Overview

Senior Risk Business Analyst role within the Risk function, leading transformation efforts under the NAPA (New and Amended Product Approval) programme. This initiative is part of the broader Minevra three-year plan to be Simpler, Better and More Balanced. You will drive robust functional business requirements across the programme and ensure they are effectively translated between technical and business stakeholders. You will oversee a team of Business Analysts (permanent and external), fostering a centre of excellence in transformation and embedding operational risk expertise into the change agenda.

You will act as a strategic partner across the transformation programme, working closely with Product Owners, change leads and risk subject matter experts to ensure seamless execution of change initiatives. Your remit will involve opportunities to support other principal risk initiatives requiring versatility and precision in articulating requirements. With a strong foundation in both technical and business analysis, you will ensure all documentation is clear, actionable, and aligned with programme objectives. This is a high-impact role with potential to grow into broader risk transformation leadership.

Location: Glasgow or Northampton office.

Accountabilities and Responsibilities

• Identification and analysis of business problems and client requirements that require change within the organisation.
• Development of business requirements addressing business problems and opportunities.
• Collaboration with stakeholders to ensure 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 change management activities, including development of a traceability matrix to ensure proposed solutions are successfully implemented and embedded in the organisation.

Expectations and Leadership

• 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, define jobs and responsibilities, plan for the department's future needs, and counsel employees on performance; may lead specialists to influence operations while balancing short and long-term goals and ensuring budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements.
• 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: Listen and be authentic; Energise and inspire; Align across the enterprise; Develop others.
• For an individual contributor, act as a subject matter expert within the discipline, lead collaborative, multi-year assignments, guide team members, and identify needs for other areas of specialization. Train, guide, and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long-term profits, 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 business goals.
• Collaborate with other areas of work to keep up to speed with business activity and strategies.
• Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought, comparing and selecting complex alternatives. Conduct in-depth analysis to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
• Incorporate outcomes of extensive research into problem-solving processes.
• Build and maintain trusting relationships with internal and external stakeholders to accomplish key objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills.

Qualifications and Success Factors

• Proven leadership experience in managing and mentoring Business Analysts within complex transformation programmes.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to present to and influence senior executives.
• In-depth knowledge of operational risk structures and experience across operational, treasury, and capital risk.
• Experience owning the full requirements lifecycle, ensuring clarity, quality, and alignment across teams and understanding how requirements feed into both agile and waterfall methodologies.
• Ability to simplify and communicate complex information to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience assessing key risk areas such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology, and job-specific technical skills.

All colleagues are expected to demonstrate Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship, and the Barclays Mindset to Empower, Challenge and Drive.