Barclays
Business Analyst
Role : Business Analyst
Location : London
Duration : 6 months PAYE
Overview of the role
We are seeking an analytical and driven Business Analyst to bridge the gap between business needs and project execution. In this role, you will play a critical part in shaping future-state capabilities, optimizing organizational processes, and ensuring successful project delivery. You will work closely with key stakeholders and Project Managers to drive clarity, mitigate risks, and translate complex business requirements into actionable, value-driven solutions.
Key responsibilities
Gather, document, and validate business requirements with key stakeholders.
Conduct gap analysis to identify differences between current and future-state capabilities, processes, and controls.
Design and map current and future-state processes, identifying opportunities to simplify and improve ways of working.
Translate business needs into clear requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
Create Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to support consistent implementation and ongoing operations of a process.
Support the Project Manager by providing BA activities, milestones, dependencies, and estimates for inclusion in the project plan.
Contribute to RAID management by identifying, documenting, and monitoring risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies.
Facilitate workshops and work with stakeholders to validate requirements, processes, and proposed solutions.
Key skills
Requirements Management: Expertise in eliciting business needs and translating them into clear user stories, acceptance criteria, and actionable technical requirements.
Process Engineering: High proficiency in process mapping, gap analysis, and developing comprehensive Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
Project Support & RAID Management: Strong understanding of project lifecycles, with the ability to identify milestones, estimate BA activities, and manage Risks, Assumptions, Issues, and Dependencies.
Stakeholder Engagement & Facilitation: Excellent communication skills with a proven track record of leading collaborative workshops and aligning cross-functional teams.
Analytical Problem Solving: A strategic mindset focused on identifying inefficiencies, simplifying workflows, and driving continuous operational improvement.
About Barclays
Barclays is a British universal bank. It is diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography. Barclays businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by its service company which provides technology, operations and functional services across the Group.
Values
Everything Barclays does is shaped by its five values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship. The Barclays values inform the foundations of its relationships with customers and clients, but they also shape how Barclays measure and reward the performance of colleagues. Simply put, success is not just about what you achieve, but about how you achieve it.
Diversity
Barclays aims to foster a culture where individuals of all backgrounds feel confident in bringing their whole selves to work, feel included and their talents are nurtured, empowering them to contribute fully to Barclays vision and goals.
Hybrid Working
Barclays is currently in the early stages of implementing a hybrid working environment, which means that many colleagues spend part of their working hours at home and part in the office, depending on the nature of the role they are in. Barclays is flexible on how this works and it may continue to change and evolve. Depending on your team, typically this means that colleagues spend a minimum of between 20% to 60% of their time in the office, which could be over a week, a month or a quarter. However, some colleagues may choose to spend more time in the office over a typical period than their role type requires. Barclays also has a flexible working process where, subject to business needs, all colleagues globally are able to request work patterns to reflect their personal circumstances
Your Benefits
As a contract employee of Randstad Sourceright, you’ll receive a wide range of financial and personal benefits. There’s enrolment in a pension plan (after 12 weeks on assignment) and holiday pay (after eight weeks on assignment). You can discuss any special holiday requests, for weddings, graduations or other significant occasions during this initial period with your team leader. You’ll also get 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme, designed to help you deal with any problems that could be affecting your home or work life. Plus, there’s discounts at heaps of high street shops, restaurants and entertainment - from Asda to Zizzi Italian restaurants.