Senior Business Analyst

Senior Business Analyst Edinburgh (GB) • London (GB)

LGT Wealth Management UK LLP is a UK-based partnership, wholly owned by the private banking group LGT, which is in turn owned by the Princely Family of Liechtenstein. Our aim is to offer a fresh approach to wealth management. Our head office is based in London however we have a presence in Edinburgh, Jersey, Leeds, Birmingham and Bristol. Our mission is to create long-term value for all stakeholders. Our culture encourages individuals to generate, develop and implement ideas which will strengthen our business. We have over £29 billion in funds under management and circa 700 staff.

Business Unit

The Change Team is responsible for all Change across the Business to ensure that we deliver against the long-term business strategy. The team drives innovation, engaging with all business units to ensure we continue to challenge and improve our processes, systems, products and services.

Brief Role Objective

We are looking for an experienced, hands-on Business Analyst to join our Change Team. Following a review of our Business and Technology Strategy, we are undertaking a digital transformation programme which includes significant change to our technology platforms as well as business adoption of new processes and systems.

As a Business Analyst within the Change Team, the individual will report to the team’s Lead Business Analyst. The role requires an excellent candidate who can both roll up their sleeves to get involved with the detail whilst leveraging their expertise to help continue driving us to deliver Change to a higher standard.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work on a range of projects, from large-scale, complex initiatives involving multiple partners to smaller, tactical deliveries.
• Capture, define, prioritise, document and explain business requirements based on project or business objectives and outcomes.
• Translate user requirements into recognised documentation formats, including specifications, user stories, and workflows, and secure stakeholder sign-off.
• Coordinate and prioritise features, prepare user stories, and define deliverables for releases and sprints.
• Work with development teams to ensure business requirements are successfully translated into technical requirements.
• Work in alignment with testing colleagues to define test scope and strategy and support with test execution where required.
• Analyse complex business processes and suggest alternative solutions and innovative approaches.
• Assess the feasibility of solutions and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure what’s proposed meets business needs.
• Drive evaluation of complex workflows and processes through advanced visualization and stakeholder communication.
• Build and maintain a good working relationship with business representatives, working across teams and multiple sites.
• Lead and facilitate meetings and workshops and confidently present to key stakeholders.
• Identify operational impacts and support operational readiness activities to ensure change is embedded successfully.
• Adhere to all Information Security Policies.
• Complete other duties as directed by the Lead Business Analyst.

Your profile

Key Skills, Experience, and Competency Requirements:

• Experience as a Business Analyst in a regulated environment (banking, financial services, wealth management).
• Proven ability to facilitate stakeholders in drawing out clear, focused, and unambiguous requirements.
• Proficiency in visualisation tools such as Visio, Draw.io, Miro to document business processes and client journeys.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving abilities, with attention to detail.
• Experience working in Agile delivery teams using Scrum or Kanban.
• Working knowledge of Jira and Confluence.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with an ability to communicate effectively and professionally.
• Strong understanding of regulatory and reporting requirements.
• Excellent spoken and written English.

Interested in the role? Complete the online application. We look forward to getting to know you.