Business Analyst - Underwriting Systems - Outside IR35

Business Analyst - Product Systems - Outside IR35

Our client, a global Insurance broker, are currently looking to hire an Insurance Business Analyst with Underwriting and Business Systems experience such as Salesforce to join the team on a hybrid working contract basis. This role would be on an Outside IR35 contract basis.

This role is key in ensuring enhanced communication and understanding between the Underwriting, Operations, Data, Bordereaux and IT teams so strong communication skills are essential. Underwriting & Salesforce experience preferred.

Role Responsibilities:

• The elicitation, analysis and validation of both system and business requirements to an appropriate level of detail to enable effective development of new or changed software, systems and business processes.
• Working with Development Teams, Quality Assurance, Testing and Product Owners to identify change, agreeing scope, tracking progress & proposing solutions aligned to strategic goals and ambitions.
• The management of requirements throughout the whole of the delivery lifecycle. Facilitating if necessary, the negotiation of trade-offs that are both acceptable to key stakeholders and within budgetary, technical, regulatory and any other constraints.
• Act as the conduit between IT, Operations, Data and Finance teams ensuring requirements are understood and each stakeholder has appropriate involvement.
• Create new and innovative approaches to performing business activities from previous experiences to develop new or improved products, services and/or improving effectiveness of business operations.
• Cross check business requirements against technical requirements to ensure alignment and provide appropriate challenge to ensure successful business outcomes.
• Writing of User Stories and Acceptance Criteria with detailed wireframes and all inputs/outputs carefully considered.
• User testing of Features and User Stories developed following design and development.
• Utilises market knowledge to bring the art of the possible and creative thinking to solving business challenges.

Key Requirements

• Knowledge of the insurance lifecycle including working with quote and bind or policy administration systems.
• Knowledge of Salesforce and its cloud ecosystem
• Ability to work quickly, efficiently and methodically
• Experience of web and cloud technologies and agile methodologies
• Very strong communication, influencing and negotiation skills
• Ability to build effective relationships with senior managers and other key internal and external stakeholders
• High impact presentation skills, demonstrated leadership skills and ability to think strategically
• Proactively sharing 'what works best' with others across the organisation
• Actively listens to the views of colleagues and business leaders, but also has the strength of character to challenge where required to ensure operational excellence
• Planning, organising, and managing skills, and ability to prioritise
• Extensive experience gained in an insurance MGA or carrier environment
• Good understanding of Insurance Operations, Data, Credit Control and Finance
• Broad knowledge and understanding of insurance principles, products and services
• An understanding of regulatory requirements, Bordereaux, financial outputs, compliance and the insurance market.

Please apply!

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.