Business Analyst

Royal London

Role: Business Analyst

Salary: GBP28,000 to GBP36,000

Benefits: 9% Bonus at target, PMI after 1 year service, 28 days holiday + stats, Double match contributory pension

A 150 year old company founded on the principles of self-reliance and community, Royal London is the UK's largest mutual pensions, insurance and investment company. Group businesses provide around 9.1 million policies and employ 3,106 people across operations in London, Bath, Edinburgh, Wilmslow, Glasgow and Reading, with Group funds under management of GBP93.8 billion.

Owned by our members, rather than by shareholders, our financial performance is robust over both the short and long term. Our aim is to become the most trusted and recommended provider of insurance and investment products in the eyes of our customers.

We have an exciting permanent opportunity for a Business Analyst to join the Life & Pensions team in Edinburgh.

The main purpose is to take ownership and responsibility for delivering detailed business designs, processes and functionality, that support the business needs to the agreed time-scales and quality.

Responsibilities:

• Be responsible for understanding, analysing and interpreting business requirements and needs.
• Identify appropriate, effective and efficient solutions that ensure a consistent approach across the group.
• Be visible within the business and use personal influence to gain buy in from project team and key stakeholders.
• Take ownership and responsibility for developing and delivering the detailed business requirements to support the solution.
• Deliver requirements and artefacts to a high quality standard and follow best practice.
• Ensure requirements are appropriately challenged with the benefits and success criteria agreed and signed off by the business stakeholders.
• Work collaboratively within project to ensure solution is clear and development meets business requirements.
• Support the development & test teams, and business readiness areas, to ensure project implements successfully.

Skills, Qualifications & Experience:

• Previous business analyst experience within complex change environment required. Good knowledge and understanding of financial services is desirable.
• Experience required in eliciting, prioritising and managing of requirements, and able to use variety of techniques and artefacts to engage with business and get to the real business need.
• Proven track record of building successful relationships with key stakeholders.
• Ability to work on own or collaboratively as part of a team.
• Proven track record of demonstrating initiative and coming up with innovative ideas.
• Ability to clearly demonstrate understanding of the project life cycle and where business analyst should be involved.
• Delivery focused, able to turns decisions into reality.
• Flexibility, willing to adapt thinking and behaviour to suit the requirements of different situations.
• Independence, prepared to raise issues in the face of opposition. Able to stand up for your ideas, and influence or challenge when necessary.

Royal London offers great opportunities for competent and dynamic BAs to develop and progress professionally within an exciting change environment.re able to influence.

To apply, please attach a copy of your most up to date CV.

For any further queries regarding the role, please contact Manny Chita who is managing this vacancy on Royal London's behalf.