Business Analyst - FTC

Canopius; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global insurer is seeking a Business Analyst to join their Change Team on a 9-month contract. This role involves defining business requirements, documenting processes, and supporting project implementations. Ideal candidates should have experience in the London Insurance market, strong communication skills, and the ability to work in a hybrid environment. The position offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Competitive base salary

Non-contributory pension

Discretionary bonus

Health and dental cover

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in a Business Analyst role within the financial services.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience in project/programme implementation and Agile environments.

Responsibilities

• Define business requirements through various techniques.
• Document processes and create business cases.
• Support project lifecycle from ideation to implementation.

Skills

Business Analysis in London Insurance

Stakeholder Management

Agile Methodologies

Critical Thinking

Problem Solving

Job description

Overview

A Business Analyst is required to join the Change Team on a 9 month fixed-term contract basis. The Change Team at Canopius is responsible for co-ordinating, monitoring and executing a clearly defined Change Programme that works in alignment with the strategic goals and objectives of the business.

Reporting into the Business Analyst Manager, the Business Analyst plays an important role in supporting the successful delivery of key business initiatives. This incorporates analysing and documenting business cases, current business processes and systems, assessing proposed solutions and delivering live projects.

You will work on projects or programmes across the company's entire Change portfolio incorporating regulatory, operating model and technology transformations for a major Lloyd’s Managing Agent.

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with business stakeholders to define their requirements through a variety of techniques, such as workshops and interviews
• Translate requirements into user stories and define acceptance criteria
• Document ‘as-is’ processes, e.g. data flow diagrams, flow charts, business process maps
• Plan, design and document ‘to-be’ processes, e.g. data flow diagrams, business process maps
• Create business cases and recommendations to improve and support business activities including the exploration of potential solutions
• Produce business plans, project plans, key performance indicators and system impacts
• Analyse and configure system changes and consider data, reporting and analytics impacts
• Contribute to the testing of captured and agreed requirements
• Support the project through its lifecycle from ideation to implementation, working closely with partners across our Change, Technology and Data teams and the wider organisation
• Analyse and assess the success of implemented solutions
• Ensure the accuracy and rigour of all analysis, lifting the benchmark across the business

Skills & Experience

• Must have demonstrable experience of working in a Business Analyst role in the London Insurance market or, at a minimum, within financial services
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, a positive ‘can-do’ attitude and the ability to confidently collaborate with a variety of stakeholders at all levels
• Proven experience of project/programme implementation, software delivery and business process re-engineering, preferably including experience in an Agile environment
• Core Business Analyst skills including stakeholder management, negotiation and influencing, critical thinking, problem solving and prioritisation
• Experience of eliciting and writing requirements and documenting ‘as is’ and ‘to be’ processes
• Curious and detail-orientated
• Able to work in a complex, dynamic environment and to consider the bigger picture, including dependencies and crossover between initiatives
• Self-starter, an ability to use own initiative and to work independently where required

Our Benefits

We offer all employees a comprehensive benefits package that focuses on their whole wellbeing. This includes hybrid working, a competitive base salary, non-contributory pension, discretionary bonus, insurances including health (family) and dental cover, and many other benefits to enhance financial, physical, social and psychological health.

About Canopius

Canopius is a global specialty lines (re)insurer. We are one of the leading insurers in the Lloyd’s of London insurance market with offices in the UK, US, Singapore, Australia and Bermuda.

At Canopius we foster a distinctive, positive culture which enables us to bring our whole selves to work to flourish as people, and build a business which delivers profitable, sustainable results.

Based in incredible new offices in the heart of the City of London, Canopius operates a flexible, hybrid working model and is committed to providing an environment that challenges employees to be their best and where everyone's unique contributions are recognised, valued and respected.

We are fully committed to equal employment opportunities for all applicants and providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are made regardless of age, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, socio-economic background, religion or beliefs, marital or caring status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We encourage and welcome applicants from all diverse backgrounds.

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