Business Analyst/Project Manager

Brooks Macdonald Group plc is one of the UK's leading wealth management firms, recognised for investment performance and client service. We offer leading multi-asset investment services to intermediaries, and high-quality financial planning advice to private clients, benefitting from a strong local presence across the UK.

We offer fulfilling careers in an inclusive culture that values diversity, ambition and rewards high performance.

Our values (we call them our guiding principles) underpin our culture and are at the heart of everything we do:

  • we do the right thing
  • we are connected
  • we care
  • we make a difference
We welcome talented people from all backgrounds who live our guiding principles and are focused on ensuring good outcomes for our clients.

Role Overview

We are seeking a high-calibre Regulatory Business Analyst to join our Risk & Regulatory Change function, supporting delivery of complex, cross-business regulatory initiatives. The function sits within the wider Central Change team and the role will report into the Risk and Regulatory Program Lead.

Working closely with Legal, Compliance, Technology, Service providers and external vendors, you will translate evolving regulatory requirements into clear, actionable business and technology change-ensuring the firm remains compliant, efficient, and strategically positioned in a fast-moving regulatory landscape.

This is a hands-on role offering exposure to high-profile regulatory programs and the opportunity to independently shape and deliver change.

The ideal candidate must be proactive, commercially aware Business Analyst who understands how regulation translates into real business change and is ready to step into a high-visibility role supporting major regulatory programmes.

Role Responsibilities
  • Lead impact assessments, gap analysis and requirements definition
  • Translate regulation into business, operational and technology change
  • Own end-to-end requirements and traceability
  • Drive UAT, implementation and change readiness
  • Support programme delivery including governance, reporting, decks and materials
  • Contribute to business cases, resource planning and benefits tracking
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
  • 5-7 years' experience in regulatory business analysis within financial services
  • Strong background in regulated environments, ideally wealth management
  • Up-to-date knowledge of key regulations including:
    • Consumer Composite Investments (CCI)
    • Accelerated Settlement (T+1)
    • Consumer Duty
    • Core frameworks (e.g. MiFID II)
  • Proven ability to assess regulatory impact and deliver change into practical business outcomes
  • Strong analytical capability (gap analysis, impact assessment)
  • Confident working autonomously in fast-paced environments
  • Excellent stakeholder management across business and technology
  • Solid understanding of change delivery (Agile/Waterfall, SDLC)
  • Experience supporting programme reporting, governance and financial tracking
  • Degree educated (preferred)
  • Flexible and collaborative, able to operate across regulatory change and wider change portfolio
  • Strong communicator, able to simplify complex regulatory requirements for senior stakeholders
We value different ways of working and actively promote flexible working across our business. Collaboration is important to us as a firm, with employees required to be in the office 3 days a week, and each team having a core in-office day per week.

We're committed to promoting equal employment opportunities and positively encourage applications from suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, religion or belief, sexuality, age, disability, gender, gender identity, marital status or pregnancy and maternity.
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