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Discover your future at Citi
Working at Citi is far more than just a job. A career with us means joining a team of approximately 219,000 dedicated people from around the globe. At Citi, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community and make a real impact.
Job Overview
Citibank, N.A. seeks an IT Business Lead Analyst for its Irving, TX location.
DUTIES: Provide input during development and implementation phases, including formulation and definition of systems scope, objectives and necessary system enhancements for complex, high-impact projects. Document specifications for business intelligence or information technology reports, dashboards, or other outputs. Create business intelligence tools or systems, including the design of related databases, spreadsheets, or outputs. Identify and communicate risks and impacts and propose risk mitigation options while considering the business implications of applying technology to the current business environment. Synthesize current business intelligence or trend data to support recommendations for action. Analyze technology trends to identify markets for future product development or to improve sales of existing products. Consult with business clients to determine system functional specifications and partner with multiple management teams and other units to meet organizational objectives. Support the timely flow of business intelligence information to users. Provide technical support for existing reports, dashboards, or other tools. Maintain or update business intelligence tools, databases, dashboards, systems, or methods. Evaluate new IT developments and evolving business requirements and recommend appropriate system alternatives or enhancements to current systems by analyzing business processes, systems, and industry standards. Conduct or coordinate tests to ensure that intelligence outputs are consistent with defined needs. Create or review technical design documentation to ensure the accurate development of reporting solutions. Provide in-depth and sophisticated analyses with interpretive thinking to define problems, develop innovative solutions and influence strategic functional decisions. Generate standard or custom reports summarizing business, financial, or economic data for review by executives, managers, clients, and other stakeholders. Identify or monitor current and potential customers using business intelligence tools. Provide day-to-day functional guidance related to project execution, including supporting work allocation, supporting effective resource utilization, and providing knowledge sharing to team members in connection with assigned initiatives. Maintain a library of model documents, templates, or other reusable knowledge assets. Appropriately assess risk when making business decisions, demonstrate consideration for the firm’s reputation, and safeguard Citigroup, its clients, and assets by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations. Adhere to policy, apply sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct, and business practices, and escalate, manage, and report control issues with transparency. A telecommuting/hybrid work schedule may be permitted within a commutable distance from the worksite in accordance with Citi policies and protocols.
REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Engineering (Any), or a related field, and six (6) years of experience in the job offered or in a related IT occupation ensuring compliance with AML/KYC and CTR requirements. Six (6) years of experience must include: Analyzing end to end credit card and cash transactions (monetary and non monetary) to support data mapping, define data quality rules, and ensure compliance with AML/KYC and CTR requirements; Applying Anti Money Laundering (AML) laws, regulations, and compliance procedures to transaction monitoring and regulatory control processes; Monitoring financial transactions to identify, analyze, and escalate potentially suspicious activity in accordance with AML/KYC requirements; Accessing and interpreting data from mainframe and enterprise systems to support AML/KYC analysis, reporting, and compliance initiatives; Supporting payment systems by processing and analyzing multiple payment types across enterprise platforms; and Conducting business process analysis and utilizing JIRA and agile project management methodologies to estimate effort, support software development lifecycle activities, and enable data integration across systems. 40 hrs./wk. Applicants submit resumes at https://jobs.citi.com/ (opens in new window). Please reference Job ID #26997613. EO Employer.
Wage Range: $152,800.00 to $175,000.00
Job Family Group: Technology
Job Family: Business Analysis / Client Services
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Job Family Group:
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Job Family:
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Time Type:
Full time-
Primary Location:
Irving Texas United States-
Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:
In addition to salary, Citi’s offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.
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Most Relevant Skills
Wholesale Lending Operations Management.-
Other Relevant Skills
For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.-
Anticipated Posting Close Date:
Dec 28, 2026-
Automated Processing and AI
We use automated processing, including artificial intelligence, for our legitimate business interests (or our reasonable and appropriate business purposes) to identify and align the candidate's skills and abilities with a specific job opening. Additionally, if you so choose, or consent, we can match your skills and abilities to other suitable roles at Citi.
Importantly, all our hiring processes and decisions, including determining your suitability for a role, are conducted, checked, and decided by individuals. Our automated processing and AI do not involve relying on automatic or autonomous decision-making. Please refer to any Jurisdictional Considerations, with specific provisions for your country (where relevant) for further details.
Illinois residents – AI Notice and Right (opens in new window)
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Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Discover your future at Citi
Working at Citi is far more than just a job. A career with us means joining a team of approximately 219,000 dedicated people from around the globe. At Citi, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community and make a real impact.
Job Overview
Citibank, N.A. seeks an IT Business Lead Analyst for its Irving, TX location.
DUTIES: Provide input during development and implementation phases, including formulation and definition of systems scope, objectives and necessary system enhancements for complex, high-impact projects. Document specifications for business intelligence or information technology reports, dashboards, or other outputs. Create business intelligence tools or systems, including the design of related databases, spreadsheets, or outputs. Identify and communicate risks and impacts and propose risk mitigation options while considering the business implications of applying technology to the current business environment. Synthesize current business intelligence or trend data to support recommendations for action. Analyze technology trends to identify markets for future product development or to improve sales of existing products. Consult with business clients to determine system functional specifications and partner with multiple management teams and other units to meet organizational objectives. Support the timely flow of business intelligence information to users. Provide technical support for existing reports, dashboards, or other tools. Maintain or update business intelligence tools, databases, dashboards, systems, or methods. Evaluate new IT developments and evolving business requirements and recommend appropriate system alternatives or enhancements to current systems by analyzing business processes, systems, and industry standards. Conduct or coordinate tests to ensure that intelligence outputs are consistent with defined needs. Create or review technical design documentation to ensure the accurate development of reporting solutions. Provide in-depth and sophisticated analyses with interpretive thinking to define problems, develop innovative solutions and influence strategic functional decisions. Generate standard or custom reports summarizing business, financial, or economic data for review by executives, managers, clients, and other stakeholders. Identify or monitor current and potential customers using business intelligence tools. Provide day-to-day functional guidance related to project execution, including supporting work allocation, supporting effective resource utilization, and providing knowledge sharing to team members in connection with assigned initiatives. Maintain a library of model documents, templates, or other reusable knowledge assets. Appropriately assess risk when making business decisions, demonstrate consideration for the firm’s reputation, and safeguard Citigroup, its clients, and assets by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations. Adhere to policy, apply sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct, and business practices, and escalate, manage, and report control issues with transparency. A telecommuting/hybrid work schedule may be permitted within a commutable distance from the worksite in accordance with Citi policies and protocols.
REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Engineering (Any), or a related field, and six (6) years of experience in the job offered or in a related IT occupation ensuring compliance with AML/KYC and CTR requirements. Six (6) years of experience must include: Analyzing end to end credit card and cash transactions (monetary and non monetary) to support data mapping, define data quality rules, and ensure compliance with AML/KYC and CTR requirements; Applying Anti Money Laundering (AML) laws, regulations, and compliance procedures to transaction monitoring and regulatory control processes; Monitoring financial transactions to identify, analyze, and escalate potentially suspicious activity in accordance with AML/KYC requirements; Accessing and interpreting data from mainframe and enterprise systems to support AML/KYC analysis, reporting, and compliance initiatives; Supporting payment systems by processing and analyzing multiple payment types across enterprise platforms; and Conducting business process analysis and utilizing JIRA and agile project management methodologies to estimate effort, support software development lifecycle activities, and enable data integration across systems. 40 hrs./wk. Applicants submit resumes at https://jobs.citi.com/ (opens in new window). Please reference Job ID #26997613. EO Employer.
Wage Range: $152,800.00 to $175,000.00
Job Family Group: Technology
Job Family: Business Analysis / Client Services
-
Job Family Group:
-
Job Family:
-
Time Type:
Full time-
Primary Location:
Irving Texas United States-
Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:
In addition to salary, Citi’s offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.
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Most Relevant Skills
Wholesale Lending Operations Management.-
Other Relevant Skills
For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.-
Anticipated Posting Close Date:
Dec 28, 2026-
Automated Processing and AI
We use automated processing, including artificial intelligence, for our legitimate business interests (or our reasonable and appropriate business purposes) to identify and align the candidate's skills and abilities with a specific job opening. Additionally, if you so choose, or consent, we can match your skills and abilities to other suitable roles at Citi.
Importantly, all our hiring processes and decisions, including determining your suitability for a role, are conducted, checked, and decided by individuals. Our automated processing and AI do not involve relying on automatic or autonomous decision-making. Please refer to any Jurisdictional Considerations, with specific provisions for your country (where relevant) for further details.
Illinois residents – AI Notice and Right (opens in new window)
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Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software
- Fintech
- Insurance
- Food & Beverage
- Human Resources
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in lead business analyst jobs.
- Five or more years of business analysis experience with at least two in a lead or senior capacity
- Proficiency in requirements documentation tools such as Jira, Confluence, and Visio
- Experience facilitating workshops and translating business needs into functional specifications
- Strong SQL skills for data validation, ad hoc queries, and requirements verification
- CBAP, PMI-PBA, or equivalent business analysis certification preferred by many employers
- Bachelor's degree in business, information systems, computer science, or a related field
Tips for Your Lead Business Analyst Job Search
Tailor your resume to initiative scope
Lead BA roles require you to show you owned requirements end-to-end, not just gathered them. Quantify the size of the initiatives you led, the number of stakeholders you aligned, and the business outcome, not just the activities you performed.
Highlight stakeholder management evidence
Job postings for lead business analysts consistently screen for cross-functional influence. Call out specific examples where you resolved competing priorities between business and technical teams, especially on programs with multiple workstreams running in parallel.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists lead business analyst openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Match your tools to the posting
Employers distinguish between candidates who list tools and those who demonstrate depth. If a posting emphasizes Jira, Confluence, SQL, or Visio, your resume and cover letter should reference a concrete deliverable you produced in each tool, not just name them.
Prepare a requirements artifact for interviews
Many lead BA interviews include a case study or whiteboard exercise. Bring or be ready to describe a real business requirements document, process flow, or use case you authored so you can walk the panel through your structure and reasoning under pressure.
Negotiate scope alongside compensation
At the lead level, role definition varies widely between companies. Before accepting an offer, clarify whether you will own the full requirements lifecycle, have direct reports or mentorship responsibilities, and have authority to sign off on scope changes without escalation.
Lead Business Analyst Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most lead business analysts?
The most active employers for lead business analysts right now are Citi, State Street, and Zeta Global, and the most openings are in New York, Florida, and New Jersey, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Financial services firms and large healthcare systems tend to maintain the deepest ongoing demand for this level.
How many lead business analyst jobs are remote?
About 88% of lead business analyst openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting sustained demand for experienced analysts who can run distributed discovery sessions. Sub-areas such as enterprise systems analysis and data requirements tend to offer the highest share of remote arrangements compared to operations-focused or regulated-industry roles.
How do you become a lead business analyst?
Start by building several years of hands-on BA experience where you own requirements artifacts from discovery through sign-off. Develop strong facilitation skills by running stakeholder workshops and prioritization sessions. Pursue a recognized certification such as CBAP or PMI-PBA to signal readiness for lead responsibility. Seek out projects that require you to coordinate across multiple teams, then document the outcomes in your resume with the business impact each initiative delivered.
Can you get a lead business analyst job without direct lead experience?
Yes, but you need to demonstrate lead-level behaviors from your senior BA work. Hiring managers look for candidates who informally mentored junior analysts, managed scope on complex multi-team projects, or led requirements reviews without a formal lead title. Frame your resume around decisions you made independently and the scale of the work you owned, not just the tasks you completed within someone else's scope.
What does the lead business analyst interview process look like?
Most lead BA interview processes run three to four rounds. An initial screening with a recruiter or hiring manager focuses on your background and career trajectory. A technical or craft round typically includes a case study, a requirements exercise, or a walkthrough of a past deliverable. A stakeholder or panel round tests your ability to communicate with both business and technical audiences. Final rounds often include a conversation with a director or program sponsor about strategic fit and leadership approach.
Where can I find and apply to lead business analyst jobs?
You can find and apply to lead business analyst jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Find roles that match your experience and specialization, then apply directly to each listing from the page.
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