Lead Business Analyst in Bournemouth

In line with our Global strategy and purpose, we have an opportunity to join the UK Claims Transformation Programme as Lead Business Analyst. You will be supporting activity to define the future shape of Allianz and ensuring that the business understands, is ready for, and can sustain change being delivered by the Programme.

Key Accountabilities:

• Working closely with the Business Implementation Lead, Training Lead, Business Implementation Managers and Business Change Managers, providing expert advice in the Business Analysis domain, agreeing ways of working and the flow of work to the Business Analysis Team, maximising the value and effectiveness of Business Analysis to Business Implementation Activity.
• Defining, implementing, owning and maintaining the Business Analysis approach, providing direction, task management and technical support to other Business Analysts.
• Leading planning and estimation of Business Analysis effort to achieve delivery objectives.
• Working with stakeholders at all levels, including Senior Leaders within the organisation to elicit, define and manage often complex business requirements.
• Supporting Business Implementation planning and overall delivery.
• Ensuring requirements are fully understood and approved by stakeholders.
• The role does not hold Line Management responsibility but you will be tasked with mentoring and coaching Business Analysts within your own delivery and the wider Business Analysis function, providing a technical point of reference/expertise.
• Providing assurance of the quality of your own work and of others.

You are an experienced Business Analyst and acknowledged expert, passionate about the Business Analyst role. You will have great communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at a senior level. You will be able to demonstrate experience of task leadership and leading the work of others. You will have a good understanding of Agile ways of working and a good understanding of Allianz UK business areas and wider insurance industry trends.

What We Will Offer You:

• Recognised and rewarded for a job well done, we have a range of flexible benefits for you to choose from.
• Flexible working options, global career opportunities across the wider Allianz Group, and fantastic career development and training.
• Flexible buy/sell holiday options.
• Hybrid working.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Annual performance related bonus.
• A discount up to 50% on a range of insurance products including car, home and pet.
• Volunteering days.

Our Ways of Working:

Do you need flexibility with the hours you work? Let us know as part of your application and if it’s right for our customers, our business and for you, then we’ll do everything we can to make it happen. Here at Allianz, we are signatories of the ABIs flexible working charter. We believe in supporting hybrid work patterns, which balance the needs of our customers, with your personal circumstances and our business requirements. Our aim with this is to help innovation, creativity, and you to thrive - Your work life balance is important to us.

Diversity & Inclusion:

At Allianz, we prioritize diversity and inclusion, demonstrated by our numerous accreditations: EDGE certified for gender inclusion, Women in Finance Charter members, Disability Confident employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion, Business in the Community’s Race at Work Charter signatories, and Armed Forces Covenant gold standard employer. We embrace neurodiversity and welcome applications from neurodivergent and disabled candidates, offering tailored adjustments to ensure your success. We encourage our employees to advocate for their needs, whether it’s assistive technology, ergonomic equipment, mentoring, coaching, or flexible work arrangements.

Accessible Application for All:

As part of the Disability Confident Scheme, we support candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions through the Offer an Interview Scheme, for those meeting the essential skills for the role. Contact our Resourcing team to opt into this scheme or for assistance with your application, including larger text, hard copies, or spoken applications.

For any inquiries or to submit your application, please contact: Scott Burns. We reserve the right to close the ad early if we reach enough applications.