Business Analyst -AVP

Barclays is hiring for the position of Business Analyst - AVP! Responsibilities of the Candidate: Support strategic business and technology initiatives across the Private Banking India platform (Client Onboarding, Wealth Management, Broking, PMS, Regulatory Reporting, and CLM). Elicit, analyze, document, and validate business requirements from stakeholders through detailed requirement gathering workshops. Translate business requirements into functional and non-functional specifications, preparing BRDs, FRDs, user stories, process flows, and use cases. Collaborate with Front Office, Operations, Compliance, Risk, and Technology teams to manage stakeholder expectations and prioritize business requirements. Participate in Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, backlog refinement, reviews, retrospectives) and assist Product Owners with backlog management. Analyze current-state processes, perform gap analyses, design target operating models, and recommend process automation/digitalization opportunities. Define test scenarios/acceptance criteria, coordinate SIT/UAT, and facilitate business validation and sign-off activities. Maintain project documentation, ensure requirement traceability, adhere to governance and change management standards, and support audit/regulatory inquiries. Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline. Proven years of experience in Business Analysis within Banking, Wealth Management, Private Banking, or Financial Services environments. Strong expertise in requirements elicitation, process mapping, gap analysis, data analysis, and coordinating User Acceptance Testing (UAT). Domain expertise in one or more areas: Client Onboarding, KYC/AML, Broking & Trading, Wealth Management, PMS, Capital Markets, or CLM. Knowledge of SQL, data analysis, API/system integration concepts, and Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) in Agile/Scrum environments. Proficiency in JIRA, Confluence, Microsoft Excel, and PowerPoint. Preferred: MBA, CFA, FRM, CBAP, or equivalent professional certification; experience with RBI/SEBI regulatory initiatives.