Description

Lead Business Analyst with over 10 years of experience in Financial Services, specializing in process improvement and Agile project leadership. Proven ability to collaborate with stakeholders across various levels to deliver strategic solutions. Experienced in secure environments and adept at navigating complex regulatory landscapes. Highly adept in Agile and Waterfall environments, functional testing, and stakeholder engagement across Front Office, Operations, and Technology.

After a successful role with TP ICAP, I took time away from my career to navigate personal challenges including a divorce and a health diagnosis. Now in good recovery and energised, I’m ready to re-engage in a senior BA or hybrid BA / Testing role where I can bring my experience, resilience, and results-driven mindset to a new challenge.

Languages

English
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

London (up to 50km)

Lloyds Banking Group,
Lead Business Analyst | Brexit Programme
June 2018 - August 2018 (2 months)
London, UK
To provide SME (subject matter expert) knowledge in securities settlement to the Financial Markets Infrastructure workstream within LBG's Brexit programme (following previous BA role). LBG's response to Brexit involved creating a new German based subsidiary to retain its EU clients and maintain access to the European payments system
• Provided SME guidance on securities settlement for onboarding LBG's German entity.
• Collaborated with Euroclear, CREST, and BNY Mellon to deliver testing and membership documentation.
• Supported stakeholder workgroups with delivery planning and issue resolution.
TP ICAP,
Senior Business Analyst
February 2021 - June 2023 (2 years and 4 months)
London, UK
Define and communicate the product vision and roadmap for the Fusion Rates platform, ensuring alignment with business goals and market needs.
• Owned product backlog and prioritised delivery across cross-functional Agile teams.
• Led sprint ceremonies and acted as main liaison between Product Managers, Brokers, Developers and QA.
• Delivered enhanced functionality and improved time-to market on a major trade platform upgrade.
Lloyds Banking Group
Lead Business Analyst
August 2016 - June 2018 (1 year and 10 months)
Objective: To ensure physical and logical regulatory compliant entity separation by delivering Financial Markets Infrastructure, that the Non-Ring-Fenced Bank (Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets PLC) requires to conduct its securities settlement business, and the Ring-Fenced Bank (Lloyds Bank PLC) requires for resolution.
• Delivered infrastructure to support legal and operational separation of Ring-Fenced vs. Non-Ring-Fenced Banks.
• Managed onboarding to Euroclear and Clearstream, led test cycles and documentation governance.
• Achieved cost savings by rationalising account usage across trading models.
• Oversaw triparty agreements and testing environment setup.