Tenth Revolution Group
Vice President Business Analyst
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VP Business Analysis Lead – Front Office & Risk
Location: London - Hybrid | Minimum 3 days per week on-site (non-negotiable)
Employment Type: Permanent
A leading global investment bank is seeking an experienced Vice President to lead its Front Office & Risk Business Analysis function. This role offers the opportunity to manage a team of Business Analysts while remaining actively involved in the delivery of complex change initiatives across Trading, Risk and Technology.
The successful candidate will act as a trusted advisor to senior business and technology stakeholders, driving strategic transformation programmes, improving business processes and ensuring successful delivery across a diverse portfolio of Front Office and Risk projects.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership & Team Management
- Lead, mentor and develop a team of Business Analysts across Front Office and Risk change initiatives.
- Manage workforce planning, resource allocation and recruitment activities within the BA function.
- Foster a high-performance culture focused on collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement.
- Provide coaching and support to team members to ensure successful project delivery and career development.
- Monitor team performance, delivery metrics and overall capability growth.
Stakeholder Management
- Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders across Front Office, Risk, Change, Operations and Technology.
- Act as the primary point of contact for business analysis engagement across the Risk portfolio.
- Challenge requirements and proposed solutions where appropriate to ensure alignment with strategic objectives.
- Provide clear updates and recommendations to senior management to support decision-making.
Change Delivery
- Lead business analysis activities across strategic business and technology transformation programmes.
- Drive requirements gathering workshops and facilitate discussions with business and technical teams.
- Produce high-quality business requirements, functional specifications and process documentation.
- Support solution design, implementation and adoption across multiple workstreams.
- Ensure successful delivery of projects through all stages of the project lifecycle.
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Risk & Front Office Expertise
- Provide subject matter expertise across Front Office trading products and Risk processes.
- Support initiatives impacting market risk, credit risk, exposure management, collateral management and regulatory reporting.
- Analyse complex business problems and identify practical technology-driven solutions.
- Work closely with trading desks, risk teams and technology partners to improve processes and controls.
Testing & Implementation
- Define testing strategies and support creation of test plans and test scenarios.
- Coordinate system, integration and user acceptance testing activities.
- Manage project risks, issues and dependencies, ensuring appropriate mitigation plans are in place.
- Support successful implementation and transition into production environments.
Required Experience
- Significant Business Analysis experience within Investment Banking or Capital Markets.
- Previous experience leading or managing Business Analysis teams.
- Strong track record delivering large-scale business and technology change programmes.
- Deep understanding of Front Office and Risk operations within a banking environment.
- Experience working directly with senior business stakeholders and technology teams.
- Strong knowledge of project delivery methodologies and software development lifecycles.
Product Knowledge
- Candidates should possess strong knowledge of several of the following asset classes:
- Fixed Income
- Bonds
- FX
- Credit Products
- Derivatives
- Securities Financing
- Loans and Deposits
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- Additionally, experience with:
- Trade lifecycle management
- P&L analysis
- Market data
- Credit risk management
- Exposure calculations
- Collateral processes
- Front Office booking platforms
- Risk management systems
Technical Skills
- Strong business and systems analysis capability.
- Advanced SQL querying and data analysis skills.
- Experience working with complex data sets and technology platforms.
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
- Ability to analyse system flows and identify process improvements.
Personal Attributes
- Strong leadership and people management skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.
- Commercially aware with strong business acumen.
- Ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders constructively.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Proactive, self-motivated and delivery-focused.
- Able to perform effectively in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
What's on Offer
- Opportunity to lead a high-performing BA team within a global investment bank.
- Exposure to strategic Front Office and Risk transformation programmes.
- Significant interaction with senior leadership across business and technology functions.
- Complex and challenging project portfolio with genuine business impact.
- Excellent career progression and leadership development opportunities.
This position would suit an experienced Front Office or Risk Business Analyst leader looking to step into a highly visible role where they can shape both the change agenda and the future direction of the Business Analysis function.
Please note: sponsorship is not available for this position.
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