Intermediate Business Analyst - Data

Salary £38,000 – £47,000 (London up to £52,000) + benefits

About The Role

Hippo is recruiting for Intermediate Business Analysts who also have experience working with data.

If you\’ve got some experience in business analysis and you\’re comfortable working in Agile teams, this is a fantastic opportunity.

As someone who\’s worked with data, you\’ll know how to analyse and model information, helping to uncover exactly what businesses and data systems need.

Hippo offers exciting chances to use your experience in a supportive place and develop your skills as a leader.

As an Intermediate Business Analyst, you will:

• Analyse problems and suggest different ways to improve services and products, giving clear and helpful advice.
• Contribute to workshops, build strong and lasting relationships, and help everyone agree on the same goals
• Study how businesses work, finding ways to make them more efficient.
• Use information and data to help you figure things out, explaining your business decisions clearly.
• Work with designers to create and test early versions of products, making sure they meet people\’s needs.
• Gather and make clear what\’s needed for a project, turning them into simple instructions for the team.
• Work with Product Owners and Delivery Managers to keep track of what the team will work on.
• Help with testing the product to make sure it works for users.
• Encourage the use of Agile business analysis methods to deliver useful things quickly to users and clients.
• Give advice and support to colleagues and other members of the flexible project team.
• Share good ideas and ways of working with other Business Analysts at Hippo.
• Be willing to travel occasionally to meet clients for projects.

Skills and experience that you need

While you don\’t need formal qualifications, we\’re looking for someone who can show their skills in the following areas:

Data

• You can help with data management activities by using your knowledge of things like GDPR and information security
• You can analyse data to describe what\’s happening and why, and explain how it helps decisions
• You can help plan data collection activities and coordinate efforts
• You can create simple data models to help develop requirements and design solutions

Analytical thinking & requirements management

• You can analyse information from different sources to find meaning and suggest actions
• You help figure out what\’s needed for a project, using different methods. You can choose the best method to use.
• You help make sure the team has a clear understanding of what needs to be done

Modelling Methods and Techniques

• You can use different visual methods to show how things work
• You identify and measure ways to improve business processes or spot problems

Working with Clients

• You research and understand what\’s important to clients and use this to suggest what we should offer them
• You can find common ground with other team members to work well together.
• You build on your relationships with clients to find out what challenges they need to overcome.
• You understand the goals of Hippo, our clients, and the projects you\’re working on.

What makes us great

As well as a competitive salary which we\’re transparent about from the outset, you can also expect a range of benefits:

• Contributory pension scheme (Hippo 6% with employee contributions of 2%)
• 25 days holiday plus UK public holidays
• Perkbox access for a wide range of discounts
• Critical illness cover
• Life assurance and death in service cover
• Volunteer days
• Cycle-to-work scheme for the avid cyclists
• Salary sacrifice electric vehicles scheme
• Season ticket loans
• Financial and general wellbeing sessions
• Flexible benefits scheme with options of:
  • private health cover
  • private dental cover
  • additional company pension contributions
  • additional holidays (up to an extra 2 days)
  • wellbeing contribution
  • charity contributions
  • tree planting

Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging at Hippo

At Hippo, we\’re dedicated to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace that works for everyone. We understand that having a diverse team unlocks our capacity for innovation, creativity and problem solving. Only by building a community of diverse perspectives, cultures and socio-economic backgrounds can we create an environment where all can contribute and thrive.

We actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups including women, ethnic minorities, LGBTQ+, neurodivergent and people with disabilities. We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process that reflects our workplace culture. We are a registered Disability Confident Employer, Mindful Employer, Endometriosis Friendly Employer and a member of the Armed Forces Covenant. Hippo continually strives to remove barriers, provide accommodations and offer reasonable adjustments to ensure equity throughout our practices.

Hi, we\’re Hippo.

At Hippo, we design with empathy and build for impact. We do this by combining data-informed evidence, human-centred design and software engineering. We\’re a digital services partner who is genuinely invested in helping our clients thrive as modern organisations. Our delivery methodology is truly agile, from concept to reality, supporting innovation and continuous improvement to achieve your desired outcomes.

We firmly believe that technology should serve humanity, not the other way around. We take a human-centred approach to everything we do because we understand that complex problems require a service design approach. This means understanding how users behave and ensuring our solutions work for them in the real world.

Our combination of data, design, and engineering delivers bespoke digital services that make a positive and meaningful impact on organisations and society. We\’re confident in our abilities, authentic in our approach, and passionate about what we do. If you\’re looking for a digital services partner that can deliver real results, let us help you build for the future and make a lasting impact.

Hippo locations

We are headquartered in Leeds and located across the UK in Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, London and Bristol. We\’re on the lookout for top talent nationwide, so don\’t let location hold you back from applying. We welcome candidates from all over the UK who possess the flexibility to work from any of our locations. Plus, we offer a generous relocation support package of up to £8k to help make your move a smooth one. It\’s worth noting that, given the dynamic nature of our business, you may be required to work on-site at client locations or from your own home.

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