Junior Business Analyst - Duck Creek Reinsurance

Junior Business Analyst - Duck Creek Reinsurance

Primary Details
Time Type: Full time
Worker Type: Employee
Location: London
Employment Type: 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 the 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:

1. Collaborate with stakeholders, project managers, developers, and solution architects to implement business-led changes and support business objectives.
2. Align initiatives with departmental and business unit vision, values, and strategy.
3. Plan analysis activities, create detailed work breakdown plans, and ensure timely delivery of project objectives.
4. Assist in developing project plans and budgets; manage analysis activities to meet project goals and deadlines.
5. Work with the business to analyze problems and opportunities, challenge where necessary, and capture high-level requirements.
6. 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.
7. Support the project manager in validating test plans and/or creating a UAT model; facilitate user acceptance testing and report results.
8. Support the implementation phase by applying knowledge used to create the solution.
9. Regularly review and monitor risks and issues, make recommendations, and own risks related to analysis when delegated by the project manager.
10. 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:

1. Previous experience on the Duck Creek Reinsurance platform.
2. Ability to accurately reflect on facts and maintain objectivity.
3. Ability to identify potential issues and take preventative or mitigating action in advance.
4. Competent in working within an Agile environment.
5. Skilled in managing stakeholder relationships, understanding drivers and needs.
6. Ability to understand, capture, and document requirements in a structured and efficient manner.
7. Capable of creating specifications/requirement documents for architects, developers, and testers.
8. Skilled in engaging with Business Representatives of all levels and communicating professionally.
9. 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 offers 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.

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!

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