Business Analyst

## Business Analyst Apply locations:
Home - UK
- England time type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
R0018071#
** Who are we?
** Howden is a global insurance group with employee ownership at its heart. Together, we have pushed the boundaries of insurance. We are united by a shared passion and no-limits mindset, and our strength lies in our ability to collaborate as a powerful international team comprised of 24,000 employees spanning over 56 countries.

People join Howden for many different reasons, but they stay for the same one: our culture. It’s what sets us apart, and the reason our employees have been turning down headhunters for years. Whatever your priorities – work / life balance, career progression, sustainability, volunteering – you’ll find like-minded people driving change at Howden.
** Role Purpose
** The job holder will be based in the project delivery team which sits in Howden Group Holdings The Project Delivery Team (PDT) is comprised of project management and business analysis professionals who work collaboratively with Howden business units to facilitate and deliver change (both business and technology programmes / projects).The project portfolio of work is aligned to the growth strategies of Howden Group Holdings as a whole.

A business analyst provides analytical services such as (but not limited to) requirements engineering, process modelling and data analysis on a variety of projects and initiatives. The portfolio at any given time will contain projects of contrasting magnitude for both existing systems and new products. A business analyst will act as a bridge between business units, internal development teams, IT Infrastructure and third party suppliers to help ensure successful project delivery.

A major part of the role involves analysing a business’s processes and systems, investigating the current situation, identifying gaps and documenting improvements required. They will manage the requirements catalogue / product backlog for most projects and will be an essential point of contact for stakeholders.

A Business Analyst is expected to:
* Provide quality business analysis services to Howden and ensure that projects and products are delivered on time, within budget and meet the quality standards outlined at initiation.
* Provide professional, friendly and positive project support to Howden and meeting the challenges of a dynamic and growing company.
* Collaborate with the Howden business units to deliver initiatives, which increase revenue generation, process efficiency and regulatory compliance.
** Key Accountabilities
**** Planning
* ** Identifies analysis tasks and manages own work on assigned projects as well as contributing to other projects as required
* Provides relevant management information to stakeholders/management team as required.
** Technical:
**** a)
Stakeholder Management
*** Facilitation of communication between various parties within and external to Howden Group Holdings
* Point of contact and first stage decision-maker for requirements, project issues and queries.
* Responsibility for resolving project issues and escalating as needed.
* Resolve conflict between stakeholders and bring differing parties to agreement.
* Develop strong relationships with business units and external vendors
* Building up of knowledge of specific business divisions as well as the wider Howden Group Holdings subsidiary companies and championing business change and strategic company goals.
** b) Requirements Engineering
*** Requirements gathering and analysis for strategic and operational projects, using a variety of methodologies: (traditional requirements, user stories. backlog building, backwards and forwards traceability.)
* Planning, managing and running workshops, interviews and prototyping sessions in order to elicit requirements.
* Creating and maintaining requirements documentation, which can be used to gain stakeholder agreement as well as provide suitable information to developers to build / configure products.
* Becoming the expert in the systems requirements during the implementation of a project.
* Performing the full requirements lifecycle - elicitation, analysis, documentation…