Business Data Analyst - London Market Insurance

Location: UK – Remote or Hybrid

Start Date: ASAP

About Albany Beck

Albany Beck is a specialist financial services consultancy, delivering expertise across Technology, Data, Risk & Compliance, Change & Transformation, and Operations. We partner with leading financial services organisations to deliver complex projects and transformation initiatives through our experienced consultants.

Client Deployment Role Description

We are looking for two experienced Business Data Analysts to support a leading London Market insurance organisation with the development and enhancement of its strategic data platform, built on Snowflake technology.

The successful candidates will work closely with business stakeholders, Data Engineers, Architects and Product Owners to gather requirements, analyse complex insurance datasets and support the delivery of data products, reporting and analytics solutions.

The roles require strong London Market or Commercial & Specialty Insurance experience, with a good understanding of underwriting, delegated authority, bordereaux, claims and exposure management data.

There are two opportunities available:

Business Data Analyst – Binder & Bordereaux: Supporting a strategic partnership initiative, gathering business and data requirements, reviewing existing reporting capabilities and identifying opportunities to develop new data and analytics solutions.
Business Data Analyst – Continual Improvement: Supporting ongoing enhancements across the existing data warehouse, Snowflake data platform and analytics environment, managing business requirements and prioritising improvements to reporting, dashboards and data products.

Both roles will act as the bridge between business and technical teams, ensuring requirements are clearly defined and translated into deliverable solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Engage with business stakeholders to understand processes, challenges and data requirements.
Gather, document and validate business, functional and data requirements.
Facilitate workshops and discovery sessions with business and technical stakeholders.
Develop user stories, process flows, business rules and acceptance criteria.
Analyse complex insurance datasets across underwriting, delegated authority, bordereaux, claims, finance and exposure management.
Support data mapping, profiling, reconciliation and root-cause analysis activities.
Work closely with Data Engineers, Architects, Product Owners and Analytics teams to deliver data products and reporting solutions.
Review existing reporting capabilities, identifying gaps and opportunities for improvement.
Support backlog management, sprint planning, testing and release activities.
Define and execute test scenarios, supporting System Integration Testing (SIT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
Identify and resolve data quality issues, ensuring alignment with data governance standards.
Support continuous improvement across data processes, reporting and analytics capabilities.

Key Skills & Experience

Proven experience working as a Business Data Analyst within the London Market, Commercial Insurance or Specialty Insurance sector.
Strong understanding of insurance business processes and data, particularly underwriting, delegated authority, bordereaux, claims or exposure management.
Demonstrable experience gathering, documenting and translating business and data requirements.
Strong data analysis skills, including data mapping, profiling, reconciliation and validation.
Experience working on data platforms, data warehouse projects or analytics initiatives.
Experience working closely with Data Engineering and technical delivery teams.
Ability to produce user stories, process documentation, business rules and acceptance criteria.
Experience supporting SIT, UAT and business change activities.
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to bridge business and technical teams.
Excellent analytical, problem-solving and organisational skills.

Desirable Experience

Experience working with Snowflake or similar cloud-based data platforms.
Experience supporting the development of data products, dashboards and reporting solutions.
Knowledge of binder and bordereaux data within the London Insurance Market.
Experience working with delegated authority insurance data and reporting.
Familiarity with Agile delivery methodologies, sprint planning and backlog management.
Experience using Azure DevOps for requirements tracking and delivery management.
Exposure to data governance, data quality frameworks and regulatory reporting.

Personal Attributes

Strong analytical mindset with excellent attention to detail.
Confident communicator who can engage effectively with both business and technical stakeholders.
Proactive and comfortable working independently within a fast-paced delivery environment.
Able to manage competing priorities and changing business requirements.
Collaborative team player with a solutions-focused approach.
Commercially aware, with a strong understanding of how data and analytics deliver business value.

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