Fitch Ratings | Business Analyst – Manchester, UK

Overview

In this role, you will partner with business stakeholders to elicit and refine requirements that drive measurable outcomes. You will translate needs into delivery-ready artifacts and collaborate with cross-functional squads in an agile environment. You’ll work to identify risks early and support testing to ensure alignment with business strategy. This position sits within a tech-enabled delivery team at Fitch Ratings, offering opportunities to influence data-informed decisions and agile practices. You will contribute to impactful projects that advance financial services capabilities and support continuous improvement.

Pay / Benefits

• Hybrid Work Environment: 3 days in office, 2 days remote
• Dedicated training and leadership development
• Retirement planning and tuition reimbursement
• Comprehensive healthcare offerings
• Generous parental leave and family-friendly policies
• Volunteer days and matched donations

Responsibilities

• Elicit, validate, and refine requirements with business stakeholders and end users
• Translate business needs into clear, testable, delivery-ready requirements aligned to strategy
• Collaborate with Delivery Owners, Product Owners, and squads on agile ceremonies
• Identify and mitigate delivery risks early, including dependencies and feasibility
• Maintain requirement artifacts in Jira and Confluence and support testing activities such as smoke tests

Key requirements

• Bachelor in Business or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 3–5 years of experience in business analysis or requirements management
• Strong analytical and communication skills across business and technical teams
• Willingness to learn and apply modern practices, including AI-enabled tools for requirements gathering

• Strong communication
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Analytical mindset
• Jira
• Confluence
• SQL and data analysis (basic)

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