Senior Business Analyst

Aviva; York; On-site; GBP 65,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to drive transformation and deliver impactful change. In this dynamic role, you will collaborate with design, development, and testing teams to ensure quality solutions that meet business needs. Your expertise in navigating ambiguity and leading multi-functional groups will be crucial in shaping change initiatives. With a focus on customer needs and sustainable delivery, this position offers a unique opportunity to make a difference in a supportive environment that values innovation and career development.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

29 days holiday plus bank holidays

Up to 40% discount on Aviva products

Free Aviva shares through Matching Share Plan

Paid volunteering days

Flexible benefits including sustainability options

Supportive policies including parental leave

Wellbeing support and tools

Qualifications

• Strong relationship building skills and experience in business transformation.
• Experience in navigating ambiguity and shaping change initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Ensure key business goals are understood and requirements are articulated.
• Lead other business analysts in developing change strategies.

Skills

Analytical skills

Decision making

Problem-solving

Facilitating multi-functional groups

Negotiation and influence

Business analysis tools and techniques

Job description

Senior Business Analyst

Salary Circa £65,000

Do you have a passion for transformation? Do you like to challenge the status quo, think differently and look at ways technology can solve business problems?

Are you dynamic, resilient and want to be involved in delivering change that drives Aviva strategy? If you do, you could be part of our transformation.We love to constantly innovate and improve the products, services and experience for our customers.

Our one team approach means you will have great opportunities for career development across the Insurance, Wealth and Retirement Businesses. You don’t need to be from an insurance background, we want to bring the best in class regardless of your specific industry experience. We are particularly interested to hear from people with technology simplification, data migration and business transformation experience in large, complex organisations.

If you are motivated by making a difference, enjoy a variety of assignments, are keen to develop and have strong relationship building skills, this could be the role for you!

A bit about the job:

As a Senior Business Analyst, you’ll be ensuring key business goals are understood and requirements are clearly articulated for delivery teams. To do this, you’ll be working with design, development and test colleagues to ensure that quality business solutions that address the requirements of the business are delivered. We’ll look to you to participate, lead and contribute to relevant business/scrum/project meetings.You’ll also be leading other business analysts to help us develop the change strategy by supporting projects through the development/testing lifecycle including implementation.

Delivering sustainably for our customers is critical so considering their needs and being prepared to challenge decisions that are not in their best interests is vital. You’ll need to understand other change initiatives, recognise dependencies, and determine if business benefits can be better realised through alignment across businesses.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Excellent analytical, decision making and problem-solving skills
• Skills in navigating ambiguity, shaping change initiatives and early lifecycle stages, including vendor assessment and selection
• Comfortable with facilitating multi-functional groups and stakeholders
• Ability to lead, negotiate and influence – to challenge and drive the necessary changes
• Experience of working on medium to large scale assignments, with detailed knowledge of the application of business analysis tools and techniques

What you’ll get for this role:

Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too. And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you. We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

• Salary Circa £65,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity 10% of annual salary Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.
• Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.
• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

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Aviva is for everyone:

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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