Business Analyst - Capital Markets

Senior Business Analyst – Capital Markets 12-Month Fixed-Term Contract Location: London (Hybrid) Salary: Competitive / Market Rate ONLY CANDIDATES WITH RELEVANT EXPERIENCE WILL BE CONSIDERED. • • MUST HAVE Business Analyst Experience • • MUST HAVE Capital Markets Experience This is a pure Business Analyst role with no Project Management experience required. The Opportunity We're partnering with a leading financial brokerage firm that is undertaking a significant business transformation programme. As part of this journey, we're looking for an experienced Senior Business Analyst with a strong Capital Markets background to help drive strategic change across the organisation. This is an excellent opportunity to work on high-profile transformation initiatives, partnering with senior stakeholders across the business and technology functions to deliver lasting operational and process improvements. Key Responsibilities • Work closely with business stakeholders, technology teams and the PMO to gather, analyse and document business requirements across multiple transformation projects. • Translate business needs into practical, scalable solutions that align with business objectives and best practice. • Lead workshops and stakeholder meetings to define requirements and build consensus. • Conduct gap analysis and map current ("As-Is") and future ("To-Be") business processes. • Support the development of business cases for strategic initiatives. • Assess the impact of process, system and organisational changes, identifying risks, dependencies and opportunities. • Produce high-quality business analysis documentation, including requirements, process maps, user stories and functional specifications. • Work closely with Project Managers to ensure a seamless transition from analysis through to delivery. • Act as a trusted advisor, challenging existing processes and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement. About You You'll be an experienced Business Analyst who enjoys solving complex business problems and influencing change within fast-paced Capital Markets environments. Essential Experience • Minimum 8 years' experience as a Business Analyst. • Proven experience working within Capital Markets (essential). • Experience gained within a brokerage, investment bank, trading firm or other front-office financial services organisation. • Strong experience delivering business and technology change initiatives. • Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage and influence senior leaders. • Experience working across Agile, Waterfall and/or hybrid delivery methodologies. • Strong analytical, problem-solving and process improvement skills. • Excellent communication and documentation skills. • Understanding of cloud technologies including IaaS, PaaS and SaaS. Desirable • Experience designing operational and technology processes within Financial Services. • Knowledge of trading platforms and trading technology. • Experience using JIRA, Microsoft Project or similar project management tools. • Degree educated or equivalent professional experience. Why Apply? • Join a business investing heavily in transformation and change. • Work on high-impact projects with senior business stakeholders. • Influence strategic initiatives and drive meaningful business improvements. • Collaborative, fast-paced Capital Markets environment. • Competitive salary and benefits package. If you're an experienced Business Analyst with a Capital Markets background looking for your next challenge, we'd love to hear from you.