Mid-level Business Analyst (Whitespace Software - Specialty Insurance)

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Business Analyst to join our team. The ideal candidate will have between 4+ years of experience as a Business Analyst within the insurance industry, preferably with exposure to the London Market, though this is not mandatory.  

They will write and communicate specifications based on business requirements, clarifying and giving further examples where necessary. Testing is also a significant part of the role, ensuring the system does what was intended and iterating and improving as and when required.

They will also act as a mentor to the junior members of the BA team, offering support and sharing expertise.

• Develop an understanding of the Platform functionality.
• Conducting the analysis of business processes, functions and procedures to determine the most effective business systems technology that meet the needs of the organisation.
• Providing detailed knowledge during design and requirements gathering meetings with the ability to lead workshops, with a low level of support from more experienced analysts.
• Work with colleagues to translate business requirements into functional requirements.
• Providing support and review to the junior analysts within their project team to deliver on requirements.
• Providing and delivering on estimates given to Lead Analyst / Project Managers.
• Liaising with their Lead Analyst/PM within their project team / pod around escalations and problem resolution.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and analyze business requirements.
• Develop user stories and requirements documentation.
• Work closely with development and product teams to ensure accurate implementation of requirements.
• Respond to questions and eliminate vagaries during the development phase.
• Reviewing with the assistance of more experienced analysts the coverage of tests executed by the QA, taking part in the testing of the Platform and system integrations.
• Assisting during the execution of user acceptance testing and supporting client through to BAU.

• 4+ years of experience as a Business Analyst in the insurance industry.
• Insurance experience is a must with London Market strongly desirable.
• Strong technical skills, particularly in JSON or proficiency in other coding languages is desirable.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Very strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment.
• Experience effectively gathering, managing and documenting requirements, and development of use cases.
• Understanding of the Project Life Cycle and Agile development and testing principles.
• Self-motivated and happy to work independently, with the ability to organise time/work effectively.
• Experience in providing reviews, feedback and mentoring analysts is desired but not essential.

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