Senior Business Analyst - FTC
Posted 5 days ago by Sanderson Recruitment Plc
£70,000 Per year
Outside
Hybrid
Cumbria, UK
Summary: This role is for a Senior Business Analyst with expertise in mortgages and credit risk, tasked with leading a high-profile transformation program. The position is hybrid, requiring two days a month in the North West England office, and is offered as an 18-month fixed-term contract. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to shape their impact from the outset, focusing on complex mortgage servicing and origination initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead requirements gathering for complex mortgage servicing and origination initiatives (both residential and commercial)
- Own analysis across a range of projects, with an immediate focus on credit risk profiling, risk/rating systems and journey design
- Champion the Change Management Framework, ensuring rigour and best practice across the life cycle
Key Skills:
- Strong experience as a BA within financial services, ideally across multiple mortgage projects
- Deep understanding of mortgage life cycle is essential - origination, servicing, account opening
- Proven work on credit risk or risk-related initiatives (eg ratings, profiling, decision systems)
- Skilled in working alongside Product Owners, PMs, and cross-functional tech teams
- Comfortable with tools like Jira, Confluence, SharePoint, and even MS Whiteboard for mapping journeys
- A proactive and adaptable mindset, capable of managing multiple priorities and working effectively within cross-functional teams.
Salary (Rate): £70,000 yearly
City: Cumbria
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Other
Senior Business Analyst
Hybrid (2 days a month in North West England office)
18 Months FTC
Up to £70k
This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled Business Analyst with deep experience in mortgages and credit risk to join a high-profile transformation programme in a newly created role that offers you the chance to shape your own impact from day one.
Day-to-day responsibilities:
- Lead requirements gathering for complex mortgage servicing and origination initiatives (both residential and commercial)
- Own analysis across a range of projects, with an immediate focus on credit risk profiling, risk/rating systems and journey design
- Champion the Change Management Framework, ensuring rigour and best practice across the life cycle
For this role you should have:
- Strong experience as a BA within financial services, ideally across multiple mortgage projects
- Deep understanding of mortgage life cycle is essential - origination, servicing, account opening
- Proven work on credit risk or risk-related initiatives (eg ratings, profiling, decision systems)
- Skilled in working alongside Product Owners, PMs, and cross-functional tech teams
- Comfortable with tools like Jira, Confluence, SharePoint, and even MS Whiteboard for mapping journeys
- A proactive and adaptable mindset, capable of managing multiple priorities and working effectively within cross-functional teams.
If you're ready to shape the future of mortgage transformation, apply now and be part of a team where your expertise matters.
Reasonable Adjustments:
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