Junior Business Analyst - Duck Creek Reinsurance

Junior Business Analyst - Duck Creek Reinsurance

Junior Business Analyst - Duck Creek Reinsurance

Apply locations GBR - London time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job requisition id 331577

Primary Details

Time Type: Full time
Worker Type: Employee

Junior Business Analyst - Duck Creek Reinsurance

London

Permanent (Hybrid)

At QBE, our purpose is to enable a more resilient future.

We are an international insurer and reinsurer with a local presence in 27 countries.

The Opportunity

We're hiring for a Junior Business Analyst who specializes in Duck Creek Reinsurance software on a full-time, permanent basis. In this role, you'll act as the bridge between business and IT teams, analyzing systems, processes, and solutions to uncover opportunities and challenges.

Your new role

Reporting to Global Business Lead, you'll support business change initiatives by assessing needs, capturing requirements, designing solutions, and delivering results. You'll also continuously identify areas for improvement, driving efficiencies and fostering positive change in the analysis process.

Main responsibilities:

• Collaborate with stakeholders, project managers, developers, and solution architects to implement business-led changes and support business objectives.
• Align initiatives with departmental and business unit vision, values, and strategy.
• Plan analysis activities, create detailed work breakdown plans, and ensure timely delivery of project objectives.
• Assist in developing project plans and budgets; manage analysis activities to meet project goals and deadlines.
• Work with the business to analyze problems and opportunities, challenge where necessary, and capture high-level requirements.
• Support analysis activities, including gathering requirements, creating process maps, defining business and technical requirements, addressing QA issues, assessing systems for improvements, collaborating on design specifications, and ensuring solutions meet business needs.
• Support the project manager in validating test plans and/or creating a UAT model; facilitate user acceptance testing and report results.
• Support the implementation phase by applying knowledge used to create the solution.
• Regularly review and monitor risks and issues, make recommendations, and own risks related to analysis when delegated by the project manager.
• Manage and motivate business and project team resources, including third-party resources, to deliver analysis that meets business needs.

About you

With a problem-solving mindset, you'll inspire creativity and implement new ideas while specializing in areas such as process, data, business, or systems analysis to improve business procedures, workflows, and tools.

Skills you'll need:

• Previous experience on the Duck Creek Reinsurance platform
• Ability to accurately reflect on facts and maintain an objective
• Ability to identify potential issues and take preventative or mitigating action in advance
• Competent in working within an Agile environment
• Skilled in managing stakeholder relationships, understanding drivers and needs
• Ability to understand, capture, and document requirements in a structured and efficient manner
• Capable of creating specifications/requirement documents for architects, developers, and testers
• Skilled in engaging with Business Representatives of all levels and communicating professionally
• Ability to challenge requirements or assumptions constructively while maintaining positive relationships

Why QBE? At My Best

At QBE, we want our people to feel rewarded and inspired to perform at their best, that’s why we have created “At My Best.” It’s our connection, our way of showing we have your back. We understand that one size doesn’t fit all and that priorities can change depending on your life stage. That is why our blend of wellbeing initiatives and benefits offer flexibility to suit what matters most to you. It’s in the culture of our business, our QBE DNA, to support our people.

#LI-Hybrid

We’re an international insurer that’s building momentum towards realizing our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner. We can never really predict what’s around the corner, but at QBE we’re asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future – helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage.

QBE aims to build a workplace that is fair and inclusive because we want to attract and retain the best people to do the job. We have adopted flexible working across the company and welcome this conversation.

With more than 13,000 people working across 27 countries, we’re big enough to make a real impact, but small enough to provide a friendly workplace, where people are down-to-earth, passionate, and kind.

To find out more about why you should work for QBE, visit our careers website.

At My Best - QBE Benefits

You are more than your work – and QBE is more than a workplace, which is why we provide you with the benefits, support, and flexibility to help you concentrate on living your best life personally and professionally. As well as the benefits below, we also offer an extensive choice of other options to suit you!

• 30 days holiday a year with the option to buy up to 2 additional days.
• Flexible working - balancing work and life is important so our flexible working opportunities are open to all, this can include part-time, job share, and compressed hours.
• Pension – you are automatically enrolled into the QBE pension plan, which entitles you to receive employer contributions of 10% of your basic salary.
• Private medical insurance – we fund fully comprehensive private medical cover for you and all the family.
• Family friendly policies – we offer 26 weeks leave at full pay regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, or how you become a parent.
• Short term remote work abroad - you can request up to 20 days per year to work remotely from certain locations abroad.
• Sustainable investing - we believe sustainable integration is important for long term financial, environmental, and social outcomes.
• Cycle-to-Work – benefit from regular exercise whilst making your commute greener and cheaper, select a bike and/or accessories up to the value of £5,000.

To find out more visit our Reward Page

QBE Awards

Some of the awards QBE is proud to have won, been a finalist for, and shortlisted for include:

• AXCO Global Insurance Awards 2024 Winner: Network Management of the Year
• Insurance Business UK 5-Star Cyber Awards 2024: QBE rated as a 5-Star Cyber Insurer
• UK IT Industry Awards 2023 Winner: Green Technology Innovation of the Year
• Working Dads Employer Awards 2023 Winner: Parental Policies Award
• Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2023: QBE rated as a 5-Star Employer

You can view all our awards here.

Inclusion of Diversity

We are striving to create a workplace culture where all our people feel included, and we are committed to building a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we operate in.

Accessibility

Here at QBE, we are promoting an accessible workplace for all, which includes supporting candidates to perform at their best during their recruitment process. If you require any accommodations, please make your Talent Acquisition contact aware.

ESG & Sustainability

At QBE, we believe that integrating sustainability into our business helps us deliver on our purpose of enabling a more resilient future.

What next? If you have a passion to contribute to QBE’s vision of enabling a more resilient future for our customers and the community, we encourage you to apply! Simply click the “apply” button to submit your CV and other relevant documents, and a member of our friendly Talent Acquisition team will be in contact to discuss your interest further if you meet the requirements of the role.

We believe this is our moment – what if it was yours too?

APPLY NOW and let’s make it happen!

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Equal Employment Opportunity:

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.

About Us

We are an international insurer and reinsurer offering a diverse portfolio of commercial, personal and specialty products, as well as risk management solutions. Our product portfolio includes property, motor, crop, energy, marine and aviation. We employ a team of around 13,000 people in 27 countries around the world.