Job Title: Front Office Technology Business Analyst

Location: Pune

About Barclays

Barclays is a British universal bank. We are diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography. Our 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 our service company which provides technology, operations and functional services across the Group.

Risk and Control Objective

Ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise Wide Risk Management Framework and internal Barclays Policies and Policy Standards.

Working Flexibly

We're committed to providing a supportive and inclusive culture and environment for you to work in. This environment recognises and supports ways to balance your personal needs, alongside the professional needs of our business. Providing the opportunity for all our employees, globally to work flexibly empowers each of us to work in a way that suits our lives as well as enabling us to better service our customers' and clients' needs. Whether you have family commitments or you're a carer, or whether you need study time or wish to pursue personal interests, our approach to working flexibly is designed to help you balance your life.

If you would like some flexibility then please discuss this with the hiring manager.

Introduction:

• Contribute to the various strategic transformation initiatives as a Senior Business Analyst
• Will need to take lead on the migration/decommissioning projects and interact with all the senior stake holders
• Interact with the various downstream/downstream systems to understand their requirements, document and coordinate with IT
• Work as a part of a local team, liaise regularly with colleagues in other regions and mentor junior colleagues
• Coordinate with various senior Business Stake holders and to get their sign offs
• Implement Functional solutions, unit test & coordinate releases and where applicable contribute to design sessions.
• Work as a part of a local team and liaise regularly with colleagues in other regions.

What will you be doing?

• Work with Team/Project Leads to understand the functional scope of project work, possess required skills to deliver each/all elements of the scoped activities, questioning decisions and collaborating with end-users to ensure that business needs are met on a timely basis.
• Perform business analysis to understand full scope of the project
• Create and maintain detailed low level documents, where applicable; Eg Word, Excel, MPP, SharePoint, Presentation
• Provide functional & business leadership to a team of developers. Lead as a connect for all the stakeholders of the project.
• Provide clear and comprehensive business requirements which can be passed to the IT team for build
• Diagnosis and resolution of defects found during SIT, QA and UAT test phases
• Work closely with global development team members in other regions, leading technical discussions and conduct UAT wherever appropriate.
• Proficiency in communication, efficiently utilize escalation for the highlight to management and come up with resolutions; quantify any financial accountability /budgetary requirements; likely timeframe of role activities; the impact of the role on the team/organization.

What we're looking for:

Business

• Product knowledge - Exchange traded and/or Over-the-counter Derivatives.
• Strong understanding of the financial markets
• Good understanding on Risk management and Finance functions under IB
• Well versed with the various stages and the associated workflows within the Trade LifeCycle. Strong with at least one stage within the Trade Lifecycle
• Experience in leading projects and interacting with senior stake holders
• Strong BA skills. Should have done Requirements Gathering and documentation.
• Analytical skills; ability to investigate and resolve issues in a high-pressured environment

Technical

• Expertise on Excel/Access required; should know formulas and functions required for Data Analysis.
• Intermediate knowledge of at least one DB technology (Oracle, SQL Server). Should be able to write queries with conditions and joins
• Familiar with Data Analysis and its concepts.
• Understanding of agile methodologies.

Skills that will help you in the role:

• Ability to work independently and proactively.
• Ability to build productive working relationships with other IT groups, business users and support teams.
• Strong ability to analyze data; attention to detail and good quantitative ability.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with a good command over English and ability to explain complex technical and functional topics in simple terms over the phone.
• Ability to work closely as part of a team with users, developers and business analysts outside home locations

Where will you be working?

Pune

Be More at Barclays

At Barclays, each day is about being more - as a professional, and as a person. 'Be More @ Barclays' represents our core promise to all current and future employees. It's the characteristic that we want to be associated with as an employer, and at the heart of every employee experience. We empower our colleagues to Be More Globally Connected, working on international projects that improve the way millions of customers handle their finances. Be More Inspired by working alongside the most talented people in the industry, and delivering imaginative new solutions that are redefining the future of finance. Be More Impactful by having the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects, and Be More Valued for who you are.

Interested and want to know more about Barclays? Visit home.barclays/who-we-are/ for more details.

Purpose, Values and Mindset

We deploy finance responsibly to support people and businesses, acting with empathy and integrity, championing innovation and sustainability, for the common good and the long term.

Our values underpin everything we do: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship.

Respect

We harness the power of diversity and inclusion in our business, trust those we work with, and value everyone's contribution.

Integrity

We operate with honesty, transparency and fairness in all we do.

Service

We act with empathy and humility, putting the people and businesses we serve at the centre of what we do.

Excellence

We champion innovation, and use our energy, expertise and resources to make a positive difference.

Stewardship

We prize sustainability, and are passionate about leaving things better than we found them.

Our Mindset shapes how we take action, living by our Values, driven by our Purpose, always with our customers and clients at the heart of what we do; our Mindset is to Empower, Challenge and Drive.

Empower

Trust and support each other to deliver. Make decisions with those closest to the topic. Include diverse perspectives. Celebrate success and learn from failure.

Challenge

Question whether things can be done better. Use insights based on data to inform decisions. Be curious about how we can adapt and improve. Speak up and be open to alternative viewpoints.

Drive

Focus on outcomes. Deliver with pace. Be passionate and ambitious about what we do. Take personal responsibility. Actively build collaborative relationships to get things done.