Senior AI Business Analyst

Willis Towers Watson; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global risk management firm seeks a Senior Business Analyst to lead AI-driven projects within their London office. The ideal candidate will possess robust experience in business analysis, particularly within the insurance sector, and have a strong grasp of AI technologies. This hybrid role entails collaborating cross-functionally, managing project delivery, and ensuring governance compliance. The firm offers a comprehensive benefits package, promoting professional growth and community involvement.

Benefits

Hybrid working options

Paid professional memberships

Employee assistance programme

Fully paid volunteer day

Electric vehicle car scheme

Cycle-to-work programme

Dental and optical cover

Critical illness protection

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Business Analyst, ideally in the insurance sector.
• Strong understanding of AI technologies and Technical Prompting.
• Excellent communication skills for stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Drive business analysis for high-impact AI projects across the global business.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and validate requirements.
• Monitor project progress and ensure compliance with data standards.

Skills

Experience in AI technologies

Stakeholder management

Commercial acumen

Leadership

Logical thinking

Education

Degree in Business, Computer Science, or Data Science

Certifications in Business Analysis

Tools

AI tooling and platforms

Job description

Fantastic opportunity for a commercially astute Senior Business Analyst with in-depth experience of AI (Gen AI and Prompting) development & systems to take on this new role. Ideally, you will have a strong background in the insurance industry but we will consider candidates from other sectors.

Based within our Corporate Risk & Broking (CRB) GB Operations team and with line management responsibility, you will be pivotal to delivering across many strategic AI-driven projects that will transform how we operate and serve clients globally. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to define requirements, shape solutions, and ensure successful delivery of AI initiatives within our AI engineering lab.

This role will be based in our London offices and will be offered on a hybrid basis.

The Role

• Help drive the business analysis for a high-impact AI projects across our global broking business.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across broking, operations, and technology to gather and validate requirements.
• Translate business needs into functional specifications for AI-driven solutions.
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to design and implement intelligent agents.
• Conduct gap analyses, process mapping, and impact assessments.
• Support change management and training initiatives to embed AI solutions across the business.
• Monitor project progress, risks, and benefits realisation.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and data governance standards.
• Manage internal controls, risk management, and change processes to ensure robust governance and successful delivery and adoption of AI solutions.
• Team line management responsibility

The Requirements

• Proven experience as a Business Analyst, ideally in the insurance sector (broking, claims, or operations) although other sectors will be considered.
• Strong understanding of AI technologies, Technical Prompting, and systematic use of AI to achieve impactful business outcomes.
• Demonstrable logical and systematic thinking skills, and wiliness to apply that to AI driven processes, and solutions.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Strong commercial acumen and strategic thinking.
• Leadership experience desirable but not essential.

Desirable Qualifications

• Degree in Business, Computer Science, Data Science, or related field.
• Certifications in Business Analysis (e.g., BCS, IIBA) or AI/ML (e.g., Coursera, Microsoft, Google).
• Experience working with AI tooling, platforms and agential frameworks.

Benefits

We support your growth and balance with hybrid working options, paid professional memberships, access to an employee assistance programme, and a fully paid volunteer day to make a difference in your community. On top of these, you can opt into a variety of additional perks including an electric vehicle car scheme, share scheme, cycle-to-work programme, dental and optical cover, critical illness protection, and much more. Start making the most of your career and wellbeing with a range of benefits tailored for you.

Equal Opportunity

At WTW, we believe difference makes us stronger. We want our workforce to reflect the different and varied markets we operate in and to build a culture of inclusivity that makes colleagues feel welcome, valued, and empowered to bring their whole selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive work environment throughout our organisation. We embrace all types of diversity.

We’re committed to equal employment opportunity and provide application, interview and workplace adjustments and accommodations to all applicants. If you foresee any barriers, from the application process through to joining WTW, please email [e-mail].