Business Analyst II

LexisNexis; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading risk assessment firm is seeking a Business Analyst to support multiple projects across the UK and international markets. The role involves analyzing workflows, documenting requirements, and contributing to system specifications. The ideal candidate has strong documentation skills, experience in business analysis, and familiarity with Agile methodologies. This position offers generous benefits including holiday allowance, health and wellbeing programs, and access to employee resource groups.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Private medical benefits

Life Assurance

Employee discounts

Learning and development resources

Qualifications

• Experience documenting business processes and identifying improvements.
• Understanding of software development methodologies like Agile and Scrum.
• Prior experience in a business analyst role is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyse and document current and future business processes.
• Support development of system specifications and workflows.
• Translate business needs into user stories and functional specifications.

Skills

Documenting business processes

Automated testing tools

Facilitation and communication skills

Technical documentation

Business requirements gathering

Education

Degree in a relevant field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

About the Business

LexisNexis Risk Solutions is the essential partner for risk assessment. Within our Insurance business, we provide customers with solutions and decision tools that combine public, proprietary and industry specific content with advanced technology and analytics to assist them in evaluating and predicting risk and enhancing operational efficiency. Our solutions help drive better data‑driven decisions across the insurance lifecycle, all while reducing risk and optimising processes. You can learn more about LexisNexis Risk at the link https://risk.lexisnexis.com/insurance.

About the Team

Join a collaborative team of Business Analysts supporting innovation across the UKI, EU, and international markets.

About the Role

This position will work with one or more Business Units, supporting multiple assigned projects aimed at delivering IT solutions and services that meet company cost, quality, and strategic targets. The role will predominately focus on gathering and analyzing work group data, defining current processes and requirements, researching best practices, and identifying and documenting process improvements and functional specifications.

Responsibilities

• Analyse and document current and future business processes and requirements.
• Support the development of system specifications, workflows, and transition strategies.
• Assist in creating clear and user‑friendly technical and functional documentation.
• Contribute to the design of tools and solutions that meet evolving business needs.
• Follow established protocols and quality standards during solution development and deployment.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders and escape issues when needed.
• Translate business needs into user stories and functional specifications.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement using data and best practices.
• Perform other relevant duties as required.

Requirements

• Experience documenting business processes and identifying improvements.
• Familiarity with automated testing tools and maintaining test scripts.
• Understanding of software development methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum, Kanban).
• Knowledge of the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Comfortable using Microsoft Office tools.
• Effective facilitation and communication skills across diverse teams.
• Ability to write clear documentation and communicate technical concepts.
• Experience in gathering business requirements and translating them into actionable insights.
• Exposure to UML or similar modelling tools is beneficial.
• Broad technical awareness across platforms, tools, and languages.
• Prior experience in a business analyst role.
• Degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field.
• Certification such as ISEB Business Analyst is a plus but not required.

Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days
• Health screening, eye care vouchers and private medical benefits
• Wellbeing programs
• Life Assurance
• Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme
• Save As You Earn share option scheme
• Travel Season ticket loan
• Electric Vehicle Scheme
• Optional Dental Insurance
• Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children
• RECARES days, giving you time to support the charities and causes that matter to you
• Access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer
• Access to extensive learning and development resources
• Access to employee discounts scheme via Perks at Work

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