Senior Business Analyst - Pensions and life insurance

Senior Business Analyst Contract - 12 months+ (day rate outside IR35) London City of London - hybrid working A large financial business looking for a Business Analyst responsible for leading business analysis activities to drive rapid and effective design and delivery of solutions to priority business problems. As a catalyst for change, they will analyse complex business needs, collaborate with stakeholders to deeply understand the desired business outcomes, develop options, agree proposed solutions and support the detailed design, build and implementation of the solutions into the business. They will mentor and coach other members of the team to develop requirements analysis, design, problem solving and pragmatic process improvement capabilities across the team.

The principal accountabilities of the Business Analyst include but do not stop at:

• Lead expert business analysis activities to drive real business value for the organisation.
• Analyse complex business needs and collaborate with stakeholders to understand desired business outcomes.
• Partner with Business Product Owners, SMEs and delivery teams across the Group to drive effective definition and prioritisation of initiatives/requirements and design of innovative solutions to meet business needs.
• Stay up-to-date with business trends and specific domain knowledge to better understand changes and opportunities in the business environment and alternative solution delivery options.
• Bring objectivity with ‘data-driven’ insights to ensure understanding of financial and non-financial implications to help stakeholders reach appropriate decisions.
• Drive continuous improvement and development of organisational Business Analysis capabilities Developing the analytical capabilities of teams and stakeholders through coaching and mentoring across the Group.
• Role-model and drive the design, implementation and embedding of best practices to ensure high-quality standards are met.
• Stakeholder engagement and Change Management support Communicate complex business requirements to foster shared understanding to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Presenting complex messages in clear, purposeful and consumable ways.
• Demonstrating leadership and collaboration skills to work with cross-functional teams and guide the analysis of complex scenarios.
• Understand the impact of change on the organisation and stakeholders and provide advice and guidance on how to navigate through change.

Key Skills/Experience:

The Business Analyst must possess a combination of analytical, creative, and communication skills, as well as a broad and deep expertise in analysis techniques, solution development, and project/change management. The ability to self-manage and work in a dynamic environment is also crucial, as is a results-driven mindset that considers risk and prioritises the delivery of value to stakeholders.

Strategic thinking: Ability to interpret complex goals and solutions, deliver on short-term commitments whilst considering the longer-term impacts.

Problem-solving: Expert at analysing, synthesising, and logically structuring information in a step-by-step way to identify trends and find solutions, particularly through use of collaboration tools.

Analysis techniques: Expert knowledge and application of analysis techniques, design principles, Agile practices, and risk in analysis.

Creativity: Adaptable and creative approaches, with the ability to use operating models and design principles to solve complex problems.

Communication: Excellent collaboration, facilitation, presentation, and communication skills at all levels, able to purposefully communicate appropriate, concise and accurate information.

Stakeholder management: Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and convince, with negotiation and conflict management skills.

Results-oriented: Proactive, self-driven, and results-oriented, with the ability to lead analysis in different environments and challenges.

Solution development: Expertise in proposition development, operating and business model design, and business and solution architecture, with a focus on commercial and risk analysis.

Data analysis: Excellent data analysis skills to drive data-led insights and innovation.

Project and change management: Knowledge of project and change management in different environments to deliver successful outcomes.

Mentoring and team development: Support and encourage development of other members of the team, bring maturity to the BA disciplines, strive to identify and implement improvements.

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