Business Analyst

The Business Analyst has the responsibility for investigating business opportunities and identifying well-formed outcomes for improving business systems and processes. This is achieved through identifying and evaluating options, defining requirements and ensuring the effective use of information systems in meeting the needs of the business.

The Opportunity:
 

As a Business Analyst, you will play a crucial role in driving business improvements by investigating opportunities and identifying impactful outcomes for enhancing systems and processes. This is a chance to influence strategic initiatives and guide business partners through change, delivering technical and business solutions that align with project goals and deliver measurable outcomes.
 

What you'll be doing:

• Leading business analysis efforts for strategic initiatives, guiding business partners through change adoption.
• Recommending and supporting the delivery of technical and business solutions aligned with project objectives.
• Developing a deep understanding of the market, commercial pressures, and potential opportunities within International operations.
• Investigating and defining business solutions: Analyze and challenge current processes to support strategic initiatives.
• Collaborating with business and IT: Define requirement specifications for system, process, and report changes (both functional and non-functional).
• Developing business cases: Work with business units to define and document requirements for new solutions.
• Coordinating solution delivery: Support business and technical deliverables, ensuring timely action and outcomes.
• Identifying risks and issues: Propose mitigation strategies to reduce potential project and business risks.
• Contributing to testing and training plans: Assist in defining and producing relevant testing and training materials.
• Engaging stakeholders: Ensure appropriate engagement and sign-off at key milestones for solution acceptance.
• Maintaining project standards: Adhere to International / IDF project standards and ensure compliance throughout the project lifecycle.
   

Our must haves: 

• Strong interpersonal skills: Excellent written and verbal communication, fostering strong business partnerships.
• Stakeholder management: Proven ability to manage relationships with key stakeholders.
• Requirements gathering: Skilled in conducting workshops, interviews, and questionnaires to capture requirements.
• Experience in Business Analysis methodologies (preferred but not essential).
• Understanding of systems integration and the underlying data requirements.
• Experience in Lean/Six Sigma (preferred but not essential).
• Knowledge of the insurance sector and the London Market is beneficial but not required
• Pursuit of excellence: Consistently delivers high-quality work and finds efficient ways to overcome challenges.
• Customer focus: Builds strong relationships with customers, seeking to understand and solve their needs with tact and professionalism.
• Business results: Organizes effectively, applies logic, and draws accurate conclusions to accomplish tasks.
• Collaboration: Helps others succeed, approaches change positively, and listens for key insights to drive action.
• Strong foundations: Holds self and others accountable to high ethical standards and takes ownership of personal development, demonstrating resilience in achieving goals.
   

Markel Brand Values

We’re all about people: 

• Empowering them, supporting them and helping protect what matters most to them.  

• We put people first, and stay true to our word, because we believe in the power of relationships and doing what’s right. 

We win together: 

• We work as a team, exchanging ideas, supporting each other and respecting everyone’s opinion. 

• Because together we know we can achieve great things.

We strive for better: 

• We aspire to lead and win in all that we do. 

• Aiming for excellence, and finding a better way of doing things, is up to us all. 

We enjoy the everyday: 

• We are dedicated to our work, but we always keep a sense of humor and leave our egos at the door. 

We think further: 

• We are committed to building a legacy and making decisions that leave a lasting impact on our customers, partners, employees and communities. 

Who we are:

Markel Group (NYSE – MKL) a Fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory and investment operations around the world.

We’re all about people | We win together | We strive for better | We enjoy the everyday | We think further

What’s in it for you:

• A great starting salary plus annual bonus potential & strong benefits package
• 20 vacation days plus additional floater days per year
• Fantastic company RRSP, extended health and dental coverage, life insurance, travel insurance, vision care and wellness initiatives
• There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career and we can provide the support needed to do just that!

Are you ready to play your part?

Choose ‘Apply Now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

Markel celebrates the value of a diverse workforce that brings experience and expertise from a wide variety of backgrounds and life circumstances. Whatever your background, if you feel you meet the requirements of this role then we want to hear from you. We are also happy to consider candidates who are looking for flexible working patterns.

We are a Disability Confident Committed employer, which means you'll have a positive experience applying for a role at Markel and are able to perform at your best. If there are any adjustments we can reasonably make to ensure that the process is accessible for you at every stage please let us know.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with all reasonable accommodations to be able to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions if successful. Please contact us to request any accommodations that may be needed.