Professional History
15+ Years of contract & consulting delivery specializing in London investment banking & corporate markets.
Nov 2019 – Present
Outside IR35 Contractor
Principal Business Analyst
Quaint Consulting Ltd (London / Remote)
Providing bespoke Business Analysis and change management consultancy for investment banking client portfolios. Specializing in high-value regulatory and cloud transformation streams.
- Led end-to-end business analysis for a cloud migration stream, successfully transitioning a legacy tier-1 trade reporting platform to cloud microservices.
- Designed and implemented Target Operating Models (TOM) for client onboarding portals, reducing operational overhead by 22%.
- Coordinated regulatory compliance frameworks including Basel IV credit risk reporting indicators and MiFID II reporting enhancements.
- Conducted comprehensive data lineage mapping for over 100 downstream reporting systems to ensure GDPR compliance.
Jun 2015 – Oct 2019
Outside IR35 Contractor
Senior Business Analyst (Contract)
BNP Paribas (London)
Embedded in the Corporate Coverage and Transaction Banking change team, delivering digital transformation solutions for corporate clients.
- Acted as Agile Product Owner for the client onboarding stream, managing the backlog and prioritizing features for 3 distributed Scrum teams.
- Designed Cash Management dashboard workflows and integrated multi-currency portal features, enhancing usability for corporate treasurers.
- Automated data ingestion from external KYC data feeds, reducing client onboarding cycle times by 30%.
- Facilitated stakeholder workshops across Legal, Compliance, Operations, and IT to align requirements and define scope.
Mar 2011 – May 2015
Permanent / Direct Consultant
Senior Business Analyst
HSBC (London)
Delivered analysis on complex transaction monitoring and treasury migration programs within the global banking division.
- Authored over 200 system specifications, user stories, and technical interface agreements for global treasury migrations.
- Utilized advanced SQL querying for data profiling and mapping, identifying data discrepancies and ensuring high reporting accuracy.
- Defined regulatory reporting metrics for Dodd-Frank and EMIR trade reporting guidelines.
- Coordinated global User Acceptance Testing (UAT) cycles across 5 regional hubs, resolving blocking defects with technical teams.