Job Description

Business Analyst

Hybrid Working - Guildford/Birmingham

Are you an experienced Business Analyst looking for a new role in a growing team? Fantastic, we have something that might pique your interest!

A new opportunity has just become available and we\'re looking for a Business Analyst to join our team.

About Us:

In the UK, Allianz Insurance employs over 8,000 people up and down the country. The company\'s Head Office is situated in Guildford, Surrey, plus we have additional support services with over 1,000 people based in Trivandrum, India.

We offer commercial insurance with a full range of products for sole traders, right up to large commercial organisations. We also provide a range of personal insurances including, home and motor, musical, legal expenses insurance and cover for pets and horses.

We\'re a global company, but from the very first day you join our team you\'ll know that your contributions are valued. We offer world class learning and career development opportunities, while we celebrate an inclusive culture.

Role Overview:

The purpose of the role is to enable IT and organisational change by using a specialised business analysis approach together with change management skills. You will guide and challenge the business to identify the need for change by defining requirements and recommending solutions that will maximise the value delivered by the business to its customers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define, own and agree the business analysis approach to be applied for the analysis activities required on the programme, project or initiative, ensuring that all activities align with change governance, quality standards as well as strategic business objectives.
• Work to understand the existing business environment, business needs and elicit business requirements from stakeholders at all levels of seniority
• Manage end-to-end clear traceability, maintenance, prioritisation, change control and approval mechanisms of analysis activity
• Recommend potential business solutions in line with business objectives, data needs and requirements
• Support the development of solutions by working closely with solution partners and suppliers
• Develop and apply business analysis best practice tools, techniques and standards
• Lead, mentor and coach others on the business analysis career path and/or a programme, project or initiative
• Learn from previous experience and understand how benefits have been delivered by participating in post-implementation reviews, lessons learned sessions and knowledge share/peer reviews
• Seek feedback and learnings from other more experienced Business Analysts, as well as contribute to the continuous learning of the profession.
• Along with the PM, work with senior stakeholders in defining business visions and developing the strategies to meet these via strategic analysis, feasibility studies and business cases
• Work with the PM to set up, scope and initiate change programmes, projects and initiatives to deliver business benefits.

Technical Skills:

• Expertise in defining and leading business analysis approaches within Waterfall and Agile methodologies from change and systems development perspectives
• Application of recognised industry standard modelling techniques, including data modelling and BPMN
• Experience and knowledge of systems lifecycle concepts used to plan, develop, implement, operate and maintain IT systems/services.

Experience:

• Knowledge and experience in understanding how businesses operate and key drivers for change
• Experience or demonstrable knowledge of the insurance industry including products, services and differing business models, ideally with an IT background
• High degree of organisation, task planning and time management
• Experience of different project methods and how these impact the work a business analyst carries out
• Experience of working in a business analysis role on a number of high complexity change initiatives/projects
• Good appreciation of the wider field of IT systems (architecture, hardware and software), their use in relevant business processes and how they are implemented to meet business objectives
• Excellent communication skills - verbal and written - and MS Office as well as an understanding of tools used to support change management and software development
• Experience of planning and facilitating workshops of varying size
• Leadership, mentoring, coaching and people management skills
• Experience influencing and managing stakeholders up to board level
• Experience working with remote/offshore/third party teams.

Qualifications:

• Educated to degree level or holder of further professional qualifications and experience
• BCS International Diploma in Business Analysis (or equivalent)
• CII Qualification is desirable.

Flexible Working:

Here at Allianz we believe in supporting hybrid work patterns, which balance the needs of our customers, with your personal circumstances and our business requirements. Our aim with this is to help innovation, creativity and you to thrive.

Helping you achieve a good work life balance is important to us. Lots of our colleagues work flexibly including part time hours and/or job shares and we are happy to discuss these opportunities with you.

This role will involve working from home combined with time in our offices (predominantly Guildford and Birmingham) on an ad hoc basis as and when required.

Our Benefits:

Recognised and rewarded for a job well done, we have a range of flexible benefits for you to choose from as well as all the benefits you\'d expect from the world\'s number one insurance brand, including:

• Competitive annual salary - Up to c.\xc2\xa360,000 depending on experience
• Minimum 24 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Flexible buy/sell holiday options
• Opportunity to participate in a PMI scheme
• Annual company & performance-based bonus
• Generous pension contributions and Life Cover up to 4 x salary
• Flexible working arrangements
• Professional mental health support for all employees
• Health and Wellbeing
• Development days
• A discount up to 50% on a range of insurance products including car, home and pet
• Retail discounts
• Access to Learning and Development opportunities such as LinkedIn Learning and our mentoring scheme.

Inclusion & Diversity:

We believe that having a strong focus on Inclusion and Diversity enables us to better understand the customers we serve and the people across our teams. We recognise that people work in different ways and we value alternative viewpoints, celebrate individuality and foster a culture where everyone can bring their best self to work and feel a sense of belonging. It\'s really important to us that we create a diverse workforce and we welcome and encourage applications from everyone.

We\'re committed to providing reasonable adjustments and support to all applicants with a disability and we interview every applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Please contact us at hr-recruitment@allianz.co.uk to let us know if you have a disability and to discuss how we can support you throughout the application process.

Growing your career with Allianz:

We\'ll provide you with the tools to adapt and change with us, so you can grow your career, while building the skills needed for whatever the future brings.

Join us - Let\'s Care For Tomorrow.

Allianz