Business Analyst Guildford, England
Allianz UK
Full Time
Guildford, England
42000 - 50000 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
What's in it for you? Why make that leap? After all there's other BA roles out there........
Well I can share with you some great reasons why. At Allianz we care, we care for our customers and we care about you. Good health and wellbeing is the foundation to a positive work environment. We offer employee assistance programs, network groups, mentoring schemes, fantastic work life balance with flexible hours and hybrid working. This is only part of the benefits open to you, this is not just a job, this is a career where friendships are made and skills are developed.
Come and be part of a growing practice of around 60 BA’s, joining a thriving community of professionals, focused on quality and delivery. This outward looking team offers the opportunity of exposure to the whole industry, where knowledge sharing both internally and externally secures best practice methodologies and personal development.
The purpose of the role is to enable organisational change by using specialised business analysis, change management skills and a disciplined business analysis approach. You will be supporting the business to articulate the need for change, by defining requirements and recommending solutions that will maximise the value delivered by the business to its customers.
You will work closely with key stakeholders across the business and IT to contribute to the delivery of a varied portfolio of work. If you are able to deliver messages in a clear succinct manner, whilst building effective relationships across all levels, this could be your next new career move.
Allianz are offering an exciting opportunity to grow within the role, where your career can be truly developed. With Team Leader support and in-house courses and study options, this role can be made your own.
This role offers a mix of remote and office working (main office Guildford), there will be a requirement to be in the office a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 16 days per month, by flexible arrangement.
This role offers a mix of remote and office working (main office Guildford), there will be a requirement to be in the office a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 16 days per month, by flexible arrangement.
Key accountabilities:
- Scopes and initiates change programmes, projects and initiatives to deliver business benefits – defining, owning and agreeing the BA Framework to be applied.
- Works to understand existing business environment, business needs and elicit business requirements from stakeholders at all levels of seniority. Manages end-to-end clear traceability, maintenance, prioritisation, change control and approval mechanisms.
- Supports the development, systems testing, user acceptance testing and implementation of solutions by working closely with solution partners, suppliers, and business stakeholders.
- Learns from previous experience and understands how benefits have been delivered by participating in post-implementation reviews, lessons learned sessions and knowledge share/peer reviews.
Skills & Experience:
Technical skills:
Technical skills:
- Expertise in defining and leading business analysis approaches within Waterfall and Agile methodologies from business change and systems development perspectives.
- Application of recognised industry standard modelling techniques
- Experience and knowledge of systems lifecycle concepts used to plan, develop, implement, operate and maintain IT systems/services.
Experience:
- Experience of working in a business analysis role on a number of high complexity projects - ideally within the Insurance / Financial Services industry however not essential.
- An understanding of full systems development lifecycle
- A robust understanding of the full Project / Systems Development life cycle, and associated methodologies.
- Good appreciation of IT systems and there use in business process and how they are implemented to meet objectives
- Experience of planning and facilitating workshops of varying size.
- Experience of influencing and managing senior stakeholders. Gravitas to communicate key messages across multiple areas of the business
Qualifications:
- A Level education or equivalent (Essential)
- BCS Diploma in Business Analysis or equivalent (Desirable)
- Educated to degree level or holder of further professional qualifications and experience (Desirable)
What we can offer you:
Recognised and rewarded for a job well done, we have a range of flexible benefits for you to choose from - including retail discounts and insurance cover - so you can pick a package that’s perfect for you. We also offer flexible working options and global career development opportunities across the wider Allianz Group. That’s on top of enjoying all the benefits you’d expect from the world’s number one insurance brand, including:
Recognised and rewarded for a job well done, we have a range of flexible benefits for you to choose from - including retail discounts and insurance cover - so you can pick a package that’s perfect for you. We also offer flexible working options and global career development opportunities across the wider Allianz Group. That’s on top of enjoying all the benefits you’d expect from the world’s number one insurance brand, including:
- Flexible buy/sell holiday options
- Competitive bonus scheme
- Generous pension contributions
- Development days
- A discount up to 50% on a range of insurance products including car, home and pet
- Retail discounts
Salary : £42,000 - £50,000 based on experience.
About Us:
At Allianz we want everyone to bring their full self to work, so we invest in our people’s personal and professional development. This helps us build the high performing workforce of tomorrow, but don’t just take our word for it – at the British Insurance Awards we won seven awards, including General Insurer of the Year and Commercial Lines Insurer of the Year.
At Allianz we want everyone to bring their full self to work, so we invest in our people’s personal and professional development. This helps us build the high performing workforce of tomorrow, but don’t just take our word for it – at the British Insurance Awards we won seven awards, including General Insurer of the Year and Commercial Lines Insurer of the Year.
We’re at a pivotal moment in our history following the purchases of the LV= General Insurance Group and the General Insurance division of Legal & General, making us the second biggest general insurer in the UK. We’re building our future together, and we’re excited about the possibilities ahead – interested in being part of the team?
Additional Requirements:
At Allianz we believe that the difference in our people makes the difference to our business. We’re committed to removing any barriers in our recruitment process so if you’re having difficulties with your online application or any other stage, please email us at [email protected]
At Allianz we believe that the difference in our people makes the difference to our business. We’re committed to removing any barriers in our recruitment process so if you’re having difficulties with your online application or any other stage, please email us at [email protected]
For external applicants only –
Please note we will require satisfactory pre-employment evidence to include DBS, Financial Probity and Fraud checks, before you can commence employment with us.
Please note we will require satisfactory pre-employment evidence to include DBS, Financial Probity and Fraud checks, before you can commence employment with us.
Job Level:
Professional
Location:
Guildford, ENG, GB, GU1 1DB
Available until:
10/03/2023
Area of Expertise:
Project Management
Unit:
Allianz UK
Employing Entity:
Allianz Management Services Ltd
Job Type:
Full-Time
Remote Job:
Hybrid working
Employment Type:
Permanent
ID:
14505
