Lead Data Analyst

Our client is a leading British bank.

Join our team as a Lead Data Analyst, where you will play a key role in enabling data-driven transformation across the bank. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in Agile analysis, stakeholder engagement and banking products, with the ability to translate complex business needs into scalable data solutions, uncover valuable insights through advanced analytics, and deliver meaningful outcomes through effective collaboration with business, technology and product teams.

To be successful as a Lead Data Analyst you must have the following essential skills:

• Strong Requirements Engineering & Agile Analysis: Eliciting, validating and documenting BRDs/FRDs/user stories, Backlog refinement, feature mapping, supporting testing, Working within Agile frameworks
• Domain Expertise in any banking stack: Core Banking, Onboarding, Payments, FX, Liquidity and Cash Management etc. Having worked in a data mesh world or understanding concepts around data as a product.
• Agile Ceremonies & SAFe Program Events: Strong proficiency in writing epics, capabilities, features, and user stories with acceptance criteria that meet Definition of Ready/Definition of Done.
  

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Exposure to Broader Banking Product Stacks: Payments domain deep-dive, Core banking systems, ETL / reporting flows, Integration with midd...