Business Analyst

Talenza; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Talenza in Sydney is seeking an experienced Agile Business Analyst to join the team, working hybrid in Sydney on an insurance-focused portfolio. You will collaborate across business, product, engineering and QA to deliver meaningful solutions.

You will drive discovery, requirements, and delivery, developing user stories and acceptance criteria, and supporting UAT and business readiness. A shift-left approach to quality and strong stakeholder management are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience as an Agile Business Analyst in insurance environments.
• Ability to gather requirements and translate them into user stories with acceptance criteria.
• Proven track record of backlog refinement and delivering in Agile teams.
• Familiarity with BDD/Gherkin and testable criteria.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience supporting UAT and business readiness activities.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate discovery workshops and requirements gathering.
• Develop clear user stories and acceptance criteria (BDD/Gherkin).
• Break down epics into delivery-ready stories and support backlog refinement.
• Assess business and technical impacts across complex environments.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering and QA to ensure feasible, testable solutions.
• Support Agile ceremonies, UAT and business readiness.
• Manage stakeholder relationships and identify risks and dependencies.

Skills

Agile BA

Insurance domain

User stories

BDD/Gherkin

Backlog management

Stakeholder management

UAT & business readiness

Job description

Our client is seeking an experienced Agile Business Analyst to join their team in Sydney. This is a great opportunity for a BA with strong insurance experience who enjoys working across Business, Product, Engineering and QA to deliver meaningful solutions.

Agile Business Analyst

Sydney | Hybrid | Full-time

About the role

You'll play a key role across discovery, requirements, delivery and UAT, including:

• Facilitating discovery workshops and requirements gathering
• Developing clear user stories and BDD/Gherkin acceptance criteria
• Breaking down epics into delivery‑ready stories and supporting backlog refinement
• Assessing business and technical impacts across complex technology environments
• Working closely with Product, Engineering and QA to ensure solutions are clear, feasible and testable
• Supporting Agile ceremonies, UAT and business readiness
• Managing stakeholder relationships and identifying risks, dependencies and improvement opportunities

About you

You'll ideally have:

• Strong experience as an Agile Business Analyst within insurance
• Experience across Agency Channels and/or Product Administration, including quoting, policy issuance and amendments
• Strong understanding of legacy systems, enterprise architecture and system integrations
• Proven experience with user stories, acceptance criteria, BDD/Gherkin and Agile delivery
• Experience working closely with QA, including a shift‑left approach to quality
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Experience with UAT and business readiness
• Experience using AI‑enabled tools within Business Analysis would be highly desirable

If you're a collaborative BA who enjoys solving complex problems and bridging the gap between business and technology, we'd love to hear from you.