Lead Settlements Business Analyst (VP) 12 Months Fixed Term Contract

About This Role Wells Fargo is seeking an experienced Business Analyst to join the EMEA CIB Product & Strategic Delivery (P&SD) team. This team plays a critical role in driving transformational change across CIB Wholesale Operations. The position will support Operations in delivering both technical and non‑technical change initiatives, ensuring solutions are fully embedded across the end‑to‑end business change lifecycle. The Business Analyst will work closely with the Project Management function within P&SD and partner with stakeholders across Business, Operations, Technology, Compliance, and Legal to ensure seamless planning, design, and delivery of change. Prior experience leading operational change projects within an Investment Banking environment is highly beneficial, alongside recognised qualifications in Business Analysis and Wholesale Investment Operations. Candidates with proven experience delivering operational change initiatives within an Investment Banking environment, particularly within Fixed Income Securities, will be strongly preferred. Experience of end-to-end testing and knowledge of CIB Wholesale Operations risk and controls is also highly advantageous. The successful candidate will join the existing team supporting the CIB EU & UK T+1 Programme. In This Role, You Will • Be responsible for Situation Investigation and Problem Analysis, Feasibility Assessments, Business Case Development, Process and Service Improvement, Business Acceptance Testing, Business Change Deployment and Requirements Definition. • Run discovery, elicitation and design workshops with stakeholders at varying levels to ensure problem statements are fully understood, that requirements are holistic and that they are documented to the highest standards). • Define and document requirements and user stories using Jira as prescribed by the team and run appropriate meetings to validate the artefacts produced prior to signoff. • Produce dashboards to monitor user story and testing progress as prescribed by the team • Document test scenarios, develop test packs, and support execution of testing activities. • Display a high degree of stakeholder management and analysis. • Work closely with Project Management to ensure that the project remains on track and progress communicated frequently in line with key artefacts provided. • Identify, analyse and manage risks, issues and interdependencies, escalating as necessary and ensure project tasks are completed according to established timelines. • Build relationships and influence Internal and external stakeholders to help navigate Wells Fargo move towards the future state in line with the firm strategy and business objectives. • Collaborate with Technology and Operations teams to deliver optimal solutions. • Maintain up to date working knowledge of the industry and ensure that the organization’s interests are considered. Required Qualifications And Skills • Experience in Institutional Investment Operations, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education • Experience working within financial services specialising in Capital Markets, particularly within the Fixed Income cash securities space. • Knowledge of Risk and Controls framework within CIB Wholesale Operations • Be familiar with both the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and the broader Business Change Life Cycle (BCLC). • Experience of Investment Operations and the trade Lifecycle demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education. • Exceptional communication and relationship building skills at all levels of the organization. • Resilient, organised with a high degree of attention to detail. • Excellent documentation skills ensuring traceability of the delivery back to requirements. • Experience documenting testing strategies, coordinating testing efforts across multiple platforms and business functions, capturing and documenting UAT results, creation of test scripts and managing and communicating progress. • Ability to identify the root cause of problems and propose solutions resulting in clear options and recommendations that can be considered to address the issues identified. • Experience working within both waterfall and agile methods of project delivery. • Fluent in the following applications: All MS Office Application and Agile Enterprise Jira, and Confluence. Reference Number R-528130