Senior Business Analyst - Vice President in Belfast

Citi is a world-leading global bank with approximately 200 million customer accounts and a presence in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions worldwide. We provide consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management.

The team is responsible for driving data strategy and governance across Citi's Master and Reference Data ecosystem. Working closely with business stakeholders, technology teams, data vendors, and sourcing partners, the team evaluates market data and reference data solutions, assesses data quality, optimizes vendor licensing, and supports critical business decisions across multiple asset classes.

The Senior Business Analyst will act as a bridge between business users, data providers, and technology teams to deliver data-driven solutions that support strategic business objectives. Responsibilities include:

• Assessing and analysing market, reference, and entity data from external vendors to determine quality, coverage, and suitability for business use cases.
• Performing comparative analysis across multiple vendor datasets and providing recommendations based on data quality, completeness, and business requirements.
• Partnering with business, technology, and operations stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into actionable solutions.
• Driving data quality assessments, reconciliations, exception analysis, and root-cause investigations to improve overall data integrity.
• Collaborating with external vendors and sourcing teams to evaluate products, negotiate requirements, and support licensing activities.
• Identifying opportunities to rationalise vendor spend and optimise data licensing across the organization.
• Presenting analysis, recommendations, and progress updates to stakeholders across multiple levels of the organization.
• Supporting strategic initiatives focused on data governance, vendor management, and the evolution of Citi's reference data capabilities.

Key Skills and Experience required:

• Experience in business analysis, data analysis, or data management roles.
• Strong knowledge of reference data, market data, and entity data within financial services.
• Experience assessing data quality, coverage, lineage, and vendor datasets for business use cases.
• Hands-on experience with data reconciliations, exception management, root-cause analysis, and issue resolution.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to manage senior stakeholders and communicate recommendations effectively.
• Experience working with external data vendors and cross-functional teams in a global environment.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.

Beneficial skills and experience:

• Knowledge of capital markets products, including Equities, Fixed Income, and Derivatives.
• Experience within Master Data Management (MDM), Data Governance, or Reference Data organizations.
• Experience evaluating third-party data providers such as Bloomberg, LSEG/Refinitiv, FactSet, Moody's, S&P Global, or similar providers.
• Familiarity with vendor contract management and data licensing processes.
• Experience working within large global financial institutions.
• Knowledge of data governance frameworks, controls, and regulatory requirements.
• Master's degree or advanced qualification in a relevant discipline.

What we’ll provide you:

• 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays).
• A discretional annual performance related bonus.
• Private Medical Care & Life Insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Pension Plan.
• Paid Parental Leave.
• Special discounts for employees, family, and friends.
• Access to an array of learning and development resources.

Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self, every day.