Senior Business Analyst

Job description

Senior Business Analyst – AI

Location: London (Hybrid 3 days onsite)

Reporting to: Head of Data, Analytics & Business Analysis

Salary Range: £120,000

We’re working with a leading UK investment banking organisation looking to hire a Senior Business Analyst to support critical initiatives across equities trading, investment banking and data platforms.

This role sits at the heart of front-office, operations and technology, translating complex business challenges into scalable technical solutions. A key part of the remit includes contributing to AI-led initiatives, from early concept through to delivery and ongoing optimisation.

Responsibilities

• Partner with front-office, operations and technology teams to define and deliver complex business and system requirements
• Translate business needs into clear functional and technical specifications
• Support initiatives across trading platforms, investment banking workflows and client services
• Contribute to AI-related projects, helping assess suitability, scope and value of AI solutions
• Facilitate workshops, design sessions and stakeholder forums across senior audiences
• Act as a bridge between business and technology, ensuring alignment on scope, priorities and outcomes
• Support delivery through the full SDLC, including testing, UAT, defect management and handover
• Perform data analysis to validate requirements, support decision-making and ensure data quality
• Produce clear documentation covering current-state, target-state and process flows
• Support regulatory alignment and operate in line with relevant conduct and governance standards

Requirements (Condensed)

• Strong experience as a Business Analyst within investment banking or financial services
• Exposure to equities trading and/or investment banking workflows
• Proven stakeholder management skills across business and technology
• Experience delivering technology change across Agile and/or Waterfall environments
• Understanding of data, systems integration and SDLC best practice
• Awareness of AI / automation use cases within financial services preferred
• SQL and general systems knowledge beneficial

Why This Role

• High-impact role within a front-office aligned technology function
• Exposure to strategic AI and data-led initiatives
• Broad stakeholder engagement across trading, banking and technology
• Hybrid working with strong London presence

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

City of London

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

05-03-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English