IPMDM Business Analyst Lead

Barclays•Jefferson, CO

7d•$150,550 - $165,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The purpose of the role is to support the organization in achieving its strategic objectives by identifying business requirements and solutions that address business problems and opportunities. This involves analyzing business problems and client requirements, developing business requirements, collaborating with stakeholders, supporting business case creation, conducting feasibility studies, reporting on project progress, creating operational and process designs, and supporting change management activities. The role also involves advising and influencing decision-making, contributing to policy development, taking responsibility for operational effectiveness, collaborating closely with other functions, leading a team, setting objectives, coaching employees, and appraising performance. For individual contributors, the role involves leading collaborative assignments, guiding team members, identifying the need for specialized expertise, identifying new directions for assignments, and consulting on complex issues. The role also requires identifying ways to mitigate risk, developing new policies/procedures, taking ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls, performing work that requires understanding of how different areas coordinate, collaborating with other areas, engaging in complex data analysis, communicating complex information, and influencing stakeholders. All colleagues are expected to demonstrate Barclays Values and Mindset.

Requirements

Analysis of business problems and client requirements.
Development of business requirements.
Collaboration with stakeholders.
Creation of business cases.
Conducting feasibility studies.
Reporting on project progress.
Creation of operational and process design.
Support to change management activities.
Analyze, maintain, and enhance Security Reference Data applications.
Analyze, Debug and optimize complex Java programs, Perl scripts, SQL stored procedures, and Unix shell scripts.
Gather requirements and translate functional technical specifications.
Support data onboarding processes from market data providers.
Identify and implement opportunities for data enrichment, quality improvement, and automation.
Conduct in-depth analysis of financial instrument data.
Lead and participate in testing, including test case development, unit testing, and integration testing.
Design and implement automated frameworks.
Ensure compliance with industry regulations and standards.
Incident resolution, root cause analysis, and application troubleshooting.
Document processes, technical designs, and solutions.
Oversee end-to-end project activities, including planning, scheduling, resource allocation, risk management, and status reporting.
Monitor and support production systems.
Demonstrate Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship.
Demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive.

Nice To Haves

May telecommute pursuant to company policies.

Responsibilities

Identification and analysis of business problems and client requirements that require change within the organisation.
Development of business requirements that will address business problems and opportunities.
Collaboration with stakeholders to ensure that proposed solutions meet their needs and expectations.
Support the creation of business cases that justify investment in proposed solutions.
Conduct feasibility studies to determine the viability of proposed solutions.
Support the creation of reports on project progress to ensure proposed solutions are delivered on time and within budget.
Creation of operational design and process design to ensure that proposed solutions are delivered within the agreed scope.
Support to change management activities, including development of a traceability matrix to ensure proposed solutions are successfully implemented and embedded in the organisation.
Analyze, maintain, and enhance Security Reference Data applications to ensure accurate and timely delivery of data to downstream systems.
Analyze, Debug and optimize complex Java programs, Perl scripts, SQL stored procedures, and Unix shell scripts supporting application performance and scalability.
Collaboration with business and technology teams to gather requirements and translate functional technical specifications for implementing solutions.
Support data onboarding processes from market data providers (e.g., Bloomberg, Refinitiv, FactSet) to ensure seamless integration, data accuracy and improve coverage.
Identify and implement opportunities for data enrichment, quality improvement, and automation to support business objectives.
Conduct in-depth analysis of financial instrument data, including equities, fixed income, derivatives, and structured products, to identify and resolve discrepancies.
Lead and participate in testing, including test case development, unit testing, and integration testing, to ensure high-quality deliverables.
Design and implement automated frameworks to validate data processing and application functionality.
Ensure compliance with industry regulations and standards, incorporating necessary controls into reference data workflows.
Technical expertise in incident resolution, root cause analysis, and application troubleshooting.
Document processes, technical designs, and solutions to promote knowledge sharing and operational transparency.
Oversee end-to-end project activities, including planning, scheduling, resource allocation, risk management, and status reporting.
Monitor and support production systems, ensuring uptime and rapid incident resolution.