Job Description

Purpose of the role

To support the organisation, achieve its strategic objectives by the identification of business requirements and solutions that address business problems and opportunities. 

Accountabilities

• Identification and analysis of business problems and client requirements that require change within the organisation.
• Development of business requirements that will address business problems and opportunities.
• Collaboration with stakeholders to ensure that proposed solutions meet their needs and expectations.
• Support the creation of business cases that justify investment in proposed solutions.
• Conduct feasibility studies to determine the viability of proposed solutions.
• Support the creation of reports on project progress to ensure proposed solutions are delivered on time and within budget.
• Creation of operational design and process design to ensure that proposed solutions are delivered within the agreed scope.
• Support to change management activities, including development of a traceability matrix to ensure proposed solutions are successfully implemented and embedded in the organisation.

Vice President Expectations

• To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures..
• If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements..
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others..
• OR for an individual contributor, they will be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions..
• Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.
• Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
• Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
• Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.
• Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.

Join us as a Lead Business Analyst at Barclays, responsible for supporting the successful delivery of Location Strategy projects to plan, budget, agreed quality and governance standards. You'll spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence. You will harness cutting-edge technology to revolutionize our digital offerings, ensuring unparalleled customer experiences.

To be successful Lead Business Analyst you should have experience with:

• Extensive Business Analysis experience within Banking, Financial Services, or Technology organizations.
• Strong understanding of Agile and Waterfall delivery methodologies.
• Expertise in requirements management, process modelling, and stakeholder management.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Strong workshop facilitation and communication skills.
• Experience working with cross-functional global teams.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and complex delivery environments.
• Lead requirements gathering workshops with business and technology stakeholders.
• Elicit, analyze, document, and validate business, functional, non-functional, and regulatory requirements.
• Create and maintain BRDs, user stories, process maps, data mappings, acceptance criteria, and business rules.
• Ensure end-to-end traceability from business objectives to delivered solutions.
• Translate strategic objectives into epics, features, and user stories.
• Work closely with Product Owners, Architects, Developers, and Testers to refine backlog items.
• Support sprint planning, backlog grooming, UAT, and release activities.
• Ensure requirements meet Definition of Ready and Definition of Done standards.
• Engage senior stakeholders across Business, Operations, Technology, Risk, Compliance, and Change teams.
• Facilitate decision-making workshops and drive consensus on complex topics.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and communicate delivery progress and risks effectively.
• Embed risk, compliance, and control requirements into delivery by design.
• Support audit readiness through clear documentation and traceability.
• Ensure solutions align to regulatory and governance standards
• Lead and mentor Business Analysts across programs.
• Establish analysis standards, best practices, and quality controls.
• Influence senior stakeholders and drive strategic outcomes.
• Foster collaboration, continuous improvement, and delivery excellence.

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Knowledge of Lending, Wealth Management, Payments, Regulatory Change, Risk, or Financial Markets domains.
• Experience with JIRA, Confluence, Visio, SQL, Data Analysis, and Reporting tools.
• Experience of digital transformation and large-scale change programs.
• Design Thinking and Business Process Re-engineering experience.