About the Role
This is a free training course followed by the potential for a role with one of our clients. Our clients are looking for an ESG Technical Business Analyst to join their team. As a Technical Business Analyst you will be supporting the design and delivery of complex regulatory change capabilities, focusing on CRD VI and CSDR. This role acts as a critical technical bridge between ESG SMEs, Compliance, Risk, and Technology Delivery teams. You will interpret complex ESG regulatory mandates and translate them into robust solution designs, data models, and actionable delivery backlogs within an Agile framework.
Responsibilities
- Partnering with ESG SMEs to challenge, refine, and validate regulatory requirements against CRD VI and CSDR frameworks, ensuring full auditability and completeness.
- Defining ESG data models, mappings, process flows, and data lineage for CRD VI reporting and CSDR settlement metrics.
- Performing data profiling, reconciliation, gap analysis, and defining transformation and enrichment logic using SQL, Python, and Excel.
- Breaking down validated regulatory requirements into epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria while prioritizing backlogs to hit regulatory deadlines.
- Building analytical prototypes, custom calculations, and reports to support regulatory and data engineering implementation.
- Working alongside QA, architecture, and engineering teams through design, testing, UAT, and rollout to ensure end-to-end traceability from regulatory rule to code.
- Acting as a primary liaison across Risk, Compliance, ESG, and IT teams, communicating complex design trade-offs and updates in governance forums.
Requirements
- Hands-on experience with SQL for complex querying/validation.
- Advanced Excel for data modeling.
- Python or R for data transformation, automation, and prototyping.
- Proven background in financial services technical analysis.
- Working knowledge of CRD VI, CSDR, and broader frameworks (e.g., Pillar 3 ESG, SFDR, EU Taxonomy).
- Expertise in regulatory reporting datasets, data modeling, mapping, lineage analysis, and data governance.
- Strong background in Agile delivery, user story refinement, backlog management, and SDLC testing frameworks.
- Highly collaborative team player with excellent communication, a control-focused mindset, and strong problem-solving skills.
Skills
- SQL
- Advanced Excel
- Python
- R
- CRD VI
- CSDR
- Pillar 3 ESG
- SFDR
- EU Taxonomy
- Data Architecture
- Data Modeling
- Data Mapping
- Data Lineage Analysis
- Data Governance
- Agile Delivery
- User Story Refinement
- Backlog Management
- SDLC Testing Frameworks
- Problem-Solving
Location
- London, UK
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Technical Business Analyst
Education Level
- Certifications like CFA ESG, FRM, or Agile BA are desirable.
Benefits
- Competitive benefits vary per client.
About the Company
- All of our courses are 100% free for all students. There are no secret or hidden fees, no payment upon completion, and no debt. We work with our partner companies to ensure this education is free for all learners.
