Business Analyst (RLAM)

Job Title: Business Analyst

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: London

Working style: Hybrid 50% home/office based

Closing date: 12th October 2025

Join Royal London Asset Management (RLAM) at a pivotal moment in our growth journey. As we continue to expand our client base and diversify our asset classes to ensure we are delivering the best outcomes for our customers , we are looking for a Business Analyst with experience in BlackRock Aladdin to help shape and deliver strategic change across the organisation.

This is a high-impact role with significant exposure to the Front Office, offering the opportunity to work alongside senior stakeholders and contribute to the evolution of our investment platform and processes.

About the role:

• Investigate, document, and analyse current business processes across RLAM, identifying opportunities for improvement and innovation.
• Collaborate with Front Office teams to understand business needs and translate them into actionable solutions.
• Identify and assess alternative approaches, considering risk, cost, and benefit to recommend optimal solutions.
• Conduct advanced modelling and analysis for major projects and programmes, validating outcomes with senior stakeholders.
• Drive the adoption of consistent modelling techniques and business analysis standards across the organisation.
• Lead investigative work to define effective business processes and specify their implementation through improvements in systems, data, practices, and organisational design.
• Manage change requests and relationships with third-party vendors, ensuring alignment with business objectives and timely delivery.
• Apply and monitor the use of analysis tools and methodologies in a pragmatic and effective way.
• Bridge the gap between technical capabilities and operational realities, ensuring practical and scalable solutions.

About you:

• Expert in Business Analysis, with a holistic view of business change and transformation.
• A proven track record of working closely with Front Office stakeholders, including fund managers and traders, and can confidently communicate complex concepts and the rationale behind change initiatives.
• Hands on experience with BlackRock Aladdin, particularly in a post-implementation environment, and understand how to leverage its capabilities to support business goals.
• Strong knowledge of multiple asset classes, including OTC derivatives (both bilateral and cleared), and have a clear understanding of the end-to-end trade lifecycle, from order initiation to settlement.
• Commercially aware and customer-focused, with the ability to apply your specialist knowledge across diverse business areas.
• Be an expert in business modelling, process design, and analytical frameworks, and can apply these to drive meaningful change.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across all levels of the organisation.
• Experienced in managing third-party vendors, ensuring alignment with internal requirements.
• A strong team player who thrives in collaborative environments.
• You communicate with clarity and confidence.

About Royal London Asset Management

Royal London Asset Management (RLAM), part of the Royal London Group, is one of the UK's leading fund management companies working with a wide range of clients across the globe to achieve their investment goals. Our long-term, client-driven focus means that we have a long-standing commitment to responsible investment. We act as responsible stewards of our clients’ capital, exercising their rights and influencing positive change.

Our People Promise to our colleagues is that we will all work somewhere inclusive, responsible, enjoyable and fulfilling. This is underpinned by our Spirit of Royal London values; Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate, Achieve.

We've always been proud to reward employees by offering great workplace benefits such as 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays, an up to 14% employer matching pension scheme and private medical insurance. You can see all our benefits here - Our Benefits

Inclusion, diversity and belonging

We’re an Inclusive employer. We celebrate and value different backgrounds and cultures across Royal London. Our diverse people and perspectives give us a range of skills which are recognised and respected – whatever their background.