Product Analyst (Client Solutions)

Verisk Analytics, Inc.; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Verisk Analytics, Inc. is seeking a Product Analyst in Manchester to bridge clients, product capabilities, and development teams. You will translate business needs into actionable deliverables, own client backlogs, and guide delivery priorities across Agile sprints.

You will collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Customer Success to maximize value, monitor satisfaction, and ensure measurable business outcomes for a growing insurer tech platform.

Qualifications

• Experience as Product Analyst, Business Analyst, or similar.
• Strong stakeholder management with senior customers.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience gathering requirements and translating needs into deliverables.
• Familiarity with Agile environments and sprint delivery.
• Ability to balance customer value, product strategy, and tech constraints.

Responsibilities

• Be the trusted partner for a portfolio of clients and maximize value from solutions.
• Understand client requirements, challenges, and opportunities.
• Own and prioritize client backlogs within Agile sprints.
• Facilitate sprint planning and backlog refinement with teams.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Customer Success to deliver outcomes.
• Monitor satisfaction, delivery performance, and roadmap progress.

Skills

Stakeholder mgmt

Requirements gathering

Communication

Agile

Product analysis

Delivery focus

Prioritization

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Azure DevOps

Jira

Linear

Job description

Job Description

At Ignite Systems, we build technology that helps insurers and brokers operate more effectively, streamline processes, and deliver exceptional customer experiences. As our customer base continues to grow, we are looking for a Product Analyst to join our Retainer team and act as the bridge between our clients, product capabilities, and development teams, helping customers maximize the value of the Ignite platform while shaping its future direction.

Responsibilities

• As a Product Analyst, you will be the trusted partner for a portfolio of clients, helping them maximize value from our solutions while ensuring development priorities are aligned to business needs.
• You will:
• Work directly with clients to understand business requirements, challenges, and opportunities
• Act as the strategic owner for a portfolio of clients, balancing long‑term product evolution with immediate delivery priorities
• Act as the primary point of contact for delivery discussions, change requests, and product enhancements
• Challenge client requirements and recommend alternative solutions where appropriate
• Build strong, trusted relationships with both internal and external stakeholders
• Help customers understand product capabilities and advise on best‑practice use of the platform
• Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, and Customer Success teams to ensure successful outcomes
• Facilitate discussions around scope, priorities, timelines, and solution approaches
• Make informed prioritisation decisions by balancing customer needs, commercial value, product strategy, and technical complexity.
• Own and maintain client backlogs, balancing competing priorities and business needs
• Manage, prioritise and refine development requests, balancing business value, customer priorities, and technical constraints within Agile sprint cycles.
• Facilitate sprint planning and backlog refinement sessions with development teams
• Work with Product, Engineering and other Product Analysts to identify opportunities that benefit multiple customers rather than bespoke solutions
• Monitor client satisfaction, delivery performance, and roadmap progress, ensuring delivered functionality achieves measurable business value.

Qualifications

What We’re Looking For

We’re seeking a delivery-focused professional who combines strong business analysis skills with excellent client-facing communication and commercial awareness.

You’ll Ideally Bring

• Experience in a Product Analyst, Business Analyst, Product Consultant, Customer Success, Solutions Consultant, or similar role
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the confidence to work directly with customers and senior stakeholders
• Experience gathering requirements, defining solutions, and translating business needs into actionable deliverables
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and competing deadlines
• A collaborative approach and the ability to challenge ideas constructively and build consensus across technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience working within Agile environments and sprint‑based delivery models
• The ability to operate effectively under pressure while maintaining a high standard of customer service

Desirable Experience

While not essential, experience in any of the following areas would be advantageous:

• Working within a software company, SaaS environment, or technology‑led business
• Product ownership, product management, or backlog management responsibilities
• Insurance, insurtech, broking, underwriting, or related financial services experience
• Writing user stories, acceptance criteria, and functional requirements
• Azure DevOps, Jira, Linear, or similar delivery and workflow management tools
• User acceptance testing (UAT), product testing, or quality assurance activities
• Data analysis, reporting, and process improvement initiatives

About Us

Our People, Our Culture

For more than 50 years, Verisk has helped property and casualty insurers make smarter decisions about risk through AI‑powered risk modeling, advanced analytics, and technology solutions spanning the entire policy lifecycle. We are a leading strategic data, analytics, and technology partner to the global insurance industry, guided by core values of learning, caring, and results while maintaining the highest ethical standards as stewards of the industry's most comprehensive datasets. Learn more about Verisk and what we are doing within the insurance industry.

For the eighth consecutive year, Verisk is proudly recognized as a Great Place to Work for outstanding workplace culture in the US, the fourth consecutive year in the UK, Spain, and India, and the second consecutive year in Poland. In addition, we’ve been recognized by The Wall Street Journal as one of the Best‑Managed Companies and by Forbes as a World’s Best Employer, testaments to the value we place on workplace culture.

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Verisk Analytics is an equal opportunity employer.

All members of the Verisk Analytics family of companies are equal opportunity employers. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, veteran's status, age or disability. Verisk’s minimum hiring age is 18 except in countries with a higher age limit subject to applicable law.

At Verisk, we provide a competitive compensation package aligned with market benchmarks and individual experience, disclosed transparently in accordance with applicable pay transparency regulations. In addition to base salary, eligible roles may include a range of incentive opportunities designed based on market research and our internal grading structure.

Our benefits portfolio varies by location; however, a typical package includes medical coverage, life insurance, pension plans, and paid time off in line with local labor laws.

We also foster a work environment focused on well‑being and career development. Additional perks may include wellness initiatives, fitness programs, and team‑building activities.

Salary and Compensation

Commission : No

Minimum Salary : 40,000

Maximum Salary : 50,000