Overview
The Business Analyst role focuses on supporting the transformation of a major enterprise-wide payments platform for a UK banking organization. The contractor will work closely with product, technology, and operational teams to define requirements and ensure effective delivery of the payments solutions. This position is fully remote, allowing for flexibility while contributing to a high-impact project.
Responsibilities
- Gather, analyse and document business requirements for a new payments platform.
- Collaborate with Product, Payments Operations, Technology, and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).
- Support the design and mapping of end-to-end payment flows and processes.
- Facilitate workshops to validate requirements and solutions.
- Ensure that requirements meet regulatory, operational, and business needs.
- Contribute to User Acceptance Testing (UAT) planning and support.
- Provide subject matter expertise in payments and financial services.
Requirements
- Proven experience as a Business Analyst within Payments.
- Background in payments transformation or platform delivery in Financial Services.
- Strong understanding of payment schemes and standards (e.g., Faster Payments, BACS, CHAPS, SWIFT).
- Ability to produce clear requirements documentation and process maps.
- Excellent stakeholder management and facilitation skills.
- Comfortable working in fast-paced, large-scale change environments.