Wholesome Banking Business Analyst

Business Analysts, Wholesale Banking (Contract), Dubai Barden is delighted to partner with one of our clients in the professional services domain as they build out a wholesale banking transformation team in Dubai. We are looking for experienced Business Analysts with a specialism in payments, trade, KYC, or digital assets, for contract roles starting in January 2027. You will sit between the business and technology, turning complex banking needs into clear requirements, process designs, and controls. You will work directly with senior stakeholders from day one, and the work is live change that matters to the bank’s corporate clients. ABOUT THE ROLE • Specialise in one of four focus areas, covering: • Payments and Cash Management: payment rails, collections, liquidity, and account management. • Trade Finance: letters of credit, guarantees, and receivables and supply-chain finance. • KYC / Customer Lifecycle Management: onboarding, periodic reviews, and screening. • Digital Assets / Stablecoins: tokenised deposits, custody, and settlement. • Run workshops with front office, operations, risk, compliance, and technology teams. • Turn business needs into requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria. • Map current-state and target-state processes, controls, and hand-offs. • Define data and reporting needs and hand over to the Technology and Digital teams. • Plan UAT, coordinate business testing, and support readiness for go-live. ABOUT THE PERSON • 7+ years in banking transformation or business analysis, ideally in wholesale or corporate banking. • Hands-on delivery experience in at least one of the four focus areas. • Experience in a second focus area is ideal, as the team will work best with broad coverage. • Confident running workshops and producing clear requirements and process documentation. • Experience supporting UAT and business implementation readiness. • Able to work independently with senior business and technology stakeholders. • UAE or GCC banking experience is a plus, as are Jira, Confluence, Visio, or Signavio. • Fluent professional English, and available to work on site in Dubai. OTHER DETAILS • Location: Dubai, UAE, with on-site working as required. • Contract: full-time, minimum six months, with potential extension. • Start date: January 2027.

7+ years in banking transformation or business analysis, ideally in wholesale or corporate banking. Hands-on delivery experience in at least one of the four focus areas. Experience in a second focus area is ideal, as the team will work best with broad coverage. Confident running workshops and producing clear requirements and process documentation. Experience supporting UAT and business implementation readiness. Able to work independently with senior business and technology stakeholders. UAE or GCC banking experience is a plus, as are Jira, Confluence, Visio, or Signavio. Fluent professional English, and available to work on site in Dubai.

Specialise in one of four focus areas (Payments and Cash Management; Trade Finance; KYC / Customer Lifecycle Management; Digital Assets / Stablecoins). Run workshops with front office, operations, risk, compliance, and technology teams. Turn business needs into requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria. Map current-state and target-state processes, controls, and hand-offs. Define data and reporting needs and hand over to the Technology and Digital teams. Plan UAT, coordinate business testing, and support readiness for go-live.