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Senior change business analyst
Senior Change Business Analyst – Financial Regulatory Reporting (EMIR Focus)
About the Role
We are partnering with a global financial institution to recruit a Senior Change Business Analyst to oversee the delivery of Non-Financial Regulatory Reporting initiatives, with a specific focus on EMIR transaction reporting.
The ideal candidate must bring:
- Strong expertise in regulatory reporting and regulatory compliance
- Proven delivery experience in implementing complex regulatory changes across financial markets
- Demonstrable ability to work effectively across global stakeholders, including operations, technology, and control functions
- Critical role in ensuring ongoing regulatory compliance, mitigating risks, and advancing the firm’s strategic objectives
Key Responsibilities
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Support the Change Management Lead in managing and delivering multiple regulatory reporting initiatives, ensuring:
- Alignment with regulatory requirements
- Adherence to program governance
- Accomplishment of strategic objectives
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Serve as a senior change partner for business and technology stakeholders, driving:
- Definition and execution of policy, process, data, and technology changes to meet regulatory obligations
- Stakeholder engagement and buy-in across functions
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Oversee delivery across workstreams, ensuring:
- Outcomes meet business and regulatory requirements
- Quality assurance, timely completion, adherence to scope and budget
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Identify and manage delivery risks, issues, and dependencies—whether explicitly raised or implicit—while ensuring:
- Timely escalation to mitigate regulatory, delivery, or reputational impacts
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Support program governance activities, including:
- Preparation and facilitation of steering committees, forums, and working groups to drive effective decision-making and prioritisation
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Partner with Business Execution and Transformation teams for:
- Program oversight
- Financial tracking
- Risk management
- Management reporting
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Provide guidance and informal mentorship to junior team members, fostering:
- A collaborative, high-performance culture
Essential Requirements
The candidate must have:
- 8+ years of experience in financial services, with expertise in:
- Capital markets products
- Trading and investment banking operations
- Securities processing
- In-depth knowledge of regulatory frameworks (e.g., EMIR, MiFID II, CFTC, SFTR)
- Proven track record in:
- Implementing regulatory or operational changes
- Process improvement initiatives
- Strong project and program management skills, including:
- Ability to plan, execute, and manage multiple initiatives under tight deadlines
- Capacity to challenge the status quo and drive efficiency
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Exceptional stakeholder management abilities, with experience:
- Working cross-functionally (business, compliance, legal, technology)
- Resolving competing stakeholder requirements
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Advanced analytical and requirements expertise, including:
- Interpretation of large datasets
- Ability to define business/technology requirements and assess system design implications
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Clear communication and leadership skills, ensuring:
- Strong verbal and written communication
- Confidence in influencing senior decision-makers
Work Arrangement
This role will require 3 days on-site work in Belfast. Only candidates who can fulfill this requirement will be considered.
Interested? Please submit an up-to-date CV to apply.
Or, if this position doesn’t align with your current career goals, contact us for a confidential discussion about opportunities that may suit you better.
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