Insight Investment

Senior Business Analyst (London) - Contract

Insight Investment · London, England, United Kingdom

Investment Management · 1,001-5,000 employees

7 h ago
Remote Senior (5-10 yrs) Contractor United Kingdom
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About the role

The role involves collaborating with product owners to develop the product backlog through Epics, Features, and Stories while managing senior stakeholders. The analyst acts as a communication bridge between business owners and Agile delivery teams to support the software development lifecycle.

What they look for

Business Analysis Stakeholder Management Agile Methodology Scrum Kanban SQL Data Analysis Product Backlog Management Requirements Gathering Financial Markets Knowledge LDI/Fixed Income Pricing Risk Analytics System Testing Acceptance Testing AI-enabled Tools Technical Specification Writing

Requirements

Candidates need demonstrable experience in Agile delivery and data analysis, specifically within financial markets and risk analytics. Proficiency in SQL and an understanding of AI-enabled tools are also required to enhance productivity and decision-making.

Full description

We are looking for a Senior Business Analyst to join us in our London office. To succeed in this role you must be able to: face off to business teams, apply an organised, proactive approach to your work, ensure you add value to the team and constantly develop your business knowledge and awareness.

Role Responsibilities:

  • Work with the product owner and the business to develop and detail the product backlog in the form of Epics, Features and Stories.
  • Help the business owners and teams to prioritise work.
  • Excellent stakeholder engagement and management experience, including working with senior stakeholders such as Senior Portfolio Managers, with the ability to communicate effectively at a level and depth appropriate to the audience.
  • Act as the communication channel between product owners, business owners and the Agile delivery team you work within.
  • Contribute to the planning and execution of system and acceptance testing.
  • Undertake JIT analysis and documentation to support the team’s sprint activities.
  • Be involved in all aspects of the software development lifecycle across different business areas within Insight.
  • Build and maintain a good working relationship with the business representatives, working across teams and multiple sites.

Experience Required:

  • Skill in collecting and interpreting data, analysing results to identify patterns and trends in structured and unstructured data sets.
  • Ability to apply suitable analytical approaches to requirements discovery, documentation and solution delivery.
  • Excellent stakeholder engagement and management experience with the ability to effectively communicate at a level and depth appropriate to the audience.
  • Demonstrable experience of gathering requests and technical specifications.
  • Experience working in Agile delivery teams using Scrum or Kanban.
  • Ability to review and advise on suitable changes to streamline processes, while identifying actual rather than perceived pain points.
  • Participates in definition of cross-team initiatives for new processes / frameworks / architectures. Committed to and will take ownership for driving towards change initiative or solution. Will bring relevant teams together and leverage key stakeholders to achieve outcomes. 
  • Risk awareness 
  • A thirst for knowledge and curiosity to help solve complex problems with a keen eye for detail.
  • A sense of personal responsibility and the drive to own problems, can work self-directed and independently to accomplish results.
  • Knowledge in financial markets, pricing analytics for LDI/Fixed income instruments. 
  • Knowledge on Yield Curves and risk analytics such as PV01/IE01
  • Promotes a positive team culture. Identifies and implements ways to improve teamwork. Builds effective relationships throughout the organisation.
  • Experience with reading and debugging SQL code
  • Understanding of AI-enabled tools, technologies, and practical applications, with the ability to apply these appropriately within the role to enhance productivity, decision-making, or business outcomes.

Insight is committed to being an inclusive employer and encourages applications from all suitably qualified applicants irrespective of background, circumstances, age, disability, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation or other factors protected by federal, state and/or local laws. If you are a candidate with a disability, or are assisting a candidate with a disability, and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please email us at TalentAcquisition@InsightInvestment.com

About Insight Investment

Insight Investment is a leading asset manager focused on designing investment solutions to meet its clients' needs. Founded in 2002, Insight's collaborative approach has delivered both investment performance and growth in assets under management. Insight manages assets across its core liability-driven investment, risk management, full-spectrum fixed income, currency and absolute return capabilities. Insight has a global network of operations in the UK, Ireland, Germany, US, Japan and Australia. More information about Insight Investment can be found at: https://www.insightinvestment.com/corporate/