Lead Business Analyst

10Pearls; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Business Analyst to bridge the gap between business stakeholders and technical teams. In this pivotal role, you will identify business needs, optimize processes, and ensure solutions align with organizational objectives. Your expertise will be crucial in gathering complex requirements, facilitating collaboration, and driving operational efficiency. Join a dynamic team that values innovation and excellence, and contribute to transformative projects that enhance business performance and foster growth in a rapidly evolving market. This opportunity is perfect for those looking to make a significant impact in the digital technology landscape.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as a Business Analyst in the insurance industry.
• Strong understanding of reinsurance principles and industry trends.

Responsibilities

• Lead meetings with clients and document their requirements.
• Facilitate stakeholder collaboration and oversee solution implementation.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Stakeholder Management

Problem-Solving Skills

Business Process Modeling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business

Bachelor’s degree in Finance

Bachelor’s degree in Insurance

Tools

Data Analysis Tools

Reporting Tools

Digital Transformation Technologies

Job description

Company Overview

10Pearls is an end-to-end digital technology services partner helping businesses utilize technology as a competitive advantage. We help our customers digitalize their existing business, build innovative new products, and augment their existing teams with high-performance team members. Our broad expertise in product management, user experience/design, cloud architecture, software development, data insights and intelligence, cybersecurity, emerging tech, and quality assurance ensures that we are delivering solutions that address business needs. 10Pearls is proud to have a diverse clientele including large enterprises, SMBs, and high-growth startups. We work with clients across industries, including healthcare/life sciences, education, energy, communications/media, financial services, and hi-tech. Our many long-term, successful partnerships are built upon trust, integrity, and successful delivery and execution.

Role

As a Business Analyst, you will act as a bridge between business stakeholders and technical teams to define, analyze, and document business requirements. Your role focuses on identifying business needs, optimizing processes, and ensuring that solutions align with organizational objectives. You will gather and translate complex business requirements into actionable insights, facilitate stakeholder collaboration, and oversee the successful implementation of solutions that enhance operational efficiency and drive business innovation.

Responsibilities

• Lead meetings with potential prospects and clients.
• Understand different aspects of the LOE process.
• Be point of contact between clients and managerial + technical teams for clarification of requirements. Gather specific requirements and scope from the customer.
• Document them to lock the scope and provide a clear understanding to relevant stakeholders.
• Sound knowledge and capabilities of creating required material to help team work out proposals and presentations to send to new and existing customers.
• Assist TPM, technical and business teams with presentations content when required.
• Stakeholder management with TPM, PDM and management.
• Help maintain risk register, mitigation plan.
• Assist TPM, PDM in planning & monitoring activities.
• Review project documentation for other projects.
• Excellent written & verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong understanding of SDLC.
• Strong understanding of Agile framework.
• Identify industry trends, tools for BA community.
• All responsibilities of a senior Business Analyst.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Insurance, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, preferably within the insurance or reinsurance industry.
• Strong understanding of reinsurance principles, types (proportional, non-proportional, facultative, treaty), and key industry trends.
• Familiarity with major reinsurance companies and global reinsurance hubs.
• Knowledge of regulatory frameworks such as Solvency II and IFRS 17 is a plus.
• Proficiency in data analysis, business process modeling, and reporting tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Effective communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with digital transformation technologies (AI, big data, blockchain) is advantageous.

Preferred Skills

• Experience working with reinsurance systems and platforms.
• Familiarity with alternative capital and Insurance-Linked Securities (ILS).
• Knowledge of industry challenges such as climate change, cyber risks, and pandemic-related impacts.