Employment type: 12-month Fixed Term Contract
Location: Remote
Salary: £50 – £65K
Recruiter: John Atkins

Business Analyst role supporting a Large Insurance firm on a large transformation programme.  The programme will be delivered through a combination of organisation, propositions, culture, process and technology changes that will come together to embody the new operating model.

The Business Analyst will notably support the Programme Manager and/or the Agile Programme Management Office Lead and/or the Business Architect in setting and driving the programme.

Key Responsibilities:

• Accurately and efficiently document business requirements / user stories.
• Take ownership and responsibility to see problems through to conclusion.
• Develop deep understanding of the business and actively contribute to the definition of the to be business and IT architecture.
• Work with key stakeholders across the organisation to understand requirements, analyse the as is, define and support the deployment of the to be.
• Ensure programme progress, risks and issues are reported, documented, and escalated as required through appropriate governance channels.
• The Business Analyst might notably support the Programme Manager and/or the Agile Programme Management Office Lead and/or the Business Architect, or other Programme stakeholders as required by the business priorities.
• Provide guidance to more junior business analysts engaged on the programme.

Specialist Skills:

Knowledge/Skills:

• Strong analytical and structuration skills.
• Collaborative analyst with demonstrable experience of engaging with business teams to drive change.
• Exceptional networking and senior stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent communication (verbal and written) skills.
• Knowledge of Agile ways of working preferable.
• Ability to adapt and reprioritise quickly to ensure that any emerging risks are appropriately managed.
• Ability to work with a high degree of independence and exercise good judgement.
• Comfortable to challenge senior stakeholders across multiple functions.
• Maintains up to date understanding of industry best practices.
• Continuous improvement mindset.

Experience:

• Proven experience of working on large scale programmes within financial services.
• Experience with understanding and translating complex business requirements.
• Demonstrable experience of
  • Being a Self-starter
  • Resilience and grit