Compliance Business Analyst

Overview

In this role, you will act as a subject-matter expert for Compliance processes and systems, supporting complex projects across business and IT teams. You will gather requirements, craft official docs, and drive proposed solutions through validation and testing. Working closely with stakeholders, you’ll ensure regulatory and data governance considerations are embedded, while promoting a delivery-driven culture. This is a hands-on analytical position with impact on reporting, controls, and cross-bank collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Gather requirements and produce formal Business Requirements, Functional Specification, Target Operating Model, and Technical Design Overview documents
• Formulate and present solutions to business users and stakeholders
• Design and oversee testing strategies including test plans and cases; perform SIT and support UAT
• Compile and present test results; maintain project/workstream status reports
• Ensure documentation is current and properly stored; escalate risks/issues
• Provide SME support for TEC initiatives; present solutions across the organization
• Maintain general technical awareness of upgrades, integrations, and infrastructure dependencies
• Foster a delivery-driven culture with cross-functional collaboration
• Comply with security and compliance procedures; uphold values-led, inclusive culture
• Build and nurture relationships across the bank to strengthen collaboration

Key requirements

• Experience as a Business Analyst in banking/financial services with regulatory and equity exposure
• BA experience in top-tier banks or consultancies
• Experience on regulatory reporting projects; ability to interpret complex regulatory requirements (e.g., SEC)
• Equities product knowledge essential
• System analysis experience with tech teams (lead, developers, testers)
• Murex experience advantageous; ability to query databases and analyze trade bookings
• Understanding of project lifecycle; experience drafting proposals, scope, requirements, testing documents
• Experience in Compliance (data quality/governance/regulatory reporting/monitoring) or Financial Crime (AML/KYC/Sanctions)
• Exposure to Waterfall and Agile delivery lifecycles
• Knowledge of core banking functions; SQL skills for data querying
• Ability to work under pressure; strong stakeholder liaison at all levels
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Results-driven, proactive, with strong decision-making and problem-solving abilities
• Structured, detail-oriented, calm under pressure; strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to manage large workloads and tight deadlines; strong MS Office skills

• Results & delivery driven
• Proactive and motivated
• Strong decision-making and judgment
• SQL (data querying)
• Murex (trade systems)
• Regulatory reporting knowledge

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