Business Analyst - (Operational Transformation) - 12 months contract
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Business Analyst to drive digital transformation, customer journey enhancement, and operational excellence initiatives. This role will partner with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver impactful business solutions, streamline processes, and support technology-enabled change.
Key Responsibilities
- Analyse business processes, customer journeys, and operational workflows; identify opportunities for service improvement, digitalisation, automation, and transformation.
- Gather, document, and validate business requirements, user stories, process flows, and functional specifications; conduct impact and gap assessments.
- Consolidate procedures, policies, service guidelines, FAQs, and operational knowledge; structure and maintain business knowledge repositories; ensure content quality, consistency, and governance.
- Coordinate stakeholders across Operations, Customer Service, Risk/AML, Technology, and vendors; facilitate workshops, walkthroughs, and requirement discussions; drive alignment, decisions, and follow-up actions.
- Conduct market research and solution assessments; support RFP preparation, vendor briefings, demonstrations, and evaluations; perform fit-gap analysis and support implementation.
- Prepare and review UAT scenarios and test cases; support UAT execution, defect resolution, deployment, and user training; drive adoption and collect feedback.
- Develop and maintain project plans and delivery schedules; track milestones, dependencies, issues, and risks; prepare status reports and management updates.
- Analyse operational data and business metrics; define, track, and review expected benefits and success measures.
Qualifications
- Minimum 5 years' experience in Business Analysis within the insurance or financial services industry.
- Proven experience in policy services, customer experience, AML operations, risk management, or digital product/operations transformation.
- Strong background in driving projects from requirements gathering through implementation.
- Experience in digital transformation initiatives; exposure to AI-related projects is preferred.
- Skilled in stakeholder management, workshop facilitation, and vendor coordination.
- Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills, with solid project coordination and delivery management capabilities.
- Bachelor's degree or above in Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related discipline.