Lead Business Analyst

5 days ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia N2S Full time

Strong stakeholder management skills are essential, and Appian experience would be an added advantage.

Strong User Stories

Project Summary:

strong stakeholder management skills are essential, and Appian experience would be an added advantage.

Strong User Stories

The Financial Crime Surveillance Transformation Program (FCSTP) has been established to reimagine the processes, tools, and technologies used by our Risk Analysts in the ongoing fight against financial crime. Operating in a highly dynamic and fast-paced environment, the program is focused on delivering sustainable, scalable change that enhances operational efficiency and strengthens our surveillance capabilities.

Role Summary:

We are seeking Senior Business Analysts with strong delivery focus to support the successful execution of large-scale transformation initiatives across the Financial Crime Surveillance (FCS) function. This role is key to ensuring business requirements are understood, prioritised, and delivered effectively.

The analyst will work closely with product owners, transformation leads, SMEs, and technology teams to support the design and implementation of new workflows, capabilities, and controls. Experience in financial crime (particularly surveillance or investigations), workflow design, and cross-functional stakeholder engagement, with the ability to support any project area requiring analysis or business analysis to ensure end-to-end understanding and alignment.

Role Responsibilities:


• Lead the elicitation, documentation, and validation of business and functional requirements across financial crime surveillance initiatives


• Partner with stakeholders to define and implement future-state workflows and capabilities, focusing on practical delivery and operational impact


• Assist in the mapping and re-engineering of current-state processes to align with strategic goals and technology solutions


• Support delivery across the full project lifecycle – from design through testing, readiness, and implementation


• Collaborate with technology and product teams to ensure solution design aligns with business needs and risk requirements


• Facilitate workshops and working sessions to gather insights, co-design solutions, and align stakeholders


• Contribute to delivery governance through status reporting, tracking, and risk/issue identification


• Deep analytical mindset with the ability to operate comfortably in both technical and business domains


• Team player who adapts to shifting contexts, handles ambiguity, and proactively offers assistance where needed

Candidate Requirements:


• Experience: Senior Business Analyst with experience in large-scale transformation programs within financial services; financial crime experience (e.g. AML, surveillance, investigations) strongly preferred


• Delivery Focus: Proven ability to work across business and technology teams to deliver process and system change in fast-paced environments


• Workflow and Process: Strong understanding of business workflows, investigative processes, and operational hand-offs


• Stakeholder Management: Skilled in engaging cross-functional teams and influencing decisions and driving consensus


• Location Requirement: The role is based in Sydney and requires in-office attendance at least two days per week

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