At a Glance
- Tasks: Support business partners by gathering requirements and enhancing capabilities through collaboration.
- Company: Join QBE, a leading risk partner with a focus on innovation and consistency.
- Benefits: Enjoy 30 days holiday, flexible working, private medical insurance, and a strong pension contribution.
- Other info: Opportunities for career growth and a commitment to sustainability.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by bridging the gap between business and technology in a dynamic environment.
- Qualifications: Background in insurance and strong stakeholder management skills are essential.
The predicted salary is between 57036 - 69710 £ per year.
The purpose of this role is to support business partners in gathering requirements, providing expertise, and executing plans to enhance business capability and achieve results. This role involves collaborating with technology teams to deliver system incidents, enhancements, and solutions, as well as conducting analysis of business needs and managing stakeholders to support organisational growth and promote positive changes in the analysis process. Additionally, this role acts as a liaison between the business and IT teams, providing technical knowledge, executing production support tasks, and maintaining relationships to drive system and process improvements.
As a Business Analyst, you will act as the critical link between business stakeholders and technology teams, translating requirements into practical, value-driven solutions. You will partner with the business to elicit and define requirements, provide expert insight, and support the delivery of initiatives that enhance capability and drive measurable outcomes.
- Identify and recommend continuous improvement initiatives to enhance performance and efficiency.
- Identify and assess risks within your subject matter area, lead risk-related dialogue as the SME for that domain, and support stakeholders in making informed, risk-based decisions.
- Mitigate risks in delivery while keeping to agreed plan and timeframes.
- Assist in the development of project documentation and best practices.
- Collaborate with developers and subject matter experts to achieve departmental service-level agreements, turning business requirements into functional specifications.
- Participate in implementation planning and support successful outcomes.
- Complete system and procedure performance testing, providing recommendations for improvement.
About you:
- Background in insurance is essential.
- Reinsurance experience is advantageous.
- Ability to translate business needs into technical requirements and user stories.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- A mindset that challenges the status quo and proposes new ideas.
- Experience working closely with technology/delivery teams.
- Workable understanding of process integrated with technology systems in an 'agile' framework.
- Business analysis, technical analysis, and improvement experience.
- Solid experience in IT, with exposure to business process re-engineering, commercial analysis, development and monitoring of SLAs, and business transformation.
- Data analysis experience.
Benefits:
- 30 days holiday with the option to buy more.
- Flexible working – including hybrid, part-time and job share options.
- 10% employer pension contribution.
- Private medical insurance for you and your family.
- 26 weeks paid parental leave.
- Up to 20 days remote working abroad.
- Cycle-to-work scheme.
- A strong commitment to sustainability and responsible investing.
We're proud to be recognised for: Commercial Lines Insurer of the Year, Reinsurer of the Year (QBE Re), ESG, DE&I Initiative of the Year Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2023: 5-Star Employee.
If you're looking for a role where you can combine your analytical expertise with real business impact, we'd love to hear from you.
Skills: Business Management, Business Transformation, Communication, Critical Thinking, Global IT Infrastructure, Information Technology Applications, Intentional collaboration, IT Project Lifecycle, Managing performance, Prioritization, Process Improvements, Requirements Gathering, Research Analysis, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management.
Agile Business Analyst - Remote in Manchester employer: QBE Insurance Group
QBE Insurance Group is an excellent employer, offering a dynamic work environment in Leeds that promotes a healthy work-life balance through its hybrid work model. Employees benefit from competitive perks such as 30 days of holiday and private medical insurance, alongside opportunities for professional growth and development in the field of personal injury claims. The company's commitment to sustainable investing further enhances its appeal, making it a rewarding place for those looking to make a meaningful impact in their careers.
