Business Analyst Uxbridge, England
Job description
Be part of our award-winning team!
Who we are
Cover-More Group is a global specialist and integrated travel insurance, medical assistance, and employee assistance provider with operations across five continents. Cover-More Group is headquartered in Sydney, Australia. In 2017, Cover-More became part of Zurich Insurance Group emerging as the third largest travel insurance provider in the world.
Our vision is to take the lead in the insurance industry with comprehensive products, quality customer service, competitive rates, and the latest technology, enabling all our agents and customers to have the easiest and quickest experience when carrying out quotes or managing policies with all Blue Insurances' Products.
Position Overview
The Business Analyst role will be given ownership of products or parts of products leading through requirement analysis, design, development, testing, deployment, and live maintenance
Qualifications and Training
Ÿ Experience as a Business Analyst / Agile BA within an Agile / Scrum environment is essential
Ÿ A degree in Business Analysis Practice or a related discipline is desirable. A strong background in troubleshooting and technology support will be beneficial
Ÿ Have knowledge, understanding and experience of DevOps software delivery methodologies and the application of them using tools like JIRA, Confluence
The Team and Community
Caring is at the heart of what we do. We're here to make a positive difference in the world we live in. Through our social impact, we are committing to the communities we work in and giving back where they need it most. Whichever way you choose to participate in volunteering or fundraising, whether as a team or individually, the company gives you 3 paid days to volunteer. This is our commitment to our community. Then, wherever you help, the commitment is always doubled, and the company will match the number of volunteer hours that staff complete each year and also any money donated to a charity which we call Employee Matching here in CoverMore Group.
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
To be successful in this role you will need:
Ÿ Consult with the business and Product Managers and/or digital managers to prioritise and shape the product backlog, using Agile practices for prioritisation around business value
Ÿ Build strong relationships with key strategic business partners, ensuring an understanding of their business; work collaboratively on their development pipeline
Ÿ Lead the facilitation of Project Initiation / Inception workshops, where necessary
Ÿ Developing quality user stories or other types of agile requirements, through a variety of agile techniques
Ÿ Assisting with the development of acceptance criteria
Ÿ Facilitate key agile ceremonies (sprint demo/showcase, sprint retrospective, sprint/iteration planning, backlog grooming)
Ÿ Manage a variety of relationships including business stakeholders, Product Manager, digital managers, Scrum Master and other broader team members
Ÿ Responsible for his/her own work planning against objectives set in agreement with their leader
Ÿ Work closely with other groups like product, quality assurance, and project management resources throughout planning and delivery of solutions
Ÿ Monitor upcoming new development activity for potential impact to overall environment
Ÿ Assist with definition of scope and objectives as well as testing and implementation
Ÿ Providing estimates and refining it as part of an agile project
Ÿ Participate in architectural sessions and provide solutions to complex problems
Ÿ Work with the developers to design and document custom solutions
Ÿ Implementing core design components with software development best practices
Ÿ Daily lead of scrum and or agile comms with developers/testers for continued workstreams
Skills:
· Excellent interpersonal skills
· Effective verbal and listening communications skills
· Attention to detail and high level of accuracy
· Very effective organisational skills
· Effective written communications skills
Personal Attributes:
· Self-motivated and resourceful, with the proven ability to multi-task and operate successfully under tight deadlines
· Possess cultural awareness and sensitivity
· Be flexible, demonstrate sound work ethics
· Enjoy a fast paced, dynamic, challenging, and team-oriented work environment
Rewards and Benefits:
· Competitive salary (DOE)
· Company pension
· 25 days Annual Leave
· Performance based incentive
· Life insurance
· Income protection
· Hybrid working and flexible working opportunities.
· Employee Assistance Programme
· Career Progression
· Family friendly and work-life balance
· Paid parental leave.
· Paid sick leave.
· Wellness leave.
· Fitness reimbursement
· Online learning and training opportunities
· Professional membership
· Overtime pay.
· Staff referral bonus
· Work anniversaries leave or a day off on your birthday
· Parking
Cover-More Insurance Services Limited is an equal opportunities employer.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: From £50,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Flexitime
- Gym membership
- Life insurance
- Referral programme
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Flexitime
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Uxbridge: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Uxbridge
