Senior Business Analyst - Pension Systems

Discover a world of endless possibilities at Gallagher Benefit Services, where you will have the power to shape the future of workplaces across industries. As a member of our team, you become the driving force behind positive change, helping clients build environments where employees thrive. Embrace the opportunity to impact lives, unlock potential, and create a legacy of remarkable transformation.

Are you ready to take your career to the next level with an elite leader in insurance brokerage and risk management? At GBS, we are seeking a multifaceted and experienced Senior Business Analyst to join our Pensions Systems Department. This is an outstanding opportunity to play a pivotal role in driving growth, efficiency, and operational excellence within our organization.

In the role of Senior Business Analyst, you will be responsible for aligning business requirements with technology implementation, playing a vital part in projects that craft the future of our UK outsourcing business.

• Collaborative Environment: Collaborate with teams from different functions, global teams, senior management, and collaborators to advance central initiatives and implement creative solutions.
• Professional Growth: Apply your expertise in business analysis, technology consulting, and project management to lead high-impact projects and influence business transformation initiatives.
• Brand new Technology: Engage with the latest technology and systems in the administration of pension schemes.

How you will make an impact:

• Lead the analysis of sophisticated business processes to identify areas for improvement and optimization.
• Collaborate with senior management to drive business transformation initiatives.
• Conduct detailed data analysis to aid in strategic decision-making and planning.
• Define and implement scalable solutions aligned with business objectives.
• Lead a portfolio of projects, ensuring timely completion and alignment with business needs.
• Mentor and support team members, promoting a culture of continuous improvement.

What We’re Looking For:

• Demonstrated ability as a Business Analyst with extensive knowledge of methodologies and standard processes.
• Proven history of managing software development projects and leading teams with diverse functions.
• Outstanding leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in UK pensions administration and familiarity with third-party administration systems is a plus.
• Proactive, self-motivated, and driven to deliver high-quality results.
• Eligible to work in the UK.

Travel: Occasional travel within the UK required.

Desirable Skills:

• Experience with Agile methodologies and project management principles.
• SQL proficiency and familiarity with enterprise application architecture.
• Knowledge of business process modeling techniques and tools.

Compensation and benefits:

On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits. Below are the minimum core benefits you will get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to ‘buy’ extra days.
• Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to.
• Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top-up to 10x.
• Income protection, we will cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up.
• Health cash plan or Private medical insurance.
• Other benefits include:

• Three fully paid volunteering days per year.
• Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount.
• Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan.
• Critical illness cover.
• Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally.
• Season ticket loan.
• Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase.
• Emergency back-up family care.
• And many more.

We value inclusion and diversity. Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organisation. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.

Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long-term health conditions or disabilities.

We understand that applicants may have disabilities; if you do, you may find some parts of the recruitment process more challenging than others. Don’t worry, we’re here to help, however, we can only do this if you let us know. Should you require reasonable adjustments to your application, please get in touch with TAGlobalSupport@ajg.com. If you’d prefer to speak on the phone, please request a call back, leaving details, so we get in touch.

Our employing entity, Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited, is proud to be accredited as a Living Wage employer with the Living Wage Foundation. We are committed to diversity and opportunity for all and are opposed to any form of less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender or gender identity, marital status, civil partnership status, parental status, race, ethnicity, colour, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion/ belief, age and those with caring responsibilities.

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.