Decision Focus SME / Technical Business Analyst

G MASS Consulting; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

12 month contract

Job summary

G MASS Consulting is seeking an experienced Decision Focus SME / Technical Business Analyst to support a Lloyd's Managing Agent within its Technology function. The successful applicant will serve as the internal subject matter expert for Decision Focus, offering both functional and technical oversight of the platform and ensuring maximum value is derived from the investment.

This role requires understanding configuration, assessing gaps, and challenging stakeholders and the vendor where

Qualifications

• Significant hands-on experience with Decision Focus is essential.
• Strong experience in a Lloyd's Managing Agent or London Market insurance environment is required.
• Deep knowledge of how Decision Focus supports governance, risk, compliance and assurance processes.
• Experience as Technical Business Analyst, Solution SME or Platform SME is preferred.
• Ability to translate requirements into clear functional and technical specs.

Responsibilities

• Act as SME for Decision Focus, providing functional and technical guidance.
• Review current implementation and identify gaps with requirements and capabilities.
• Understand platform governance, risk and compliance and regulatory oversight needs.
• Provide challenge around configuration, data flows, integrations and changes.
• Engage with Decision Focus vendor as a knowledgeable customer.
• Assess new modules and functionality for value and impact.
• Translate business and regulatory requirements into clear specs.
• Evaluate options considering architecture, cost and maintainability.
• Support design and delivery of platform enhancements and integrations.
• Collaborate across Technology, Risk and other functions to align strategy.

Skills

Decision Focus

Lloyd's MA experience

GRC knowledge

Requirements gathering

Stakeholder mgmt

Data flows

System integration

Vendor management

Technical BA

Communication skills

Tools

Decision Focus platform

Job description

G MASS Consulting is looking for an experiencedDecision Focus SME / Technical Business Analystto support a leading Lloyd's Managing Agent within its Technology function.

The successful consultant will act as the organisation's internal subject matter expert forDecision Focus, providing functional and technical oversight of the platform and helping ensure the business is deriving maximum value from its investment.

This is not simply a platform administration role. The consultant will be expected to understand how Decision Focus should be configured and utilised within a Lloyd's Managing Agent, critically assess the current implementation, identify gaps and opportunities for improvement, and provide informed challenge to both internal stakeholders and the software vendor.

Working across Technology, Risk and other business functions, the consultant will help shape the future direction of the platform, assess additional modules and functionality, and ensure that proposed solutions are proportionate, technically appropriate and aligned to the organisation's wider GRC and technology strategy.

Responsibilities

• Act as the organisation'ssubject matter expert for Decision Focus, providing functional and technical guidance across the platform
• Review the current implementation and identify gaps between existing functionality, business requirements and the wider capabilities of Decision Focus
• Understand how the platform supports the organisation's broadergovernance, risk and compliance framework, including areas such as risk and controls, regulatory oversight, reporting and assurance
• Provide informed challenge around platform configuration, solution design, data flows, integrations and proposed changes
• Act as an intelligent customer when engaging with the Decision Focus vendor, distinguishing between configuration, process, integration and genuine product limitations
• Assess new modules and functionality, providing clear recommendations on their suitability, value and impact
• Translate business, risk and regulatory requirements into clear functional and technical requirements
• Evaluate solution options, considering business need, architecture, integration, cost, complexity and long-term maintainability
• Support the design and delivery of enhancements, integrations and wider platform change
• Understand how Decision Focus interacts with the organisation's wider technology, data and control environment
• Build effective relationships across Technology, Risk and other relevant functions, acting as a bridge between technical, operational and business stakeholders

Requirements

• Significant hands-on experience working with Decision Focus is essential
• Strong experience within aLloyd's Managing Agent or wider London Market insurance environment
• Strong understanding of how Decision Focus is used to support governance, risk, compliance and assurance processes within an insurance environment
• Detailed knowledge of Decision Focus configuration, modules and capabilities, alongside an understanding of the wider solution architecture surrounding the platform
• Experience operating as aTechnical Business Analyst, Solution SME, Platform SME, Technical Consultant or similar
• Strong understanding of systems integration, data flows, solution design and technology change
• Ability to critically assess whether requirements should be addressed through platform configuration, process change, integration or vendor development
• Experience working with and constructively challenging technology vendors
• Strong requirements gathering, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience supporting technology transformation within complex, regulated insurance environments
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences
• Commercially minded and pragmatic, with the ability to balance technical best practice with business need, cost and proportionality
• Dynamic, personable and adaptable, with a strong client-first mindset and willingness to take ownership

Benefits

Hybrid, 12 month contract