughout the delivery cycle.
• Ensure alignment with Agile methodology, contributing to backlog grooming, sprint planning, and retrospectives.
• Collaborate with business and IT teams to track and manage change control, ensuring traceability and audit readiness.
• Drive consistent documentation practices and maintain clear, user-focused communication artifacts.

Qualifications, Experience and Skills

• Minimum 8 years' experience as a Business or Systems Analyst, ideally within the banking or financial services industry.
• Strong ability to write SQL queries for data validation and insights.
• Proficient in documenting complex systems and processes, including both functional and technical detail.
• Strong understanding of Agile delivery and experience working in iterative environments.
• Demonstrated ability to interact with both technical teams and business stakeholders, translating needs into clear solutions.
• Able to prioritise tasks, manage multiple streams of work, and deliver against timelines.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proactive mindset with the ability to identify risks, resolve issues, and drive alignment across teams.
• Experience with tools like Azure DevOps, Miro, and Confluence for collaboration and documentation.
• Exposure to cloud environments (Azure), Power BI, or Scrum Master/project coordination responsibilities would be advantageous.