Description A Business Analyst is required to join the Change Team on a permanent basis. The Change Team at Canopius is responsible for co-ordinating, monitoring and executing a clearly defined Change Programme that works in alignment with the strategic goals and objectives of the business. Reporting into the Business Analyst Manager, the Business Analyst plays an important role in supporting the successful delivery of key business initiatives. This incorporates analysing and documenting business cases, current business processes and systems, assessing proposed solutions and delivering live projects. This role has a particular focus on data, reporting and analytics, working closely with the Canopius Data Team. Responsibilities You will work on data-focused projects or programmes across the company's entire Change portfolio incorporating regulatory, operating model and technology transformations for a major Lloyd’s Managing Agent. You will: Interact primarily with the Data team on a range of data, reporting and analytics-led activity Work closely with business stakeholders to define their requirements through a variety of techniques, such as workshops and interviews Translate requirements into user stories and define acceptance criteria Document ‘as-is’ processes, e.g. data flow diagrams, flow charts, business process maps Plan, design and document ‘to-be’ processes, e.g. data flow diagrams, business process maps Create business cases and recommendations to improve and support business activities including the exploration of potential solutions Produce business plans, project plans, key performance indicators and system impacts Analyse and configure system changes and consider data, reporting and analytics impacts Contribute to the testing of captured and agreed requirements Support the project through its lifecycle from ideation to implementation, working closely with partners across our Change, Technology and Data teams and the wider organisation Analyse and assess the success of implemented solutions Ensure the accuracy and rigour of all analysis, lifting the benchmark across the business Qualifications Must have demonstrable experience of working in a Business Analyst role in the London Insurance market or, at a minimum, within financial services Interest in data, reporting and analytics, with experience in database querying via SQL or similar tools, or in gathering requirements for data-led initiatives, is desirable Strong communication and interpersonal skills, a positive ‘can-do’ attitude and the ability to confidently collaborate with a variety of stakeholders at all levels Proven experience of project/programme implementation, software delivery and business process re-engineering, preferably including experience in an Agile environment Core Business Analyst skills including stakeholder management, negotiation and influencing, critical thinking, problem solving and prioritisation Curious and detail-orientated Able to work in a complex, dynamic environment and to consider the bigger picture, including dependencies and crossover between initiatives Self-starter, an ability to use own initiative and to work independently where required BA Diploma or proven equivalent experience