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Canopius Group

12d ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Mid & Senior Level
  • Data
    Business, Operations & Strategy
  • Manchester

AI generated summary

  • You must have experience as a Business Analyst in London insurance or financial services, SQL skills, strong communication, project delivery experience, and core BA skills.
  • You will collaborate with the Data team, define requirements, document processes, create business cases, analyze system changes, support projects from ideation to implementation, and assess solution success.

Requirements

  • Must have demonstrable experience of working in a Business Analyst role in the London Insurance market or, at a minimum, within financial services
  • Interest in data, reporting and analytics, with experience in database querying via SQL or similar tools, or in gathering requirements for data-led initiatives, is desirable
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, a positive ‘can-do’ attitude and the ability to confidently collaborate with a variety of stakeholders at all levels
  • Proven experience of project/programme implementation, software delivery and business process re-engineering, preferably including experience in an Agile environment
  • Core Business Analyst skills including stakeholder management, negotiation and influencing, critical thinking, problem solving and prioritisation
  • Curious and detail-orientated
  • Able to work in a complex, dynamic environment and to consider the bigger picture, including dependencies and crossover between initiatives
  • Self-starter, an ability to use own initiative and to work independently where required
  • BA Diploma or proven equivalent experience

Responsibilities

  • You will work on data-focused projects or programmes across the company's entire Change portfolio incorporating regulatory, operating model and technology transformations for a major Lloyd’s Managing Agent.
  • You Will:
  • Interact primarily with the Data team on a range of data, reporting and analytics-led activity
  • Work closely with business stakeholders to define their requirements through a variety of techniques, such as workshops and interviews
  • Translate requirements into user stories and define acceptance criteria
  • Document ‘as-is’ processes, e.g. data flow diagrams, flow charts, business process maps
  • Plan, design and document ‘to-be’ processes, e.g. data flow diagrams, business process maps
  • Create business cases and recommendations to improve and support business activities including the exploration of potential solutions
  • Produce business plans, project plans, key performance indicators and system impacts
  • Analyse and configure system changes and consider data, reporting and analytics impacts
  • Contribute to the testing of captured and agreed requirements
  • Support the project through its lifecycle from ideation to implementation, working closely with partners across our Change, Technology and Data teams and the wider organisation
  • Analyse and assess the success of implemented solutions
  • Ensure the accuracy and rigour of all analysis, lifting the benchmark across the business

FAQs

What is the role of a Business Analyst in the Change Team?

The Business Analyst plays an important role in supporting the successful delivery of key business initiatives, which includes analysing and documenting business cases, processes, assessing proposed solutions, and delivering live projects, with a particular focus on data, reporting, and analytics.

What types of projects will the Business Analyst work on?

The Business Analyst will work on data-focused projects or programmes across the company's Change portfolio, incorporating regulatory, operating model, and technology transformations for a major Lloyd’s Managing Agent.

What kind of experience is required for this position?

Candidates must have demonstrable experience working in a Business Analyst role within the London Insurance market or, at a minimum, within financial services.

Is experience with data, reporting, and analytics necessary for this role?

Yes, an interest in data, reporting, and analytics, along with experience in database querying via SQL or similar tools, or in gathering requirements for data-led initiatives, is desirable.

What skills are essential for a Business Analyst at Canopius?

Core skills include strong communication and interpersonal abilities, stakeholder management, negotiation, critical thinking, problem solving, and the capability to work independently in a complex, dynamic environment.

What should candidates expect in terms of working environment?

Canopius operates in incredible new offices in the heart of the City of London, with a flexible, hybrid working model that encourages employees to be their best and values everyone's unique contributions.

Are there any educational qualifications required for this role?

A BA Diploma or proven equivalent experience is preferred for candidates applying for the Business Analyst position.

Does Canopius provide any benefits to employees?

Yes, Canopius offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes hybrid working, a competitive base salary, non-contributory pension, discretionary bonus, insurances, and many other benefits geared toward employee wellbeing.

How does Canopius promote diversity and inclusion?

Canopius is fully committed to equal employment opportunities, providing a work environment free of discrimination and harassment, and encourages applicants from all diverse backgrounds.

What kind of training or support can employees expect during the recruitment process?

Canopius makes reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and during employment, and candidates can request information in alternate formats or any other reasonable adjustments they may need.

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Canopius Group

Canopius is a global specialty (re)insurer with underwriting operations in the APAC region, Bermuda, the UK & US.

Finance
Industry
501-1000
Employees
2003
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Canopius is a global specialty (re)insurer with underwriting operations in Australia, Bermuda, China, Singapore, the UK and US. It underwrites through Lloyd’s Syndicates 4444 (managed by Canopius Managing Agents Limited), a US surplus lines insurer, Canopius US Insurance, Inc and Canopius Reinsurance Ltd, a Bermuda based Class 4 Reinsurer.  At Canopius we genuinely want to foster a positive and winning culture. A culture which gives space for us all to flourish as people and which contributes to building a business which delivers profitable sustainable results. We seek to do this by being ourselves and embracing individuality, prizing collaboration, speaking as truthfully as we can bear, encouraging sharp and diverse thinking and getting good work done. We believe our people’s individuality, their critical thinking, their market insights, and ultimately their independent view of risks makes us different. Where we get this right, it results in close collaborations, in-depth insights and innovative, fairer risk solutions. Simply, when we work together, we do better business and we flourish as people.