Senior Business Analyst

Senior Business Analyst- (This role will can be performed from Northampton or Knutsford)

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.

Key Skills

• Requirements Generation for Event-Driven Flows - Strong understanding of messaging patterns and event-driven architecture concepts.
• Payments and Banking Product Domain Knowledge - Solid experience working with core banking and payment products, with awareness of regulatory and operational considerations.
• End-to-End Requirements Ownership Across Distributed Systems - Proven ability to manage complex dependencies and ensure alignment across multiple platforms and stakeholders.

Desirable Skills

• Multi-Channel Notification Strategy - Experience defining requirements for customer communications across mobile, web, email, SMS, and other channels.
• Application of AI in Requirements Engineering - Exposure to AI tools that enhance requirement elicitation, documentation, traceability, and validation.
• Experience working within large-scale, regulated financial services environments with strong governance frameworks.

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