Lead Business Analyst (Risk, Compliance & Audit)

Location: UK Based (Predominantly Remote)
Duration: Initial 6 Months
Rate: Competitive Day Rate
Travel: Occasional UK Travel Required

The Opportunity

We are partnering with a leading Financial Services organisation undergoing a significant enterprise-wide transformation across Risk, Compliance and Governance functions. As part of this programme, we are seeking an experienced Lead Business Analyst to join a high-profile change portfolio working closely with Group Risk, Compliance, Internal Audit and Technology stakeholders.

This role will focus on the delivery of strategic initiatives spanning 2nd and 3rd Line of Defence functions, regulatory compliance, operational resilience and risk transformation. The successful candidate will play a critical role in defining business requirements, shaping future-state operating models and driving change across complex, enterprise-scale environments.

This is an excellent opportunity for a senior BA who is comfortable engaging with senior leadership, influencing key stakeholders and operating within highly regulated Financial Services organisations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead requirements gathering and business analysis activities across multiple workstreams within Risk, Compliance and Audit functions.
• Act as the primary interface between business stakeholders, technology teams and programme leadership.
• Facilitate workshops with senior stakeholders to define business needs, identify gaps and agree future-state solutions.
• Analyse and document current and target operating models, business processes and control frameworks.
• Produce high-quality business requirements, functional specifications, process maps and impact assessments.
• Support regulatory and risk-driven change initiatives, ensuring alignment with internal governance standards.
• Collaborate with Risk, Compliance and Internal Audit teams to understand control requirements and regulatory obligations.
• Drive stakeholder engagement across first, second and third lines of defence.
• Support change management, business readiness and implementation activities.
• Manage and prioritise requirements across multiple projects and delivery teams.
• Ensure traceability of requirements through design, development, testing and implementation phases.

Required Experience

Financial Services

• Proven Business Analysis experience within Financial Services environments.
• Experience working across Banking, Insurance, Asset Management, Wealth Management or Capital Markets organisations.
• Strong understanding of governance, control and regulatory frameworks.
• Previous involvement in large-scale enterprise transformation programmes.

Risk & Compliance

• Extensive experience supporting Group Risk functions.
• Strong understanding of Enterprise Risk Management frameworks.
• Experience delivering initiatives within:
  • Operational Risk
  • Conduct Risk
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Risk Governance
  • Controls Assurance
  • Policy and Framework Implementation
• Experience supporting organisations operating within highly regulated environments.

Audit

• Experience partnering with Internal Audit teams and Audit stakeholders.
• Understanding of audit lifecycle processes and control testing.
• Experience documenting control frameworks, risk assessments and audit remediation activities.
• Knowledge of 2nd and 3rd Line of Defence operating models.