Business Analyst Lead

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.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
• 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 lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• Influence or convince stakeholders 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.

What will you be doing?

Barclays Services Corp. seeks IPMDM Business Analyst Lead in Whippany, NJ (multiple positions available):

• Analyze, maintain, and enhance Security Reference Data applications to ensure accurate and timely delivery of data to downstream systems.

• Analyze, Debug and optimize complex Java programs, Perl scripts, SQL stored procedures, and Unix shell scripts supporting application performance and scalability.

• Collaboration with business and technology teams to gather requirements and translate functional technical specifications for implementing solutions.

• Support data onboarding processes from market data providers (e.g., Bloomberg, Refinitiv, FactSet) to ensure seamless integration, data accuracy and improve coverage.

• Identify and implement opportunities for data enrichment, quality improvement, and automation to support business objectives.

• Conduct in-depth analysis of financial instrument data, including equities, fixed income, derivatives, and structured products, to identify and resolve discrepancies.

• Lead and participate in testing, including test case development, unit testing, and integration testing, to ensure high-quality deliverables.

• Design and implement automated frameworks to validate data processing and application functionality.

• Ensure compliance with industry regulations and standards, incorporating necessary controls into reference data workflows.

• Technical expertise in incident resolution, root cause analysis, and application troubleshooting.

• Document processes, technical designs, and solutions to promote knowledge sharing and operational transparency.

• Oversee end-to-end project activities, including planning, scheduling, resource allocation, risk management, and status reporting.

• Monitor and support production systems, ensuring uptime and rapid incident resolution.

• May telecommute pursuant to company policies. [Hybrid role].

Minimum Salary: $150,550 per year

Maximum Salary: $165,000 per year

The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above includes only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any other type of compensation or benefits that may be available.

Barclays employees are eligible for a suite of a competitive and generous employee benefits, including medical, dental and vision coverage, 401(k), life insurance, and other paid leave for qualifying circumstances.

This position is eligible for an incentive award.