We’re First Central Insurance & Technology Group (First Central for short), an innovative, market-leading insurance company. We protect the things customers love so they can get on with what matters to them in life.
Data drives us. It fuels our outstanding distribution, finance, technology and legal services. Our underwriting skills are built on data expertise; it creates the insights we need to give the right cover to the right customers at the right price. But, it’s the people inside and outside our business that power us. They make us stand out, help us succeed. We’re ambitious. We’re growing. We’ve won awards.
Are you passionate about data?
Our innovative technology and data teams in Salford Quays, Manchester, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, and Guernsey are on the hunt for a talented Data Business Analyst. This is your chance to be part of our dynamic Data & Analytics (D&A) team, where you can make a real impact!
As a Data Business Analyst specialising in Data & Analytics, you’ll be responsible for the successful analysis and capture of data specific requirements that will form technical design and build work packages for agile data delivery product teams. You’ll be a critical team member, ensuring we really understand our internal customer’s needs and deliver huge value for the business via innovative data solutions. As part of our high performing Data & Analytics team, you’ll operate with agility, a mindset of experimentation and a keen sense of responsibility and ownership.
Could you fit the bill? We're big on working flexibly - you'll spend most of your time working from home, with occasional visits to the office. But of course, it’s your choice - if you prefer to be in the office more - that's good with us too. We've offices located in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, Salford Quays, Manchester, and Guernsey it’s your choice - if you live further afield, we’ll accept applications for remote workers!
Core skills we’re looking for to succeed in the role:
- Exceptional Stakeholder Engagement: You’ll possess proven experience as a data and analytics ‘translator’ who can connect with stakeholders at all levels, tailoring their communication and approach to suit each unique situation.
- Collaborative Innovator: This isn’t your typical Data Business Analyst role. We need a team player who thrives in a collaborative environment, working seamlessly across teams and roles to deliver the best outcomes for our business.
- Strong ownership skills: You'll thrive on taking ownership and responsibility and enjoy working in a fast-paced organisation where change is a constant.
This role isn't focused on hands-on dashboard or report development. We're seeking an experienced Business Analyst with at least 3 years industry experience, specifically focussing on Data. If you're passionate about data and can showcase your data experience we’re excited to receive your application.
Love Data? It’s a match!
What’s Involved:
- You'll conduct thorough data business analysis, including challenging perceptions and embedded thinking, to ensure that data requirements move the business forward and achieve valuable outcomes.
- You'll facilitate workshops and deliver presentations to capture requirements and generate feedback.
- You'll act as an internal consultant, interpreting user requests and where appropriate, making suggestions for better/alternative ways of obtaining and presenting the required information.
- You'll be responsible for developing clear, robust, and accurate data specific user stories and requirements.
- We're looking for someone to apply agile and lean practices into all aspects of your work, seeking to optimise flow and reduce wait time wherever possible.
- You'll create wireframes, mock-ups and POCs as part of the requirements process to validate needs and feasibility.
- You'll agree business data definitions as part of the requirement process, which inform both the technical design and support the implementation of the data governance standards.
- You'll create data mapping artefacts, including definition of transformations required, to inform the design and build process.
- You'll become a trusted Data SME for the data subject areas and business domains in which you work.
- You'll work alongside data engineering to quickly address points of clarification, iterate requirements, and facilitate business engagement where necessary.
- You'll actively support the testing process, ensuring traceability of requirement to solution, and helping to co-ordinate and deliver user acceptance testing.
- You'll support Business Analysts in other parts of the business around data specific requirements analysis methods and practices.
Experience:
- A strong background in data requirement elicitation using agile practices, and broad understanding of data visualisation, data engineering and data governance.
- Experience of planning and facilitating workshops of varying size.
- Experience of influencing and managing stakeholders, with the ability to communicate key messages across multiple areas of the business.
- Experience of analytics platforms such as PowerBI, Tableau, Qliksense etc.
- Experience in creating data user stories as part of agile delivery methods.
- Use of collaboration and agile software management tools such as Confluence, Azure DevOps, Jira.
- Good grounding in agile software change practices, ideally in a data function.
Skills:
- Versed in functional/non-functional requirements gathering and definition.
- Able to confidently act as interface between delivery / technical and non-technical colleagues.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, able to build deep trust-based relationships with colleagues.
- Strong service focus with a passion for delivering high-quality products to your stakeholders.
- Excellent planning, time management and organisation skills.
- Influential, and a good negotiator.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Behaviours:
- Outcome focused and results driven.
- Self-motivated and enthusiastic.
- Embraces, embeds, and incorporates the Company values.
- Pro-active, and comfortable taking the initiative.
- Resilient and flexible with the ability to work iteratively.
- A positive attitude with a focus on how outcomes might be achieved.
- Focussed on improvement of processes and oneself.
- Desire to work in a fast-growing, fast-paced environment.
- Life-long learning – you have a drive to learn and continually develop your skills and abilities.
Ambitious team players can make their mark here. Sound like you? You’ll fit right in
What can we do for you?
People first. Always. We’re passionate about our colleagues and know the best people deserve an extraordinary working environment. We owe it to them so that’s what we offer. Our workplaces are energetic, inspirational, supportive. To get a taste of the advantages you’ll enjoy, take a look at all our perks in full here.
Intrigued? Our Talent team can tell you everything you need to know about what we want and what we’re offering, so feel free to get in touch.
