Arbuthnot Latham has been associated with banking since 1833. We combine private and commercial banking, wealth planning and investment management. We believe in traditional relationship and service-led banking powered by modern technology.
Job Purpose
The Lead Business Analyst will play a critical role in Leading the BA practice and driving business transformation across Arbuthnot Latham. This role provides strategic analysis leadership, partners closely with senior stakeholders, ensuring business requirements are clearly defined, governed, and delivered in alignment with the bank’s strategic objectives.
As well as supporting more strategic or complex initiatives across the bank, the Lead Business Analyst will define and embed best practice across the function, define development pathways and provide mentorship across a team of Business Analysts.
The Lead Business Analyst will need to build a deep understanding of the current operating models (People, Process and Technology), and working on agreed initiatives, document business requirements in relation to business outcomes.
To place the interests of customers at the centre of all activities, act in a way that is consistent with achieving good outcomes for consumers and to comply with the FCA and PRA's Conduct Rules.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the business analysis function across multiple programs and workstreams within Arbuthnot Latham.
- Define and enforce business analysis standards, methodologies, and best practices.
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, including Change Management, IT, Operations, Risk, Compliance, and Front Office.
- Manage, coach, and develop Business Analysts, including performance management and capability uplift
- Lead the elicitation, documentation, and validation of business & non-functional requirements, user stories, and if required, functional specifications
- Translate business needs into clear, actionable requirements for IT and operational teams whilst ensuring solutions align with regulatory and compliance requirements (e.g., AML, KYC, data privacy, conduct risk) and deliver business outcomes
- Ensure traceability of requirements throughout discovery & delivery & analysis will meeting internal governance, audit and regulatory standards.
- Support impact assessments, business cases, and benefits realization tracking
- Provide options assessments and impact assessments across a range of potential operating model design solutions/decisions, fully documenting the benefits, limitations and any associated risks. Identify the processes and technology required to introduce recommendations.
- Facilitate workshops, design sessions, and executive steering forums
- Resolve conflicts between business, risk, and technology priorities
- Support change management, training, and operational readiness activities
- Work with external technology partners to gather information regarding product/system roadmaps and integrate this the definition of the future state operating model of the Platform.
- Ensure that own knowledge is up to date and is reflective of internal and industry best practice.
- Responsible for managing risks inherent to the role by diligently observing internal policies and procedures
Key Interfaces:
- Head of Programme Management
- Head of PMO
- PMO Manager
- Had of Testing
- Test Manager
- Senior Project Manager
- Platform Engineering Team
- Platform Application Support Team
- Solution Architect
- Data Privacy and Data Security Managers
- Business and Operational SMEs