Lead Business Analyst - Banking + Financial Crime Prevention

We are seeking a seasoned Technical Business Analyst to join our banking domain team, with particular expertise in financial crime prevention and client lifecycle management.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the liaison between business and technology teams, converting business needs into clear, implementable technical solutions
• Spearhead and assist initiatives related to financial crime prevention, with emphasis on name screening
• Operate within the client lifecycle management space, covering client onboarding and offboarding workflows
• Initiate change from the foundation level, question existing practices, and recommend viable solutions
• Partner with various stakeholders, coordinating and harmonizing differing requirements and expectations
• Coordinate closely with developers to clarify requirements, address their questions, and translate business needs into technical language
• Carry out thorough data analysis via SQL to inform decision-making and solution design
• Participate in delivering both greenfield and brownfield projects, maintaining high standards of quality
• Fulfill Scrum Master duties, including overseeing and updating GitLab boards to monitor and prioritize tasks
• Support testing efforts to confirm deployments in lower environments function as intended for both business and technical needs

Requirements

• 10-15 years of total IT experience, with a minimum of 8 years as a technical BA, mainly in banking
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field
• Demonstrated history of collaborating with intricate engineering teams on large-scale change initiatives in banking or financial services
• Specialized knowledge in financial crime prevention, with practical experience in name screening
• Familiarity with client lifecycle management, including onboarding and offboarding processes
• Established track record of delivering both greenfield and brownfield projects
• Solid analytical and problem-solving abilities, capable of quick thinking and rapid responses in fast-paced settings
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication abilities, able to engage effectively with both business and technical stakeholders
• Skilled at collaborating with developers to resolve their questions and explain requirements and solutions using technical terminology
• Shown capability to translate complicated business requirements into clearly defined technical specifications and deliverables
• Skilled in SQL, Power BI, and GitLab for purposes of data analysis, reporting, and Scrum Master functions like board management, backlog maintenance, and workflow transparency

Nice to have

• Python knowledge
• Background in Agentic AI or comparable AI-driven initiatives