Senior Business Analyst / Product Owner (Business Banking exp is must) for our client in Dubai

1. Business Analyst (BA), Business Banking Purpose: Translate business needs into clear requirements and support delivery of Business Banking products and platforms. Responsibilities • Gather, analyse and document business and functional requirements by working with business, operations, risk, compliance and technology teams. • Write user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows and BRDs/FRDs. • Analyse current processes, find gaps and propose improvements. • Support backlog refinement, sprint planning and UAT, including test scenarios and defect triage. • Make sure solutions meet regulatory, risk and control requirements. • Maintain traceability from requirements to delivery. Required skills • Proven business analysis experience in banking (8-10+ years overall). • Strong knowledge of Business Banking products and processes. • Skilled in process modelling (BPMN), user stories and data analysis (SQL/Excel is a plus). • Tools: Jira, Confluence, and diagramming tools. Good to have: CBAP or PMI-PBA certification, API or digital banking exposure. 2. Product Owner, Business Banking Purpose: Own the vision, roadmap and backlog for a Business Banking product or platform, and maximise the value it delivers. Responsibilities • Define product vision and roadmap aligned with business strategy. • Own and prioritise the product backlog, balancing customer value, risk, regulatory needs and cost. • Work with business heads, operations, risk and technology to turn goals into deliverables. • Accept or reject completed work against acceptance criteria. • Track outcomes using KPIs such as adoption, turnaround time, and revenue or cost impact. • Communicate progress, risks and decisions to senior stakeholders. • Gather customer and market feedback to shape the roadmap. Required skills • Product ownership experience in a bank (8-10+ years overall). • Deep Business Banking domain knowledge. • Strong prioritisation, decision-making and stakeholder influencing skills. • Familiarity with Scrum/SAFe, Jira and roadmap tools. Good to have: CSPO or SAFe POPM certification, digital transformation experience. Show more Show less

Proven business analysis experience in banking (8-10+ years overall). Strong knowledge of Business Banking products and processes. Skilled in process modelling (BPMN), user stories and data analysis (SQL/Excel is a plus). Tools: Jira, Confluence, and diagramming tools. Good to have: CBAP or PMI-PBA certification, API or digital banking exposure. Product Owner: Product ownership experience in a bank (8-10+ years overall). Deep Business Banking domain knowledge. Strong prioritisation, decision-making and stakeholder influencing skills. Familiarity with Scrum/SAFe, Jira and roadmap tools. Good to have: CSPO or SAFe POPM certification, digital transformation experience.

Responsibilities for BA: Gather, analyse and document business and functional requirements by working with business, operations, risk, compliance and technology teams. Write user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows and BRDs/FRDs. Analyse current processes, find gaps and propose improvements. Support backlog refinement, sprint planning and UAT, including test scenarios and defect triage. Make sure solutions meet regulatory, risk and control requirements. Maintain traceability from requirements to delivery. Responsibilities for PO: Define product vision and roadmap aligned with business strategy. Own and prioritise the product backlog, balancing customer value, risk, regulatory needs and cost. Work with business heads, operations, risk and technology to turn goals into deliverables. Accept or reject completed work against acceptance criteria. Track outcomes using KPIs such as adoption, turnaround time, and revenue or cost impact. Communicate progress, risks and decisions to senior stakeholders. Gather customer and market feedback to shape the roadmap.