FX Business Analyst

A Leading Financial Services Group is seeking a senior FX Business Analyst to join its core transaction banking domain practice. In this strategic functional position, you will take absolute responsibility for conducting requirement workshops and translating high-level business goals into granular Epics, User Stories, and Acceptance Criteria. Furthermore, you will drive solutions across FX Core engines, payment processing pipelines, and front-end digital interfaces. Consequently, this role is critical for optimizing currency exchange platforms and driving international delivery success.

The FX Business Analyst must combine deep functional experience in foreign exchange mechanisms with mandatory prior exposure operating within HSBC system architectures. Working in an agile delivery ecosystem, you will lead backlog grooming sessions, execute risk analysis, and align cross-border stakeholders across multiple geographies. Therefore, the group is looking for an analytical leader who navigates complex delivery lifecycles confidently. If you want to steer landmark FX and payment platform modernizations, this position offers an elite path.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead requirement gathering workshops and author comprehensive Epics, User Stories, and Acceptance Criteria.
• Partner with cross-functional technology squads to deliver FX Core, Payments, and digital front-end solutions.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies, sprint planning sessions, and backlog grooming to maintain software delivery readiness.
• Manage international stakeholder communications, ensuring operational alignment across global business entities.
• Execute detailed risk and issue analysis across foreign exchange workflows to establish proactive mitigation controls.
• Ensure complete solution adherence to institutional standards, internal governance frameworks, and regulatory mandates.

Requirements and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or Information Technology.
• 12+ Years of overall experience with a primary focus operating as a Business Analyst within Financial Services.
• Mandatory HSBC experience, featuring prior direct exposure to HSBC systems, workflows, and ways of operating.
• Proven domain expertise in FX Core platforms, payment processing, and web/mobile front-end interfaces.
• Minimum 2+ years of hands-on Agile experience writing user stories and leading backlog refinement; max 30-day notice period.