This is a 1 year contract role.

Our client, a leading organisation in financial services, is seeking a high-calibre Business Analyst to lead end-to-end delivery of a major change initiative within Markets and Securities Services Operations. This is a contract opportunity for an experienced delivery professional comfortable operating in a regulated, fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end project delivery from initiation through to implementation and closure
Define and maintain project plans, milestones, dependencies, and critical path
Manage scope, RAID (risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies), and change control, escalating through governance as needed
Drive stakeholder engagement across business, technology, operations, and third parties
Establish and run project governance including steering updates, status reporting, and decision logs
Coordinate delivery across workstreams - requirements, design, build, testing, and rollout
Track and manage budget, resourcing, and capacity, flagging constraints early
Ensure delivery meets control expectations (risk, compliance, audit, data/privacy, operational readiness), with evidence captured

What You'll Need

Proven experience delivering complex projects in a regulated environment, ideally financial services
Strong project management capability - planning, RAID, governance, reporting, stakeholder management
Experience across front-to-back Markets & Securities Services processes (Product, Operations, Technology, Product Control, Risk/Controls)
Track record delivering business, regulatory, and/or technology change, with understanding of operating model impacts
Confident communicator, able to influence across levels and drive decisions at pace
Strong risk and control awareness, comfortable operating within formal governance standards
Relevant certification (PMP, PRINCE2, Agile) preferred

Business Analyst Capital Markets Operations (Contract)