Business Analyst

Job Title: Business Analyst
Location: Pune

About Barclays
Barclays is a British universal bank. We are diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography. Our businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by our service company which provides technology, operations and functional services across the Group.

Risk and Control Objective
Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you do.

Working Flexibly

We’re committed to providing a supportive and inclusive culture and environment for you to work in. This environment recognises and supports ways to balance your personal needs, alongside the professional needs of our business. Providing the opportunity for all our employees, globally to work flexibly empowers each of us to work in a way that suits our lives as well as enabling us to better service our customers’ and clients’ needs. Whether you have family commitments or you’re a carer, or whether you need study time or wish to pursue personal interests, our approach to working flexibly is designed to help you balance your life.  If you would like some flexibility, then please discuss this with the hiring manager, and your request will be reviewed subject to business needs

Hybrid Working

Structured hybrid role:    
At Barclays, we offer a hybrid working experience that blends the positives of working alongside colleagues at our onsite locations, together with working from home.  We have a structured approach where colleagues work at an onsite location on fixed, ‘anchor’, days of the week, for a minimum of two days a week or more, as set by the business area (or nearest equivalent if working part-time hours). Please discuss the working pattern requirements for the role you are applying for with the hiring manager. Please note that as we continue to embed our hybrid working environment, we remain in a test and learn phase, which means that working arrangements may be subject to change on reasonable notice to ensure we meet the needs of our business.

Introduction:

The role is for a Senior Business Analyst role on a major programme of change to deliver a Target Operating Model for an internal ratings based (AIRB) approach to credit risk management of the Private Bank mortgage book. The Senior Business Analyst will:
•    Define the scope of changes within a major regulatory programme
•    Formalise system requirements working closely with the Data and Technology teams on the programme
•    Work with Architects & Business teams to define the best strategic solutions
•    Co-ordinate across business & control functions on supporting analysis, requirements and implementation
•    Be accountable for defining Business Outcomes and the scope of these on a project by project basis, adjusting to suit jurisdictional requirements, client impact, compliance, controls and quality
•    Be responsible for the scoping, prioritisation and detailed business requirements on behalf of the project while understanding the impact on the wider business environment
•    Establish strong relationships across technology and business areas 
•    Be a highly disciplined analyst and organiser who is adept at delivering at pace within an agile POD (Product Oriented Delivery) team, maintaining flexibility whilst maintaining high rigour at delivering to Barclays standards, processes and strategies
•    Focus on the detail but also understand and shape the strategic direction which will be the key to success

What will you be doing?

•    You will work in a small team of Business Analysts to define the strategic technology and data requirements to enable the Private Bank Credit business to comply with AIRB regulation
•    You will be a Private Banking Credit Technology expert whom the business trusts to realise their aspirations as to how they can best drive their business forward 
•    You will ensure that business requirements are aligned to technology delivery and that where decisions are made that relevant stakeholders are in full agreement
•    You will support the Project Manager and Programme Manager to provide the necessary updates to senior management and senior stakeholders

What we’re looking for:

•    Must have an extremely high attention to detail and quality of delivery
•    Overall should be confident, enthusiastic and proactive
•    Must be able to communicate effectively with other project team members, including technology, business and compliance teams at all levels, gauging the level of technical knowledge of the audience in these communications
•    The successful candidate will be able to interact with stakeholders at multiple levels within Barclays. It is important that the candidate has the necessary personal skills to be able to conduct themselves appropriately and gain the trust of senior stakeholders
•    Must be able to understand complex analytical problems and use their experience, good judgement, knowledge of alternative options, and innovative thought to contribute to the resolution.
•    Have an inquisitive nature; able to work independently to take a problem, break it down, recognise additional questions and find solutions
•    Highly organised, structured and result driven
•    Ability to escalate issue to management as appropriate
•    A proven track record in delivering business and functional requirements within technology change working on a variety of relevant technical programmes

•    Degree or equivalent in an IT or Business Analysis related discipline
•    Experience of working in large scale change programmes 
•    Knowledge of agile processes with a view on how to maximise success

Skills that will help you in the role:

•    Strong Financial industry knowledge including Credit Risk and/or regulatory implementations
•    Demonstrable experience in a Business Analyst role with strong evidence of both technology and business change delivery
•    Strong evidence of stakeholder management
•    Strong evidence of business analysis techniques - including requirements gathering and documentation for Target Operating Models, user stories, process flows and data analysis

Where will you be working?
Pune


Be More at Barclays
At Barclays, each day is about being more – as a professional, and as a person. ‘Be More @ Barclays’ represents our core promise to all current and future employees. It’s the characteristic that we want to be associated with as an employer, and at the heart of every employee experience. We empower our colleagues to Be More Globally Connected, working on international projects that improve the way millions of customers handle their finances. Be More Inspired by working alongside the most talented people in the industry, and delivering imaginative new solutions that are redefining the future of finance. Be More Impactful by having the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects, and Be More Valued for who you are.
Interested and want to know more about Barclays? Visit home.barclays/who-we-are/ for more details.
Purpose, Values and Mindset

We deploy finance responsibly to support people and businesses, acting with empathy and integrity, championing innovation and sustainability, for the common good and the long term.
Our values underpin everything we do: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship.

Respect
We harness the power of diversity and inclusion in our business, trust those we work with, and value everyone's contribution.
Integrity
We operate with honesty, transparency and fairness in all we do.
Service
We act with empathy and humility, putting the people and businesses we serve at the centre of what we do.
Excellence
We champion innovation, and use our energy, expertise and resources to make a positive difference.
Stewardship
We prize sustainability, and are passionate about leaving things better than we found them.

Our Mindset shapes how we take action, living by our Values, driven by our Purpose, always with our customers and clients at the heart of what we do; our Mindset is to Empower, Challenge and Drive.

Empower
Trust and support each other to deliver. Make decisions with those closest to the topic. Include diverse perspectives. Celebrate success and learn from failure.
Challenge
Question whether things can be done better. Use insights based on data to inform decisions. Be curious about how we can adapt and improve. Speak up and be open to alternative viewpoints.
Drive
Focus on outcomes. Deliver with pace. Be passionate and ambitious about what we do. Take personal responsibility. Actively build collaborative relationships to get things done.

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