Business Analyst

We’re Atom…

The bank that's leading the fintech charge!

We’re not like the rest. We’re true innovators, and we’re redefining what a bank should be. Ours is a bank for
today and the future, a mobile-first bank. Forget the stuffy branches, with Atom you can bank whenever, wherever, faster, and simpler.

Could you be the next innovator to join us?

What will your typical day look like? Different that’s for sure…

Here at Atom we are continuing to deliver a tailored, data-driven financial toolkit for SMEs alongside a suite of Smart Lending products underpinned by Atom’s unique smart contract technology and machine learning capabilities. We are hiring a Business Analyst to be part of a cross-functional team helping bring this exciting proposition to market.

As a Business Analyst you’ll be the driving force behind delivering tangible value through defining, scoping and investigating business problems & opportunities assigned by a Value Stream Product Manager and Delivery Manager.

Your activity will be aligned to a Value Stream with a view to ensuring thorough impact assessments are undertaken and impacted stakeholders are identified and consulted. You’ll own the change for the entirety of the Product lifecycle including requirements gathering, process definition and full end to end traceability through to implementation.

You will:

• Identify and agree appropriate business analysis approach on a given project/change initiative with the Delivery Manager and Lead Business Analyst
• Perform capability assessment against current business system and functionality to provide a view of initiative viability
• Drive decision making within the requirements gathering and process definition exercises to ensure adherence to plan timelines
• Perform business impact analysis to provide the Product Manager & Technical Delivery Manager with a high-level view on the sizing and complexity of a project/initiative, to assist with the assessment of the overall viability
• Investigate & critically assess business problem/opportunity against strategic planning and change priorities
• Liaise with architecture to validate solution design against requirements.
• Facilitate and support prioritisation exercises to define MVP and further iterations
• Ensure standards, policies and frameworks are adhered too through collaboration with 3 levels of defence
• Support in the speedy and efficient movement of business requirements through the sprint cycle

What do we need from you?

• Considerable experience in a Business Analyst role
• Proficient knowledge in Agile & Waterfall SDLC and approaches to requirement gathering or user story capture in these
• Have a strong understanding and practical experience of Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Possess excellent communication skills written and verbal
• Be analytically minded and a problem solver
• Have the ability to build rapport with business stakeholders and influence and drive decision making
• Proficient with Confluence/Jira

What you’ll get from us?

• Flexible Hybrid & Remote working
• 4-day work week
• Annual Share Option - performance-related
• Incredibly generous company pension scheme (maximum of 13% of Atom input - candidate can put in more)
• 'All About Me’ fund: £200 per year to spend on personal development
• 22.5 days annual leave plus public holidays
• Private Medical Insurance for you and your full family
• Health Cash Plan, Life Insurance & Critical Illness cover
• Enhanced Parental Leave
• Electric Vehicle Scheme