Senior Business Analyst
Senior
Full time
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Position overview
A senior technical business analyst role responsible for translating complex regulatory requirements into actionable business requirements and technical specifications for VisionBank’s compliance operations. This role bridges regulatory compliance and banking operations, ensuring SAMA regulatory adherence while enabling scalable, efficient compliance infrastructure. The ideal candidate combines deep financial services regulatory knowledge with technical acumen to drive compliance excellence and operational efficiency.
General project description Digital Bank in Saudi Arabia. You will be embracing 12 factor app philosophies and driving key deliverables to our applications and services. We believe in codification (Infrastructure and Configuration as code), automation, immutability, CI/CD and scalability — all for the benefit of our customers and users within a secure and continuously compliant environment. Being the first ever startup in the digital banking space in Saudi Arabia, we are progressing at a rapid speed. Things are happening and happening often. Building greatness in a disruptive era requires strong ambition, talent, curiosity, diversity of thought and a belief that we’re better together. We want our colleagues to grow whilst with us so we’ve created an environment that encourages everyone to learn, challenge each other and create extraordinary experiences for themselves, their colleagues and our customers. Trust, Respect and Opportunity is key, and we’re very keen to show that in practice not just in written policy.
YOUR BACKGROUND
- 5+ years of business analysis experience in financial services, with 2+ years focused on compliance/regulatory domains
- Deep understanding of banking regulations: AML/CFT, KYC, data privacy, licensing requirements
- Expert-level proficiency in requirements elicitation, documentation, and management methodologies
- Proven ability to translate complex regulatory text into structured business and technical requirements
- Understanding of API-based integration patterns, data governance, and audit logging requirements
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with meticulous attention to regulatory detail
- Experience documenting requirements for compliance technology systems
- Experience in regulated industries; banking, fintech, or digital banking mandatory
- SAMA regulatory experience strongly preferred
- English level - B2/C1
Skills that will be a plus:
- Familiarity with GCC banking ecosystem and regulatory landscape (SAMA experience mandatory)
- Experience with compliance technology platforms or RegTech solutions
- Understanding of digital banking platforms and core banking systems
- Experience working with regulatory authorities on licensing or compliance matters
- Experience with payment systems and transaction monitoring requirements
Responsibilities
- Analyze and document SAMA (Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority) regulatory requirements for digital banking operations
- Translate regulatory frameworks into detailed business requirements documents (BRDs) and functional specifications
- Design and document compliance workflows, controls, and process requirements
- Collaborate with legal, risk, and compliance teams to ensure comprehensive regulatory coverage
- Create detailed process maps, data flow diagrams, and system integration requirements for compliance systems
- Conduct gap analysis between current state and regulatory requirements; develop remediation roadmaps
- Maintain compliance requirements traceability matrix and change management documentation
- Conduct stakeholder workshops and requirements gathering sessions with regulators, compliance and other internal teams
Before we consider you, please answer 3 questions:
- How would you approach translating SAMA’s AML/CFT requirements into functional specifications for a transaction monitoring system?
- Explain a situation where you had to balance innovation/speed-to-market with regulatory compliance. How did you facilitate alignment between technical, business, and compliance stakeholders?
- Describe a time when you identified a significant gap or risk in business requirements that others had missed. How did you discover it, and what was the impact of addressing it?
WE OFFER
- 20 billable days off in the first year of cooperation, all next years - 25 billable days off
- Fair and competitive compensation
- Friendly team and enjoyable working environment
- Clearly described business processes in the company that really work
- Regular updates on company news, Q&A sessions with top management
- Flexible work schedule
- Remote work mode
- Ability to transfer unused vacation to the next year
- Partial coverage of co-working costs
- Regular online team-building events
