Business Analyst

Business Analyst – Banking / Cards & Payments

• Location: Northampton, UK
• Work Mode: Hybrid – 2–3 days onsite per week
• Contract Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 6-12 months
• Experience Required: 10+ years

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Business Analyst with a strong background in Banking and Financial Services, ideally within Cards & Payments. The successful candidate will be responsible for gathering and analysing business requirements, evaluating operational processes, identifying improvement opportunities, and supporting business and technology initiatives in an Agile environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Gather, analyse, document, and validate business and functional requirements.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, product owners, technical teams, and delivery teams to define business needs.
• Analyse financial and operational data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Conduct gap analysis, process mapping, and business process improvement activities.
• Translate business requirements into functional specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Support Agile ceremonies, backlog refinement, sprint planning, and delivery activities.
• Prepare business reports, presentations, and recommendations for stakeholders.
• Support solution design, testing, UAT, and implementation activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve customer experience, operational efficiency, and business performance.

Mandatory Skills & Experience

• 10+ years of overall professional experience, including substantial Business Analysis experience.
• Strong experience within Banking / Financial Services.
• Experience in Cards & Payments is highly desirable.
• Strong hands-on experience in requirements gathering, business analysis, and documentation.
• Proven experience working in Agile / Scrum delivery environments.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in process improvement, data analysis, and reporting.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Preferred Skills

• Knowledge of card payments, payment processing, and banking operations.
• Experience preparing BRDs, FRDs, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, or similar Agile delivery tools.
• Experience supporting banking technology transformation initiatives.

Additional Requirements

• Must be able to work onsite in Northampton 2–3 days per week.
• Must be available for a contract engagement.
• Experience working with banking stakeholders and technology delivery teams is preferred.