Business Analyst

vavemga; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Canopius, a growing global specialty insurer, is seeking an experienced Business Analyst to join our Change team. You will shape high-impact transformations that improve how the business operates and delivers on our strategic ambition.

You will work on initiatives from idea through implementation, collaborating with stakeholders across multiple teams as a trusted delivery partner. This role sits at the heart of our One Delivery model and offers a chance to deepen analysis skills in a supportive,

Qualifications

• Experience in business analysis within insurance or financial services.
• Proficiency in requirements elicitation and artefact creation.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills across levels.

Responsibilities

• Drive analysis for transformation delivering value and efficiency.
• Facilitate workshops to uncover needs, map processes, and identify improvement points.
• Challenge thinking to establish clarity and influence direction.
• Translate strategy into clear requirements and user stories with Architecture/Design teams.
• Collaborate across One Delivery to design robust business solutions and processes.
• Provide data and insights to support business cases and recommendations.
• Support delivery from ideation to deployment and assist with change readiness and adoption.
• Measure benefits and continuously improve outcomes.
• Champion efficient business analysis and ways of working.

Skills

Requirements elicitation

Stakeholder engagement

Agile / Waterfall

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

BCS International Diploma in Business Analysis

Tools

JIRA

Job description

Canopius is a growing global specialty insurer known for itsexpertise, collaborativecultureand practical innovation.We'relooking for an experienced Business Analyst to join our Change team, shapinghigh-impacttransformation that improves how the businessoperatesand delivers on our strategic ambition.

You'llwork on initiatives that really matter to the business, sitting at the heart of our One Delivery model. You will collaborate with stakeholders across multiple teams as a trusted delivery partner and help influence the change you deliver from idea through to implementation.

You will play a key role in defining problems,identifyingopportunitiesand translating business needs into actionable requirements, with technology as an enabler, not a starting point. You will work on a range of initiatives fromincremental process improvements and small enhancements to complex, multi-year changeprogrammes.If you're a Business Analyst who enjoys variety and wants to play an active role in shaping change then this role is ideal for you.It's a great opportunityto deepen your analysis skills, broaden your exposure and make a visible difference in a supportive,forward-thinkingdelivery environment.

Responsibilities will include

• Drive the analysis for meaningful business transformation,delivering tangible value through operational improvementand increased efficiency.
• Facilitate workshops and engage stakeholders to uncover needs, map current processes,identifypain points and spot opportunities for improvement.
• Confidently challenge thinking and assumptions toestablishclarity and influence direction.
• Work closely with the Architecture and Design team to translate strategic vision and goals into clear, actionable requirements and user stories.
• Collaborate with colleagues across One Delivery to design business solutions and robust processes that genuinely improve business outcomes and ways of working.
• Enableeffective decision-making, providing data and insight to support business cases, optionsanalysisand recommendations.
• Support change from ideation through to delivery, acting as a trusted delivery partner and as the bridge between the business and the development teams. Contribute to change readiness, trainingmaterialsand adoption activities.
• Measure the success and business benefits of delivered solutions, continuously looking for ways to improve outcomes.
• Champion efficient and effective business analysis, continuously improving capabilities and ways of working.

Further Relevant Skills and Experience

• Business Analyst experiencein the London Insurance Market (preferable)or comparable general Insurance/financial services environment.
• Proficiencyin requirements elicitation and the creation of associated analysis artefacts.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to build effective working relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
• Attestable capability to challenge, negotiate and influence to achieve the best businessoutcomes.
• Demonstrable Business Analyst skills including analytical and critical thinking, problem solving, attention to detail and prioritisation.
• Experienceofsuccessfulproject/programme delivery in a fast-paced Agile, waterfall or hybrid environment.
• Abilityto use initiative and take ownership for the successful completion of analysis activities.
• BCS International Diploma in Business Analysis or proven equivalent experience.
• Drive the analysis for meaningful business transformation,delivering tangible value through operational improvementand increased efficiency.
• Facilitate workshops and engage stakeholders to uncover needs, map current processes,identifypain points and spot opportunities for improvement.
• Confidently challenge thinking and assumptions toestablishclarity and influence direction.
• Work closely with the Architecture and Design team to translate strategic vision and goals into clear, actionable requirements and user stories.
• Collaborate with colleagues across One Delivery to design business solutions and robust processes that genuinely improve business outcomes and ways of working.
• Enableeffective decision-making, providing data and insight to support business cases, optionsanalysisand recommendations.
• Support change from ideation through to delivery, acting as a trusted delivery partner and as the bridge between the business and the development teams. Contribute to change readiness, trainingmaterialsand adoption activities.
• Measure the success and business benefits of delivered solutions, continuously looking for ways to improve outcomes.
• Champion efficient and effective business analysis, continuously improving capabilities and ways of working.

Job Info

• Job Identification 810
• Job Category Change & Project Management
• Posting Date 09/08/2026, 12:48 PM
• Apply Before 09/22/2026, 12:00 AM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations Level 5, Manchester, M2 3AB, GB (Hybrid)