ESG Business Analyst

Role: ESG Business / Systems Analyst

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Location: London, 2-3 days per week on site required

Duration: 12-month initial contract

Rate: .00 via umbrella

We are partnering with a leading financial services organisation seeking a Business Analyst to support the delivery of a new ESG and Risk data platform. This role will sit between business and technology teams, helping to shape how sustainability and risk data is captured, structured and delivered for regulatory reporting.

The position has a strong ESG focus, supporting initiatives linked to sustainability reporting, environmental data and evolving regulatory requirements. The successful candidate will work closely with stakeholders across risk, sustainability, data governance and IT to ensure ESG data is accurately defined, integrated and governed within the organisation's data platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Gather and document business and technical requirements related to ESG and risk data.
• Translate stakeholder needs into clear specifications and user stories for technology and data teams.
• Support the design and implementation of an ESG-focused data platform.
• Contribute to data modelling, data mapping and data lineage across ESG and risk datasets.
• Work closely with data governance, architecture and engineering teams to ensure strong data quality and compliance with regulatory frameworks.
• Support testing, validation and delivery within Agile project environments.

Experience & Skills

• Background in business analysis within financial services or regulated environments.
• Understanding of ESG or sustainability reporting and environmental data.
• Experience working with risk or regulatory data initiatives.
• Knowledge of data platforms, data governance and data modelling principles.
• Familiarity with tools such as SQL, JIRA, Confluence, Visio, and exposure to Azure-based data environments is beneficial.

Candidates will ideally show evidence of the above in their CV to be considered please click the "apply" button.

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Please be advised if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion, we may however keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you accordingly.