EY Senior Consultant - Business Analyst Specialty Insurance Technology FS 

United Kingdom, England, London 

178104892

You'll have the amazing opportunity to collaborate alongside a vibrant, experienced team of Analysts, Developers, UX Designers and Architects in the Insurance business. Alongside your career development, you will gain exposure to some leading global insurers and find out why our clients value our insights and experience.

Your key responsibilities

• Work closely with clients to understand their fundamental business challenges and bring our experience of Insurance and Technology to enable them to transform their business and solve their most complex problems
• Coordinate client workshops, gather and document business requirements and translate them into technical requirements
• Support testers in defining testing coverage, validation of test scenarios and any clarifications
• Analysis and reengineering of business processes, to improve efficiency and quality
• Support our insurance clients through an end to end process to design, agree and deliver their future requirements, leveraging the capabilities of Guidewire and other technologies that may be available to provide these needs in the most effective way possible
• Leading playback sessions, scope/user story walk through’s to client stakeholders
• Identify and analyse problems and issues that may affect the successful delivery and adoption of proposed solution into the business
• Contribute to business case developments and proposal preparations
• Create and deliver presentations to senior client stakeholders and internal leadership teams
• Collaborate with colleagues through internal communities to drive quality, identify best practices and share knowledge across the team.

Skills and attributes for success

• Knowledge and experience of the SDLC and Agile project management methods such as SAFe, Scrum, Kanban and Scrumban
• Strong understanding of the insurance value chain or a part of it (from distribution and customer management through to administration - servicing, underwriting& claims management)
• Core insurance platform experience such as Guidewire, Eclipse, etc.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PPT, Visio)
• Apply proven written and verbal communication skills, analytical, and problem-solving skills to ensure that the team’s goals and objectives are achieved
• Ability to comfortably work with a wide range of stakeholders across all levels of the organization including senior management at the VP level

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Experience in Insurance or Technology Consulting gained through a top tier consultancy, a specialist financial services consultancy and/or a top tier insurer
• Experience in understanding business requirements and translating them into technical requirements
• Ability to analyse and document complex business processes, user stories and functional requirements
• Analytical mind set; critically evaluate the information gathered from multiple sources and reconcile conflicts
• Appetize to take ownership of several complex initiatives with excellent time management skills
• An understanding of technology and opportunities it brings to the insurance industry
• Excellent communication skills for both technical and non-technical audience

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Good appreciation of current market trends (Cloud, Data Analytics, Blockchain and AI) and how these are likely to impact key industry players
• Technical grounding and proven experience developing technical requirements and specifications, including knowledge of software engineering methodologies, reporting tools, and testing
• Experience with working closely with developers, testers and stakeholders to ensure solution is implemented based on requirements
• A working knowledge of London Markets (Specialty) Insurance, including the key terms and concepts, including any of the following:
  • The structure of a London Market Policy and the Underwriting Process
  • The Claims Management process in the London Market
  • Exposure Management
  • Messaging systems provided by DXC
  • Major developments within the market, such as Blueprint2
  • The structure and ways of working in a Specialty Insurer
• Experience with packages commonly used within Specialty insurance such as the following: Guidewire, Verisk, Iris, Instanda, Trax, Unqork, HX, AdvantageGo, Sapiens, BDX, Applian etc

What we look for

• We look for individuals who show the potential to develop strong client relationships
• Ability to demonstrate intellectual strength / flexibility to rapidly understand complex problems and rationalise these into a workable solution which can then be delivered
• Team players who openly support, encourage and share knowledge with colleagues
• Ability to make appropriate recommendations that will positively impact operational effectiveness and successfully document these flows, requirements and recommendations
• Comfortable to work in fast-paced, constantly evolving dynamic environment

We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:

• Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you

Please note: Prior to finalizing your application, you will be asked to provide personal information across several dimensions of diversity and inclusiveness. The information you provide is kept entirely confidential and will not be used to evaluate your candidacy. We collect this data to help us analyze our recruitment process holistically and implement actions that promote diversity and inclusiveness. While optional, we encourage you to provide this information to hold us accountable towards our goal of building a better working world. We ask because it matters!