VP/SVP, Business Analyst, Technology Group

About WhiteCrow

We are global talent research, insight, and sourcing specialists with offices in the UK, USA, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Dubai, and India. Our international reach has helped us to understand and penetrate specialist markets at a global level. In addition to this, our service is also extended to complement our client's in-house talent acquisition teams.

About the client

Our client is a leading global investment institution focused on managing and growing financial assets through a disciplined, long-term investment approach. With a presence across more than 40 countries, it maintains a diversified portfolio spanning public equities, fixed income, private equity, real estate, and alternative investments. Our client focuses on preserving long-term value, maintaining purchasing power across global markets, and generating sustainable returns through prudent risk management and strategic asset allocation.

As a VP/SVP, Business Analyst, Technology Group, you will be responsible for...

• Playing a pivotal role in the design, build, and adoption of technology solutions consumed by investment and risk professionals across the firm, working closely with solution architects and subject matter experts to build robust, scalable, and impactful data products.
• Building trusted relationships with senior business leaders, data management teams, and technology partners to align priorities, manage trade-offs, and drive tangible, high-impact business outcomes.
• Managing the delivery of business solutions by applying strong analytical judgment, shaping delivery requirements and priorities, and guiding teams to create measurable data and technology value for the business.
• Developing deep domain understanding of investment processes and technology capabilities across the firm and applying this knowledge to shape data strategy, solution design, and delivery execution.
• Providing data and technical leadership, direction, and mentorship to raise the quality bar for data and engineering talent while attracting, developing, and retaining high-performing professionals.
• Collaborating as an experienced team player, working directly with investment, data, and technology professionals across the company.

What you already have...

• 15 or more years of relevant data and technology experience, preferably in financial services, risk or asset management, including 5–8 years leading and collaborating with cross-functional business analysis, data and engineering teams to deliver impactful outcomes.
• Good experience in the following:
• Developing structured plans for the execution of data and technology solutions to uplift processes in relation to business analytics.
• Defining data solution architecture and operationalizing it to unlock business value
• Engaging senior stakeholders to influence adoption of data solutions
• Working with SQL and Python, relational database queries, and modern data platforms such as Databricks and Snowflake
• Preferred experience with application of AI and agentic workflows to business and technology transformation
• Agility to learn with attention to detail, with the ability to operate effectively across data, technology and finance domains.
• Strong communication and presentation skills across technical and non-technical audiences, with the ability to translate complex data and technology concepts into clear business implications.
• Strong people leadership, with the ability to engage data engineers, business analysts and data stewards while staying connected to the day-to-day realities of delivery teams.
• Strong business leadership, with the ability to engage stakeholders across functions and seniority levels, and to collaborate with and influence cross-department business and technology partners in the development and execution of data and technology strategies.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline is advantageous.