Business Analyst Investments Data Strategy

Data Freelance Hub; Ipswich; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - GBP 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial consulting firm in Ipswich is looking for a Business Analyst focused on Investments Data Strategy for a 12-month fixed-term contract. The role requires strong experience in financial services, data initiatives, and stakeholder engagement. The ideal candidate will have a proven ability to influence stakeholders, drive data-led discovery, and support Agile methodologies. This position also offers a competitive benefits package, including flexible working options and significant annual leave.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus one additional day

Private healthcare

Defined contribution pension scheme

Hybrid working options

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Business Analyst within financial services or asset management.
• Experience leading data and analytics initiatives, with technical engagement.
• Ability to shape solutions in complex environments using Agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Engage with stakeholders to facilitate workshops and communicate complex data concepts.
• Lead discovery to understand business goals and capture requirements.
• Support Agile delivery and work with teams to implement and test solutions.

Skills

Financial services experience

Data platform initiatives

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder engagement

Investment domain knowledge

Tools

Azure

Power BI

Job description

Business Analyst Investments Data Strategy 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

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This role is for a Business Analyst in Investments Data Strategy, a 12‑month fixed‑term contract. Key skills include financial services experience, data platform initiatives, and Agile methodologies. The position is hybrid, focusing on investment domain knowledge and stakeholder engagement.

United Kingdom (Hybrid) – 12 month Fixed Term Contract – Available from February 4, 2026

About WTW Investments

At WTW Investments, we invest today to transform tomorrows. Our mission is to build long‑term wealth by delivering the breakthroughs that matter—for individuals, institutions and society. We offer a broad range of investment services including advisory, fiduciary management and wealth solutions—helping clients shape their investment beliefs, construct portfolios and deliver better financial outcomes. We are an equal‑opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive work environment throughout our organization.

The Role

Data is a critical strategic driver for our Investments business. As a Business Analyst you will support the delivery of our Investments Data Strategy, helping to shape, prioritise and deliver data‑enabled capabilities that support better investment decision‑making and business outcomes. This role sits at the intersection of business, data and technology and you will work closely with stakeholders across Investments, Data and Technology to lead discovery, clarify objectives, define requirements and shape practical value‑led solutions in an environment characterised by complexity and ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Stakeholder Engagement, Communication & Influence – Engage with a diverse range of stakeholders, facilitate workshops, surface assumptions, manage differing priorities and communicate complex data concepts clearly.
• Data‑Led Discovery & Requirements – Lead structured discovery to understand business goals, investment decision‑making needs and associated data requirements; apply elicitation techniques (interviews, workshops, process analysis) to capture and validate requirements; produce clear artefacts such as business processes, data flows, user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Problem Solving, Feasibility & Solution Shaping – Work effectively with ambiguity, explore and assess options considering business value, data readiness, technical feasibility and delivery constraints; collaborate with stakeholders to shape pragmatic solutions.
• Agile & Incremental Delivery – Support Agile and iterative delivery approaches; structure work into meaningful increments aligned to business value; work with delivery teams to refine backlogs and support successful execution through to implementation and testing.
• Domain Knowledge & Business Context – Apply strong investment domain knowledge to quickly understand context, ask insightful questions and ensure data initiatives align to investment processes and outcomes; use domain understanding to support prioritisation, trade‑off discussions and value definition.

What You’ll Bring

• Proven experience as a Business Analyst within financial services, asset management or a related investment‑focused environment.
• Strong experience working on data, analytics or data platform initiatives, with the ability to engage credibly with technical specialists.
• Demonstrated ability to lead discovery, influence stakeholders and shape solutions in complex environments.
• Experience with Agile or iterative delivery approaches.
• Solid understanding of investment concepts, processes and decision‑making.
• A flexible, pragmatic approach, able to adapt methods and outputs to suit the context.

Nice to Have

• Experience with cloud‑based data platforms or analytics tooling (e.g., Azure, Power BI).
• Prior exposure to data governance, data quality or information management initiatives.

What We Offer

Enjoy a benefits package designed to help you thrive, both professionally and personally. You’ll receive 25 days of annual leave plus an extra WTW day to relax and recharge. Our comprehensive health and wellbeing offering includes private healthcare, life insurance, group income protection and regular health assessments. Secure your future our defined contribution pension scheme, featuring matched contributions up to 10% from the company. We support your growth and balance with hybrid working options, an employee assistance programme and a fully paid volunteer day. Additional perks include an electric vehicle car scheme, share scheme, cycle‑to‑work programme, dental and optical cover, critical illness protection and more.

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We’re committed to equal employment opportunity and provide application, interview and workplace adjustments and accommodations to all applicants. If you foresee any barriers, from the application process through to joining WTW, please email [e-mail].

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