SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYST — AI & PRODUCT
We are seeking a Senior Business Analyst with strong expertise in elicitation, analysis, documentation, process design, and stakeholder engagement, who uses AI tools as a core part of their workflow. This is not an AI engineering role, but requires a solid understanding of AI-powered and digital solutions to shape clear, high-quality requirements and contribute to solution definition quickly.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Core BA Delivery
▸ Lead end-to-end requirements gathering for AI-powered and digitally-enabled product features — from discovery through to UAT sign-off.
▸ Facilitate structured workshops, interviews, and focus groups with business stakeholders, SMEs, and end users to elicit and validate requirements.
▸ Produce high-quality BA artefacts: BRDs, FRDs, user stories, process maps, data flow diagrams, use case specifications, and acceptance criteria.
▸ Define clear, testable acceptance criteria for AI features — including output quality thresholds, hallucination handling, and human-in-the-loop checkpoints.
▸ Maintain requirements traceability throughout delivery — linking business objectives to features, stories, and test outcomes.
Execution Agility & Task Ownership
▸ Take ownership of ambiguous, loosely defined tasks and independently drive them to completion.
▸ Deliver any required artefact (functional, operational, analytical, or presentation) based on client needs.
▸ Operate beyond traditional BA scope when required.
AI-Augmented Workflow Design
▸ Use Claude and other AI tools to prototype solution concepts, workflow designs, and process models — enabling rapid stakeholder feedback cycles.
▸ Identify and document high-value automation and AI-augmentation opportunities within existing business processes.
▸ Work with AI engineering teams to define how LLM, RAG, and agentic features interact with user journeys and business workflows.
▸ Contribute to prompt design reviews and AI output evaluation sessions — providing the business context that engineers need to tune AI behaviour.
▸ Build reusable AI-assisted BA templates: story maps, discovery frameworks, workshop canvases, and output evaluation checklists.
Stakeholder & Client Engagement
▸ Act as the primary bridge between business stakeholders, clients, and AI engineering teams throughout the delivery lifecycle.
▸ Prepare and present business cases, solution options, and progress updates to senior stakeholders and C-suite audiences.
▸ Produce polished MOM documents, decision logs, RAID registers, and client-facing status communications — augmented with AI tooling for speed and quality.
▸ Manage stakeholder expectations proactively — surfacing risks, scope changes, and dependency blockers early.
Agile Delivery & Programme Support
▸ Own and maintain a well-groomed product backlog — writing, prioritising, and refining stories with the Tech Lead and Product Manager.
▸ Lead sprint ceremonies: planning, reviews, retrospectives, and backlog refinement for AI product squads.
▸ Support UAT planning and execution — defining test scenarios, coordinating business testers, and managing feature sign-off.
▸ Track and report delivery progress, velocity, and risks across sprints and programme increments.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Experience & Education
▸ 8+ years of business analysis experience on technology-led programmes, with consistent delivery in Agile environments.
▸ 2+ years of active, hands-on use of AI tools (Claude, ChatGPT, Notion AI, or equivalent) in professional BA workflows — not just awareness.
▸ Proven experience engaging with senior stakeholders including C-suite, programme directors, and enterprise clients.
▸ Direct involvement in at least one AI, LLM, or data-driven product delivery — requirements, UAT, or workflow design.
▸ Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent; BA certification (CBAP, CCBA, BCS Diploma) preferred.
Core BA Skills
▸ Expert-level requirements elicitation, analysis, and documentation across waterfall, Agile, and hybrid delivery models.
▸ Strong process mapping and modelling skills: BPMN, swimlane diagrams, user journey maps, and value stream mapping.
▸ Skilled in writing precise, unambiguous user stories and acceptance criteria that engineering and QA teams can execute against without rework.
▸ Excellent facilitation skills for discovery workshops, design sprints, and sprint ceremonies.
▸ Proficiency with BA tooling: Jira, Confluence, Miro, Lucidchart, MS Visio, and equivalent platforms.
AI Tool Proficiency
▸ Claude (Anthropic): daily use for drafting, prototyping, summarising, and structuring BA artefacts and communications.
▸ ChatGPT / GPT-4o: supplementary LLM for ideation, content drafting, and quick analysis.
▸ Notion AI / Confluence AI: intelligent documentation, auto-summarisation, and knowledge management.
▸ Miro AI / FigJam: AI-assisted process and journey mapping, rapid wireframing, and workshop facilitation.
▸ Jira AI plugins or equivalent: story generation, backlog triage, and sprint reporting assistance.
▸ Comfortable evaluating AI output quality — spotting hallucinations, gaps, and areas needing human refinement.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
▸ Experience in fintech, payments, or regulated environments — familiarity with PCI-DSS, compliance, data residency, and audit requirements.
▸ Exposure to dispute management, chargeback processing, or payments operations — highly advantageous.
▸ Experience producing CPO- or CTO-facing strategic documents, business cases, or executive briefing packs using AI-assisted drafting.
▸ Familiarity with responsible AI principles: bias, explainability, data privacy, and ethical use guidelines.
▸ Experience working in a Global Delivery or offshore-onshore model with distributed teams across time zones.
CORE COMPETENCIES
🔍 Master Elicitor
Draws out real requirements from even the most ambiguous stakeholder conversations — structured, complete, and unambiguous.
🤖 AI Power User
Uses Claude, ChatGPT, and AI tooling fluently to draft, prototype, summarise, and validate BA artefacts faster and better.
🗺️ Process Thinker
Maps current and future-state processes with clarity — identifying gaps, inefficiencies, and AI automation opportunities.
🤝 Stakeholder Fluency
Engages confidently across all levels — from end users and SMEs to C-suite and enterprise clients.
⚡ Rapid Prototyper
Uses AI tools to prototype workflows, wireframes, and solution concepts quickly — enabling faster stakeholder validation.
🛡️ Risk & Compliance Lens
Spots regulatory, data privacy, and auditability risks early — essential in fintech and regulated environments.