Senior Business Analyst – 1st Party Lending Fraud

The role is for a Senior Business Analyst supporting the 1st Party Lending Fraud (1PLF) team within a Corporate and Institutional Bank (CIB). The position is based in Krakow with a hybrid work model allowing up to 3 remote days per week.

• 5+ years of experience as a Business Analyst in the financial services industry, ideally within lending fraud or financial crime.
• Strong understanding of corporate lending risks and financial crime risk management within corporate banking.
• Experience translating business requirements into functional specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Proficiency in data analysis tools and techniques, including SQL, Python, and Tableau (or equivalent analytics/visualization tools).
• Strong ability to gather, analyze, and interpret complex data to derive actionable insights.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Detail-oriented mindset with a strong commitment to accuracy, quality, and documentation.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a cross-functional environment.

Nice to have:

• Experience in consulting and/or risk management.
• Knowledge of relevant regulatory requirements and industry best practices in financial crime prevention.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather, document, and validate business requirements aligned with project goals and objectives.
• Translate business needs into functional specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Perform in-depth analysis of business processes, systems, and data to identify opportunities for improvement and automation.
• Define objectives and scope for machine learning requirements suitable for 1PLF management.
• Work with Data Science and analytics teams to analyze complex datasets and identify patterns, trends, and anomalies related to 1PLF.
• Partner with Data Science to define features, success metrics, validation approaches, and operationalisation requirements.
• Design actionable recommendations and process flows to support timely and effective risk management interventions.
• Analyze current 1PLF controls, identify improvement opportunities, coordinate with Technology on changes, and monitor control effectiveness for continuous enhancement.

Only candidates with an existing legal right to work in the European Union will be considered for this role.