Senior Business Analyst - Data Edinburgh, Scotland
Lloyds Banking Group
Full Time
Edinburgh, Scotland
44656 - 55820 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
End Date
Wednesday 17 May 2023
Salary Range
£44,656 - £55,820Agile Working Options
Job Description
Location(s): Edinburgh New Uberior House or Halifax Trinity Road. We work in a hybrid approach with one to two days per week in office.
At Lloyds Banking Group we're building the bank of the future, and we want your help to ensure we do that with security at the heart of all of our change. With over 26 million customers, we're the UK's largest Retail and Digital Bank, and with 65,000 colleagues, the scale of services, customers, and colleagues you can help protect is EPIC. Can you help us make it possible?
Our mission
We have begun an exciting multi-year journey to build a set of strategic data assets for the group.
We have begun an exciting multi-year journey to build a set of strategic data assets for the group.
Who we are
Everyone in the Enterprise Risk Platform is passionate about creating new services for our customers that transform the customer and colleague experience.
Our culture brings together inquisitive, hardworking people from a diverse group of backgrounds that enjoy working together in an innovative and flexible environment.
The Risk Data Transformation Lab is responsible to build the next generation of data assets and enable transition from current to future data. Our lab doesn't do all the data work but will help with work that benefits everyone.
Joining the Risk Data Transformation Lab will give you the opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment as part of a great team working together to deliver superb results following the Agile Project Methodology. You will be an important part of the team, working with Product Owners (PO), Engineering Leads (EL), Scrum Masters (SM) and various Engineering colleagues to deliver valuable outcomes.
So, what would I focus on in this role?
Responsible for facilitating conversation to agree final requirements scope to keep the delivery on track.- Understand business problems, critically evaluating of business ideas from a customer and a commercial point of view. Identify underlying business and data needs to be addressed and challenge existing practices.
- Extract, document and validate data requirements and proposed solutions with stakeholders and gaining approval. Responsible for closing debate on requirements scope to keep the delivery on track.
- Support Feature Team with testing preparation and acceptance testing to ensure the solution meets the identified business need, including defining acceptance criteria that fulfil the team’s definition of "Done".
- Ensure proposed solutions align with Group policies and all regulatory and statutory requirements.
What experience do you need to apply for this role?
We’re looking for the following essential skills and experience:
Great communicator, dynamic and adaptable with a flexible approach, open to learning new skills.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to collect, organise, analyse, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy.
A natural facilitator, negotiator and decision-maker, collaborating across all teams within the Lab.
Understanding of, or experience in, delivery using the Agile methodology
Understanding of data schemas and foundational data engineering principles (e.g. data pipelines, schemas, ETL etc)
Understanding of business analysis methodologies for data products particularly using analytical thinking and problem solving
Desirable:
- Experience with Google Cloud Platform or other cloud platforms for data engineering and analytics is highly recommended
- Experience working within a regulatory risk change environment would be an advantage
- We'd welcome people from financial services industry organisations; or consultancy environment, preferably with experience in having worked on financial services projects.
What would you get in return?
- A performance related award depending on the Group’s economic outlook
- Generous pension contribution
- 28 days leave plus bank holidays to start
We’re committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Join us and be part of an inclusive, values-based culture focused on making a difference.
So, if joining us at a critical and exciting time appeals and this role sounds like it could be for you, click apply below!
We'll ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.
We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.
We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.
