Citi Group Business Analyst - Markets Technology Operations 

United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Belfast 

406633346

A Business Analyst is required to drive requirements, design and implementation for critical cross functional changes impacting our Markets Operations partners. This exciting role will blend a mix of technical knowledge, detailed analysis, problem solving and communication skills to drive activity at pace whilst identifying and mitigating risks and issues.

Role Overview/What will you do:

This role will manage requirements, dependencies, communication and engagement across multiple areas to define and drive a holistic solution. An ability to quickly grasp detail is essential. Our stakeholders and partners are based at Citi sites globally.

Core activities will be to:

• Requirements Elicitation: Gather and analyze business requirements, translating objectives into tangible deliverables and measurable outcomes. Focus on understanding the "why" behind requests and provide credible challenge using subject matter and industry expertise. Partner with our application teams to design solutions that can be delivered effectively
• Gap Analysis: Identify gaps between current and desired business processes, proposing solutions that drive improvements and with consideration of upstream/downstream and data impacts
• Stakeholder Management: Effectively communicate with stakeholders, ensuring alignment on desired business outcomes and managing expectations throughout the project lifecycle
• Change Management: Support change management activities, focusing on user adoption and realizing the intended business outcomes of the new processes or systems

• Data Analysis: Analyze data to validate and prioritize requirements and provide insights that contribute to business outcomes. Track key metrics and report on progress toward goals
• Documentation and Reporting: Create and maintain documentation related to projects, processes, and achieved business outcomes

Key Skills and Experience required:

This role is varied and will provide exposure to different parts of our Markets business for ongoing career development. To get started we are looking for:

• Experience: Proven experience as a Business Analyst with a demonstrable track record of delivering projects that achieve measurable business outcomes. Project experience in Financial Services domain
• Analytical Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with the ability to think critically and strategically about how solutions contribute to business outcomes
• Data Skills: Demonstrable experience in working with large data sets in Excel or more advanced tools and ability to drive insights from data
• Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to articulate complex information clearly and concisely, connecting technical solutions to business outcomes for both technical and non-technical audiences
• Technical Skills: This role sits within Citi Technology and the ability to think, design and communicate in a way that considers solution Engineering is important
• Education: Bachelor’s/University degree or equivalent experience

Any Beneficial / Nice to have skills and experience:

An outstanding candidate would also have exposure to:

• Technical Proficiency: Familiarity with software tools and techniques, including requirements management tools, modelling tools (e.g., Visio), and data analysis tools (e.g., Excel, SQL). Proficiency in Python and SQL is highly beneficial. Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies is a plus.
• Domain Expertise: Knowledge of Markets and wider-Banking domains is highly desirable. Understanding of how technology solutions impact business outcomes within these domains a is plus.

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

What we’ll provide you

By joining Citi Belfast, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:

• 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• A discretional annual performance related bonus
• Private Medical Care & Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pension Plan
• Paid Parental Leave
• Special discounts for employees, family, and friends
• Access to an array of learning and development resources

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