Business Analyst📣 Job Ad

Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Business Analyst Lead/Manager to oversee business analysis activities across high-impact initiatives within the financial, banking, or investment sectors. The ideal candidate will bring strong domain expertise, leadership capabilities, and the ability to translate complex business needs into actionable requirements. This role will work closely with stakeholders, product owners, and technical teams to drive strategic solutions and ensure successful delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of business analysts across multiple projects or workstreams.
• Drive the end-to-end business analysis function, including planning, requirement gathering, documentation, and validation.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders to align business objectives with technology solutions.
• Establish best practices, BA frameworks, and process improvement initiatives.
• Conduct detailed business and systems analysis to identify gaps, opportunities, and solutions.
• Develop and maintain business process models, workflows, user stories, and functional specifications.
• Translate business needs into clear, structured, and testable requirements.
• Facilitate requirement workshops, interviews, and stakeholder discussions.
• Analyze financial, banking, or investment processes such as loan origination, credit approvals, risk assessment, investment product lifecycle, portfolio management, digital banking services, payments, compliance, and KYC.
• Ensure regulatory and compliance requirements are embedded into solutions.
• Work closely with project managers, architects, and development teams to ensure requirement clarity and solution alignment.
• Support UAT planning, test case validation, and defect resolution.
• Track and report BA deliverables, risks, and progress throughout the project lifecycle.
• Serve as the primary liaison between business teams and IT.

Qualifications & Skills

• 10+ years of experience in business analysis, including at least 3–5 years in a lead or managerial capacity.
• Proven experience in financial services, banking, or investment domains.
• Strong knowledge of BA methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, hybrid models).
• Excellent skills in requirements gathering, documentation, and process mapping.
• Proficiency with BA tools (*, JIRA, Confluence, Visio, BPMN tools).
• Exceptional analytical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, including executive presentations.

Preferred

• Certifications such as CBAP, PMI-PBA, CFA, or relevant financial accreditation.
• Experience working with digital transformation, core banking systems, or fintech solutions.
• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks.

Join Systems Arabia as a Senior Business Analyst!
Your role will be pivotal in connecting business objectives with technological solutions. You will lead efforts to gather requirements, analyze processes, and communicate with stakeholders for successful project delivery aligned with organizational goals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and facilitate detailed business requirements gathering sessions.
• Analyze and document business processes and systems for potential improvements.
• Translate business needs into actionable requirements and user stories.
• Collaborate with Delivery managers, developers, and QA teams to fulfill business objectives.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and provide project status updates.
• Ensure compliance with policies and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
• 7-8 years of experience as a Business Analyst, with at least 1 year in a senior role.
• Strong understanding of business process modeling and SDLC methodologies.
• Experience with ERPs and government projects.
• Experience with Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency in analysis and project tools (*, DevOps, MS Visio).
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Certification such as CBAP or PMI-PBA is a plus.
• Fluent in Arabic and English.

Saudi Nationals are especially encouraged to apply.

About the Role:
Join Halian, a global technology and consulting organization, as a Business Analyst in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This role focuses on delivering innovative solutions that support enterprise transformation and modernization. You will work on complex projects, ensuring that business requirements align effectively with technical solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Map business processes against system capabilities throughout the system lifecycle to meet business requirements and strategic objectives.
• Translate business and functional requirements into technical specifications and coordinate with project teams for solution alignment.
• Engage with customers to capture clear and concise requirements while maintaining quality standards.
• Develop and document business and technical requirements, ensuring efficiency in processes and tasks.
• Act as a central point of contact between customers and internal teams for requirements capture.
• Liaise with third-party suppliers and provide advice to project teams as needed.

Qualifications and Skills:

• A degree-level education in a relevant discipline.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in business analysis, including the delivery of multiple complex projects.
• Strong understanding of platforms, operating systems, and technical environments.
• Basic knowledge of project management principles and practices.
• Certifications such as PMI-PBA® or CAPM® are desirable.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and proactively identify improvements.

About Halian:
With nearly 30 years of experience, Halian understands that innovation is the key to providing agile, practical solutions that transform businesses and careers. We are dedicated to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion within our teams, ensuring that every individual feels valued and empowered to contribute their unique perspectives.