Business Analyst

ImagineraCareers; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company specializing in Insurance and Reinsurance seeks a Business Analyst to drive transformation projects within financial institutions. This hybrid role requires collaboration with clients and technical teams to translate complex requirements into successful solutions. Interested candidates will enjoy a supportive culture and various benefits, including flexible working hours and a competitive salary.

Benefits

Competitive salary

25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays

Contributory Pension Scheme

Private Medical Insurance

Flexible Working Hours

Cycle to Work Scheme

Yearly paid time off for medical appointments

Regular Team and Company Events

Qualifications

• Experience with transformation programs in financial services, re/insurance.
• Hands-on experience with data analysis and management tools.
• Adept in software development and managing software projects.

Responsibilities

• Translate client needs into detailed requirements for projects.
• Lead workshops and interviews to gather requirements.
• Work alongside software engineers to ensure project success.

Skills

Requirement Gathering

Data Analysis

Stakeholder Management

Communication Skills

Problem-Solving

Job description

Location: Hybrid (Hubs in Oxford & Bristol)

The Role

Do you have experience in reinsurance or specialty insurance markets with an astute understanding of software development and software projects? We are looking for a Business Analyst, experienced in enabling business transformation within financial institutions.

Our Business Analysts work alongside both our clients and our software engineers to design complex transformation projects. You'll lead workshops, interviews, focus groups and utilise other techniques to effectively translate information gathered during discovery sessions into detailed requirements to help deliver successful projects for our clients. Combining strong organisation skills and stakeholder management, this role is key to our client engagement and success.

You will be joining a friendly and professional team with offices based in both Oxford and Bristol.

Required Skills

• Experience gathering requirements and translating the needs of Clients into plans for development and configuration
• Experience with transformation programs in major bank/financial services, re/insurance or specialty insurance markets.
• Hands on data analysis and data management tool experience
• Experience with software development and software projects
• Working with and influencing 3rd parties
  
  

Personal Skills

• Excellent communication skills with all stakeholders
• Perceptive and astute
• Analytical mind and problem-solving aptitude
• Good organisation, planning and time management
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• A strong desire to learn
• Attention to detail
  
  

To be successful in the role:

You must be able to deep dive into the detail of a client’s workflows and processes, mapping that onto a complex product. Additionally, you’ll need to understand and document the data flows and structure. Alongside this you will be able to build strong relationships with technical and non-technical stakeholders and be able to present ideas and concepts when required; work is delivered in collaboration with teams across the business and the Client.

You will understand the benefit of an appropriate mix of epics, features & stories for each project, as well as contributing towards prioritisation activities.

Imaginera Culture & Benefits

We believe in creating an environment where people can thrive and reach their potential. Our business is unique in the market it operates, which means you will learn commercially and technically - mentoring and coaching are an integral part of our business.

In addition to a welcoming and supportive culture, we offer:

• Competitive salary
• 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance with the option to add family members
• Flexible Working Hours
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• A Wellbeing Team & Mental Health First Aiders
• Yearly paid time off allowance for medical appointments in addition to holiday
• Regular Team and Company Events
  
  

Who We Are

Here at Imaginera, we create solutions to meet our client challenges across a focused marketplace of Insurance, Reinsurance and Insurance Linked Securities. We set ourselves apart from our competition by being technically at the top of our game with the unique ability to also communicate directly with our clients, understanding their complex business requirements.

Having spent ten years creating bespoke solutions for our clients, we then diversified into a consultancy and product business. Our first product, Orca, went live in Autumn 2020 and has a busy roadmap ahead of it. We are a vibrant company with around 70 employees. Our journey so far has been an exciting and fast one – we don’t have any plans to slow down. So, if you’re excited by growth and opportunity and want to be a part of it, we would love to hear from you.