Analysis Team Manager

Hackajob Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Verisk Analytics is seeking an experienced Analysis Team Manager to lead the Business Analysis capability for the Whitespace platform. You will shape delivery standards, coach analysts, and partner with Product and Engineering to drive high-quality analysis across initiatives.

You will oversee a team of Lead Business Analysts, ensuring strong collaboration with Platform, QA and Delivery teams while fostering continuous improvement and a high-performance culture.

Qualifications

• Experience within the London Insurance Market or global (re)insurance industry.
• Knowledge of underwriting, broking or insurance technology platforms.
• Proven people management and coaching experience.
• Extensive experience leading and developing Business Analysis or Product teams.
• Understanding of the Project Life Cycle and Agile development and testing principles.
• Experience allocating work and managing team capacity.
• Strong knowledge of Agile delivery methodologies.
• Experience writing and reviewing high-quality user stories and requirements.
• A solid understanding of software delivery lifecycles.
• Knowledge of JSON documents.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor Lead Business Analysts to deliver across multiple initiatives.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Delivery Managers, and Engineering to plan analysis and ensure quality.
• Oversee analysis resource planning and ensure alignment with the roadmap.
• Communicate strategic objectives to the analysis team at all stages.
• Develop frameworks, standards and best practice within the analysis function.

Skills

People leadership

Business analysis

Product management

Job description

hackajob is partnering directly with Verisk Analytics to hire for this role.

Description

Whitespace is the only truly digital platform built specifically for the global (re)insurance marketplace, enabling brokers and underwriters to negotiate, place and bind risks faster, smarter and with complete confidence. Trusted across the London Market and backed by Verisk's global scale and technology expertise, we're building products that are redefining how insurance is traded around the world.

The London Market is undergoing one of the biggest technology transformations in its history. For decades, placing insurance and reinsurance business has relied on fragmented processes, legacy systems and manual documentation. Today, that is changing and Whitespace, a Verisk business, is helping lead that transformation.

We're now looking for an experienced Analysis Team Manager to lead our Business Analysis capability, develop high-performing teams and help shape the future of one of the insurance industry's most exciting digital products.

If you're an inspirational people leader who enjoys coaching analysts, improving delivery standards and working closely with Product and Engineering teams, we'd love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

What you'll be doing

• This is first and foremost a people leadership role.
• You’ll lead a talented team of Lead Business Analysts, helping them grow professionally while ensuring the highest standards of analysis are delivered across the Whitespace platform.
• Working alongside Product Managers, Delivery Managers and Engineering teams, you’ll oversee analysis planning, resource allocation and delivery quality across multiple initiatives. You’ll provide guidance on the approach to complex requirements, remove delivery obstacles and ensure your team has everything they need to succeed.
• Reporting into, and collaborating closely with, the Head of Platform Analysis you will ensure that strategic objectives and initiatives are clearly communicated and properly considered at all stages of the analysis process.
• Leading, mentoring and developing a team of Lead Business Analysts
• Creating a high-performance culture focused on collaboration, quality and continuous improvement
• Managing analysis resource planning and utilisation across multiple projects in line with the strategic Roadmap plan
• Overseeing the quality, clarity and coverage of business analysis deliverables
• Monitoring user stories, epics and initiatives against target completion dates
• Supporting analysts with coaching, conflict resolution and technical guidance
• Working closely with the Platform Team, Engineering, QA and Delivery teams to successfully deliver product initiatives
• Developing frameworks, standards and best practice across the analysis function
• Helping shape the future direction of the Whitespace Platform through proactive analysis leadership

Qualifications

About you

You're an experienced leader who enjoys developing people just as much as delivering technology. You'll likely come from a Business Analysis or Product Management background and have progressed into management, where you've built successful teams, improved delivery standards and worked closely with product and engineering functions.

You'll bring:

• Experience within the London Insurance Market or global (re)insurance industry
• Knowledge of underwriting, broking or insurance technology platforms
• Proven people management and coaching experience
• Extensive experience leading and developing Business Analysis or Product teams
• Understanding of the Project Life Cycle and Agile development and testing principles
• Experience allocating work and managing team capacity
• Strong knowledge of Agile delivery methodologies
• Experience writing and reviewing high-quality user stories and requirements
• A solid understanding of software delivery lifecycles
• Knowledge of JSON documents