Mid-level Business Analyst (Whitespace Software – Specialty Insurance) (London)

Job Description

hackajob is collaborating with Verisk to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role.

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Description

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We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Business Analyst to join our team. The ideal candidate will have between 4+ years of experience as a Business Analyst within the insurance industry, preferably with exposure to the London Market, though this is not mandatory.

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They will write and communicate specifications based on business requirements, clarifying and giving further examples where necessary. Testing is also a significant part of the role, ensuring the system does what was intended and iterating and improving as and when required.

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They will also act as a mentor to the junior members of the BA team, offering support and sharing expertise.

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Responsibilities

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• Develop an understanding of the Platform functionality.

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• Conducting the analysis of business processes, functions and procedures to determine the most effective business systems technology that meet the needs of the organisation.

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• Providing detailed knowledge during design and requirements gathering meetings with the ability to lead workshops, with a low level of support from more experienced analysts.

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• Work with colleagues to translate business requirements into functional requirements.

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• Providing support and review to the junior analysts within their project team to deliver on requirements.

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• Providing and delivering on estimates given to Lead Analyst / Project Managers.

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• Liaising with their Lead Analyst/PM within their project team / pod around escalations and problem resolution.

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• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and analyze business requirements.

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• Develop user stories and requirements documentation.

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• Work closely with development and product teams to ensure accurate implementation of requirements.

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• Respond to questions and eliminate vagaries during the development phase.

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• Reviewing with the assistance of more experienced analysts the coverage of tests executed by the QA, taking part in the testing of the Platform and system integrations.

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• Assisting during the execution of user acceptance testing and supporting client through to BAU.

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Qualifications

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• 4+ years of experience as a Business Analyst in the insurance industry.

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• Insurance experience is a must with London Market strongly desirable.

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• Strong technical skills, particularly in JSON or proficiency in other coding languages is desirable.

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• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.

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• Very strong communication and interpersonal skills.

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• Ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment.

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• Experience effectively gathering, managing and documenting requirements, and development of use cases.

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• Understanding of the Project Life Cycle and Agile development and testing principles.

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• Self-motivated and happy to work independently, with the ability to organise time/work effectively.

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• Experience in providing reviews, feedback and mentoring analysts is desired but not essential.

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