We are looking for a CBAP or ECBA certified manager and leader of Business Analyst teams. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of exceptional management in a complex organization, shaping strategic roadmaps, and delivering business value through requirements management and process optimization. This leadership role requires a blend of analytical expertise, stakeholder management, and strong business acumen.

Leadership & Strategy

- Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing team of business analysts.

- Define and implement the operating model for the Business Analysis function.

- Ensure alignment of business analysis activities with the Product Development Lifecycle, the overall business strategy and the organization's goals.

Business Analysis & Delivery

- The primary approach to Business Analysis is Human-Cantered Design methodologies to keep the customer and user at the centre of the Business Analyst activities.

- Lead the team on requirements elicitation, documentation, and validation across business units and projects.

- Lead the team to translate business needs into functional specifications and ensure solution design meets the business objectives.

- Champion best practices, frameworks, and methodologies for business analysis.

- Oversee business case development, cost-benefit analysis, and impact assessments.

Stakeholder Engagement

- Collaborate with executive leadership, product management, operations, and technology teams to define priorities.

- Act as the key liaison between product managers, business stakeholders and technical teams.

- Build a data-driven decision culture and methodology

- Influence decision-making through data-driven recommendations.

Governance & Standards

- Establish and maintain business analysis standards, templates, and tools.

- Ensure quality, consistency, and compliance of all business analysis deliverables.

- Monitor KPIs and metrics to track team performance and business value delivered.

Requirements:

- Demonstrated success managing and developing Business Analysts across multiple global locations with the ability to drive cohesion, communication, and consistent delivery standards.

- Significant experience working in capital markets, banking, benchmarking/analytics, or a data-intensive consulting environment, with strong understanding of how data insights inform commercial and product decisions.

- Strong experience in enterprise-level change initiatives, digital transformation, and large-scale system implementations.

- Hands-on experience as a Business Analyst for data-heavy analytical products.

- Proven expertise in Agile, Scrum, and project management methodologies.

- Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

- Analytical thinker with the ability to solve complex problems and make strategic decisions.