Business Analyst

Venquis; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the insurance sector seeks a dynamic Business Analyst to bridge between stakeholders and tech teams, enhancing modernisation initiatives and platform implementations. The ideal candidate will possess strong broking knowledge and the ability to engage effectively with users. This hybrid role is pivotal for driving impactful digital solutions.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 months’ experience in insurance, broking, underwriting, or related IT.
• Strong understanding of the broking placing process, ideally with pre-bind placing.
• Familiarity with Microsoft’s technology stack (Power BI, Teams, Microsoft Fabric) is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Gather and document functional and non-functional requirements for platforms.
• Analyse existing business processes related to risk placement and recommend improvements.
• Act as a liaison between business users and technical teams.

Skills

Insurance experience

Broking knowledge

Stakeholder engagement

Problem-solving

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, IT, or Insurance-related field

BCS Business Analysis certification

CII qualifications

Tools

Power BI

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Job Title: Business Analyst (Permanent)

Location: London / Hybrid

Role Overview

We are seeking a dynamic Business Analyst with a strong understanding of London Market insurance operations. The successful candidate will work closely with stakeholders to gather and translate business requirements, support platform implementation, and help drive modernisation initiatives including Lloyd’s Blueprint 2.

They are specifically looking for an individual with placing experience from a broking perspective (Pre-Bind). It is essential that the candidate understands and can communicate confidently with brokers, bringing a clear understanding of how the placing process works within a broking context.

This is a key role interfacing between business users and technical teams to ensure delivery of impactful digital solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Requirements Gathering: Work with stakeholders across the business to elicit, define and document functional and non-functional requirements for platform solutions.
• Process Analysis: Analyse existing business processes related to risk placement and recommend improvements to support digital
• Stakeholder Engagement: Act as a liaison between business users and technical teams to ensure alignment on goals, priorities and
• Project Support: Contribute to delivery of strategic initiatives including the implementation of Microsoft-based platform solutions and market-wide programmes like Lloyd’s Blueprint

• Documentation s Communication: Produce clear business requirements documents, process flows, use cases and support documentation to aid development and

Skills s Experience

• Minimum 12 months’ experience in insurance, broking, underwriting or a related IT
• Proven experience gathering and documenting business
• Strong understanding of the broking placing process, ideally with pre-bind placing
• Familiarity with Microsoft’s technology stack (e.g., Power BI, Teams, Microsoft Fabric) is desirable.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders at all
• Solid problem-solving skills and a proactive, analytical
• Experience working with Agile methodologies and tools such as JIRA and Confluence is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., Business, IT, or Insurance-related field) or equivalent
• Professional certifications (e.g., BCS Business Analysis, CII qualifications) are desirable or a willingness to pursue

Venquis is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.