Business Analysis Associate Director

London Source: WhatJobs

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Overview

In this senior role, you will lead complex business analysis for enterprise client operations, bridging stakeholders, data, technology, and execution. You’ll shape analysis strategies, translate requirements into actionable outcomes, and drive decision-ready insights. You will coach and develop the BA team and elevate the overall BA capability. The position emphasizes ownership of operational readiness, data quality, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver client-impacting changes. This is a chance to influence large-scale initiatives within a renowned financial services firm.

Pay / Benefits

Competitive compensation
Comprehensive health and life insurance
Pension / Retirement benefits
Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care
Flexible/hybrid work model

Responsibilities

Lead complex BA workstreams across high-impact readiness and client-impacting technical changes with cross-team alignment
Define analysis and delivery approach for ambiguous initiatives, outlining data, requirements, processes, and reporting to enable successful outcomes
Own requirements analysis for complex changes, converting insights into delivery actions and recommendations
Coordinate data acquisition and validation, ensuring outputs are complete, controlled, and decision-ready
Develop client tracking capabilities and reporting outputs to provide transparency on impact, readiness, progress and risk
Document operational impact assessments, identify deliverables, and track tasks in JIRA
Lead end-to-end operational process design with clear ownership and hand-offs
Define and oversee the UAT approach for operational readiness, including test scripts and coordination with users
Influence senior stakeholders with clear analysis options and recommendations
Line-manage Business Analysts, balancing priorities and ensuring high-quality outputs
Drive BA capability development by establishing standards, methodologies, and continuous improvement across tools and processes

Key requirements

Minimum of 8 years of experience in business analysis, data analysis, project delivery, operational readiness, and cross-functional change initiatives
Bachelor’s degree; advanced degree preferred
Experience in Financial Services is preferred
Previous direct line management, coaching, or people leadership experience
Business analysis certification (BCS CBAP or equivalent) preferred; PRINCE2, PMP, Agile, Scrum beneficial