Senior Business Analyst

American Modern; Manchester; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A global insurance provider is seeking a Senior Business Analyst in Manchester. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years' experience in IT or digital projects within Commercial Insurance, possess excellent communication skills, and have proven ability to document requirements. This full-time role offers a chance to work closely with business units to deliver strategic solutions in Data and Analytics.

Benefits

Critical illness insurance

Life Assurance

Wellbeing and Development Scheme

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in delivering IT or digital projects in Commercial Insurance.
• Experience with core Insurance Platform installations including greenfield and migration projects.
• Proven ability to document requirements and produce detailed mapping and data transformation specifications.

Responsibilities

• Develop partnerships with business units to deliver solutions in Data and Analytics.
• Undertake analysis requirements across the value chain.
• Lead requirement gathering and translate into mapping specifications.

Skills

Experience in delivering IT or digital projects in Commercial Insurance

Understanding of MGA and Lloyd's Market operating models

Proven ability to document requirements and produce specifications

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Strong leadership skills

Tools

Guidewire

Azure data factory

Databricks

Job description

At Munich Re Specialty – Global Markets (MRS-GM), it is our ambition to become the leading Primary Specialty Insurance provider, underpinned by an effective and adaptable strategy, superior products and industry leaders working in a supportive environment to achieve this.

At the heart of our success is a strong culture where people are encouraged to be present, bold and curious, allowing them to achieve their individual goals.

We are currently looking for a Senior Business Analyst to be based in Manchester on a full-time basis, reporting into the Head of Subsection – Data and Analytics.

As a Senior IT Business Analyst you will be accountable for identifying, documenting, and managing explicit and implicit stakeholder requirements for complex projects, as well as handling change requests and contributing to solution component descriptions. This role involves selecting the most effective methods for representing business requirements and defining expected functional test outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Develop a partnership with assigned business units to gain a thorough understanding of short- and long-term goals of the business strategy to deliver quality and strategic solutions in Data and Analytics Platform to the business clients that support business strategy.
• Undertake the analysis requirements and demands across the value chain, providing key analytical skills that will enable business problems to be understood and the subsequent requirements for IT systems documented, tested and delivered
• Lead requirement gathering and translate into comprehensive mapping specification for all data layers within the medallion architecture.
• Analyse and document data sources, performing source-to-target mapping including logic for data transformation.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, data engineers, data modelers and data architects to ensure mapping logic meets analytics, regulatory and data governance requirements
• Support the IT system implementation by taking on the lead role in Agile, Iterative and Waterfall system implementation projects
• Supporting the Project Manager in delivering the project plan on time and on budget. Follow project methodologies – One Essentials – as applicable
• Analyse business demand for IT system support, automation, and digitalisation of business processes
• Derive system requirements from business demands and translate into specifications – both on architectural and detail level

Knowledge and Skills

• 10+ years of experience in delivering IT or digital projects in Commercial Insurance.
• Experience with Insurance Core Insurance Platform installations, including greenfield and migration projects. Knowledge of Guidewire is a plus
• Proven ability to document requirements and produce detailed mapping and data transformation specifications
• Understanding of MGA and Lloyd\'s Market operating models, including their unique challenges and requirements
• Functional knowledge of cloud data platforms (Azure data factory, Databricks) can be advantageous
• Recognised as proactive with strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyse complex business and technical problems and develop creative solutions
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels
• The ability to influence, including negotiating solutions, deadlines and commitments
• Strong leadership skills managing, coaching, and mentoring business analysts. The ability to motivate and guide business analysts on complex programs of work

All candidates in consideration for any role can request a reasonable adjustment at any point in our recruitment process. You can request an adjustment by speaking to your Talent Acquisition contact.

Learning and innovating today, striving for sustainable societies and business tomorrow

At Munich Re Specialty – Global Markets our approach to ESG is underpinned by our desire to seize business opportunities and to nurture a stimulating and inclusive work environment. Our ESG strategy aims to deliver holistic impacts across environmental, social and governance topics including supporting a number of local initiatives within our community and offering volunteering opportunities for colleagues.

• Critical illness insurance + Life Assurance + Permanent Health Insurance
• Wellbeing and Development Scheme + EAP + Health Assessments (subject to scheme eligibility)
• Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Study & continuing Professional Development Support