Business Analyst / Project Manager (Investment Banking Technology)

Location: London, England, GB; applicants must have the legal Right to Work in the United Kingdom

Company

hirify.global delivers technology and business transformation services for financial services and investment banking environments.

What you will do

• Lead business analysis and project delivery across technology and business transformation programmes.
• Gather, document and validate requirements; produce business requirements documents, user stories, process maps and functional specifications.
• Manage project plans, milestones, risks, issues, dependencies, governance, reporting and stakeholder communications.
• Facilitate workshops, Agile ceremonies, backlog prioritisation, sprint planning and solution design discussions.
• Coordinate development, testing, support and business teams, including UAT, implementation planning and post-go-live activities.
• Analyse complex business, data quality and operational challenges and recommend practical solutions that meet business, operational and regulatory requirements.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Business Analyst or Project Manager within Financial Services.
• Experience delivering business and technology transformation projects in Investment Banking, Capital Markets or Corporate Banking.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, including engagement with senior business, technology and executive stakeholders.
• Ability to provide direction, challenge constructively, influence outcomes, drive decision-making and manage competing priorities.
• Strong requirements gathering, business process analysis, documentation, workshop facilitation and solution evaluation skills.
• Strong project planning, governance, risk and issue management experience, with hands-on Jira and Agile delivery experience.
• Strong data analysis skills using SQL and working knowledge of Python for data analysis, reporting and business insight generation.
• Experience with data mapping, reconciliation, reporting or data quality initiatives, and coordinating cross-functional and geographically distributed teams.
• Legal Right to Work in the United Kingdom is required at the time of application; visa sponsorship is not available now or in the future.

Nice to have

• Experience delivering data, reporting or regulatory change programmes.
• Knowledge of trade lifecycle, risk management, market data or reference data concepts.
• Familiarity with Azure DevOps, Confluence and reporting tools.
• Understanding of SDLC methodologies, cloud-based platforms and enterprise data solutions.
• PRINCE2, PMP, AgilePM, Scrum Master or CBAP certification.
• Understanding of FX, Fixed Income, Rates, Credit, Equities or Derivatives.

Culture & Benefits

• Long-term contract based in London.
• Work spans business and technology teams across complex financial-services delivery environments.
• Role requires managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced delivery environment.