Business Analyst

London
January 13, 2024

Job Description


Job title: Business Analyst

Company: Howden Group Holdings

Job description: From day one, our mission has been to create an independent business with a unique culture – one that is controlled by the people who work for it. Finding the most talented and entrepreneurial people has always been key to our success.

People come to Howden for lots of different reasons, but they stay for the same one: our culture. That’s what sets us apart, and why we nurture and retain the best talent in the market. Whatever your priorities – work/life balance, career progression, sustainability, volunteering – you’ll find like-minded people driving change at Howden.

Founded in 1998, DUAL has built a reputation as a specialist underwriting group and the market of choice for insurance intermediaries around the world. That’s how we have become one of the world’s largest international underwriting agencies with US$3.2bn of GWP.

DUAL is part of Howden Group Holdings, an international insurance group with employee ownership at its heart. The Group was founded in 1994 and now has divisions in broking and underwriting, operates in 45 territories and employs over 13,000 people handling US$30bn of premium on behalf of clients.

— People: 1,500

— Countries: 21 and 46 locations

You can find out more about us on our website

About the role:

We are looking for an experienced Business Analyst to help drive forward our ambitions and growth.

You will be joining the Rethink Business Analysis Team and will be key to ensuring that our requirements are understood, easily translated into outcomes, and met by our technology delivery. You will need strong communication and stakeholder management skills, as you will work closely with our underwriters, as well as internal and external partners. You will be technically astute and enjoy being the bridge between technical teams, user groups and senior stakeholders.

What you’ll bring:

  • A technical mind-set, with the ability to explain to different audiences how complicated systems and services fit together, as well as the ability to challenge and push back where appropriate
  • Product experience and ideas on how to ship high-quality products quickly and efficiently
  • Deep experience in requirements elicitation from various stakeholder groups through interviews or workshops
  • Knowledge and experience of how APIs can be designed, implemented and utilised in a commercial environment
  • An entrepreneurial mind-set; a self-starter who can handle multiple workstreams and prioritise workloads
  • An excellent knowledge of Agile delivery methods; an understanding of what makes good User Stories, and how to maintain a tidy product backlog as scope and requirements change, as well as the ability and willingness to coach others
  • A ‘release early and often’ Agile mind-set
  • Great communication and soft people skills to build trust with stakeholders and clients
  • The ability to understand and document multifaceted business processes in a manner that is easily understood

Our Culture: People First

We’ve travelled far since opening our first office in 1994. Back then we were local experts – based in London, with direct access to the world’s biggest insurance market. We’re still locals, and we still deliver the right advice and the right insurance to our clients. But now, we’re local all over the world. With 15,000 global colleagues and a partner network spanning more than 100 territories, we are the largest independent insurance broker in the world. But our values haven’t changed since day one, when we set out to create a company grounded in:

  • An employee-ownership model
  • Aligned external investors
  • The trust and integrity born of friendship
  • Expertise
  • Independence

Our focus on being a people-first business has always been at the very heart of Howden. Our vision was to create an independent business with a unique culture; one that would survive and thrive as a business controlled by the people working for it. Our employee ownership model sets us apart in the market. It’s created a culture of collaboration and innovation, where we’re driven to think bigger and empowered to challenge convention.

Our flat structure and entrepreneurial spirit help us attract the best people and empower them to be the best version of themselves. And when we bring in and nurture great talent, more follows. That makes us better – and that’s better for everyone.

Diversity & Inclusion

At Howden we consider our people our chief competitive advantage and as such we treat colleagues, candidates, clients, and business partners with equality, fairness and respect, regardless of their age, disability, race, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, marital status or family circumstances. Permanent

Expected salary:

Location: London

Job date: Sat, 13 Jan 2024 04:17:28 GMT

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