Risk Data Business Analyst

Initial 4-6 months

£600pd Inside IR35

3 days on site - London

emagine is a high-end professional services consultancy and solutions firm specialising in providing business and technology services to the financial services sector. We power progress, solve challenges, and deliver real results through tailored high-end consulting services and solutions.

We have created a culture of openness and integrity by building genuine and strong relationships and partnerships, enabling us to be uncompromising in our dedication to delivering the optimal service for our clients. Our commitment is not just towards our clients — we aim to foster a positive and equitable working environment with our consultants and colleagues, which stems from our core values: Confident, Dedicated, Responsible, Genuine.

An experienced Risk Data Business Analyst is required to support a large-scale Data Governance and BCBS239 programme across a complex EMEA financial services environment. This role sits at the intersection of Risk, Data, and Technology, driving improvements in data quality, governance, and architecture across multiple risk domains.

The position plays a key role in embedding data governance practices across the organisation, ensuring that risk data is accurate, complete, and fit for purpose. It also involves influencing stakeholders and promoting a strong data-driven culture where governance principles are still evolving.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of data governance frameworks across Risk domains in alignment with BCBS239 principles

• Own end-to-end data definition, lineage, and governance for priority use cases

• Partner with stakeholders across Risk (Credit, Market, Liquidity, Operational) to ensure high-quality, reliable data

• Monitor and manage changes to data requirements, ensuring alignment with change and release management processes

• Support the design and adoption of data standards, policies, and governance controls

• Facilitate workshops and stakeholder sessions to elicit, define, and document business and data requirements

• Produce key Business Analysis artefacts, including:

  • Requirements documentation

  • Traceability matrices

  • Target Operating Models (TOMs)

  • Terms of Reference

• Collaborate with business, technology, and compliance teams to ensure clear definition and prioritisation of data-related initiatives

• Investigate data quality issues, identify root causes, and define remediation strategies to resolve issues at source

• Contribute to broader data strategy initiatives, supporting improvements in data architecture, management, and usage

• Promote a culture of transparency, innovation, and continuous improvement in data practices

Skills & Experience

• Strong experience in data governance, data quality, and data management frameworks

• Good understanding of BCBS239 principles and regulatory expectations

• Broad knowledge of risk domains including Credit, Market, Liquidity, and Operational Risk

• Proven experience working within data programmes in Tier 1 or Tier 2 financial institutions

• Strong ability to analyse complex data structures and risk calculations

• Demonstrated experience in business analysis and project delivery, including running workshops and managing stakeholders

• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and drive change across all levels

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities

• Proficiency in tools such as Excel, Visio, and PowerPoint for data analysis and process modelling

• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment

• Strong communication and presentation skills

• Experience with data governance tools (e.g. Collibra)

• Exposure to data visualisation tools such as Power BI or Tableau

• Working knowledge of SQL, VBA, or similar tools

• Understanding of data-related regulatory requirements

• Experience within regulated financial services environments

• Familiarity with emerging trends in data management and governance

• Experience supporting regulatory initiatives or large-scale transformation programmes

Personal Attributes

• Proactive, with a strong “can-do” attitude

• Comfortable challenging the status quo in a constructive and empathetic manner

• Strong focus on building relationships and influencing stakeholders

• Ability to work under pressure and manage competing priorities

• Adaptable and flexible, with a commitment to continuous improvement

Our People

The ideal consultants will share our values and be aligned with our ways of working. As your career progresses, you can expect to work across all areas of the project lifecycle, from strategy to implementation. This will provide you with a broad base of experience from which to build an outstanding career.

The ideal consultants will share our values and be aligned with our ways of working and as your career progresses, you can expect to work across all areas of the project lifecycle.

We pride ourselves on;

• Providing our people with a supportive culture, rooted in our values and driven by our purpose.

• Promoting a culture of inclusion, collaboration, well-being, and learning and development.

• Providing increased agility and flexibility within our hybrid working model

• Investing in employees’ growth through ongoing training and development

• Autonomy to take ownership of projects, making decisions and demonstrating individual expertise

• Providing an transparent performance and career management experience.

Our consultants are integral to delivering successful consulting engagements, addressing our clients’ most pressing business challenges, and build lasting value in disciplines such as:

• Solve sophisticated, ambiguous business, change and technology problems, bringing structure and meticulous analysis and planning, acting, and taking decisions with little strategic direction

• Build, develop and sustain trusted senior client relationships in the C-suite by remaining highly attuned to client needs

• Drive, enable and support the business, partnering with our leaders, clients, and consultants across our practices to take the best of emagine to our clients through opportunity identification/qualification, solution development/presentation

Interested?

At emagine, we are committed to building an international and diverse team by embracing our different backgrounds.

If you are up to the challenge and would like to find out more, get in touch with us immediately, our internal recruitment team is always keen to hear from dynamic individuals that are looking to further their career and explore their full potential. 

“emagine is an equal opportunity employer, and employment practices are based strictly on merit. It is the policy of the Company to give equal opportunity in employment regardless of sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, age, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, religion or ethnic origin”