Senior Business Analyst - Alternatives - Asset Management

Role: Senior Business Analyst
Area: Asset Management within Alternatives
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £90,000 – £110,000 + bonus + excellent benefits
Location: London - onsite 3x per week

We’re supporting a leading global asset manager in the search for an experienced Senior Business Analyst to join their Alternatives and Private Markets function, focused on building out a modern operating model across an Alternatives investment business onto the eFront platform. This role sits at the heart of a multi-year change initiative, where you will play a key part in shaping how front, middle, and back-office functions interact through new systems and data frameworks.

You will take ownership of complex analysis work streams, working closely with stakeholders across investment, operations, technology, and data teams to understand current processes, identify inefficiencies, and define scalable future-state solutions. A significant part of the work involves supporting the implementation of a new core platform, alongside broader improvements to performance, reporting, and data architecture.

• Lead end-to-end business analysis across complex change initiatives
• Map current and target state processes across the investment lifecycle
• Define data flows, data lineage, and integration points across systems
• Work with technology teams to translate business requirements into system designs
• Facilitate workshops and drive alignment across business and IT stakeholders
• Produce high-quality documentation to support delivery and governance

We’re looking for a genuinely senior, self-sufficient Business Analyst who can operate independently and bring structure to complex environments.

• Strong Asset anagement experience is essentialy - candidates will not be progressed without this
• Experience working within Private Markets / Alternatives (highly desirable – e.g. Real Assets, Private Equity)
• A technical or data-focused Business Analyst background (data analysis, mapping, migration, or change)
• The successful candidate will have Private Markets/Alternatives experience within Asset Management (Real Assets, PE, etc.)
• Solid understanding of fund structures, operating models, and investment workflows
• Experience working on platform implementations or transformation programmes
• Exposure to eFront is highly desirable
• Alternatively, experience with Sim Corp or Charles River
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to drive work streams independently
• Strong data skills, including experience with SQL and data analysis
• Ability to work independently, structure ambiguity, and deliver clear recommendations
• Exposure to alternatives or private markets is advantageous

• Opportunity to deliver a business-critical transformation programme within a growing alternatives function
• High visibility role with exposure to senior stakeholders and strategic initiatives
• Collaborative, forward-thinking environment with a focus on innovation and scalability

Please note that we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position.