An Innovative and pioneering InsurTech provider are recruiting for a Business Analyst. As Business Analyst, you will be the vital link between their information technology capacity and their business objectives by supporting and ensuring the successful completion of research, analytical assessments, writing and communicating work for the company's Ecosystem of insurance lifecycle software features.Please note that only applicants with London Market Insurance experience will be considered for this roleResponsibilities:Define business analysis requirements and configuration specifications for new and existing featuresWrite up functional requirements accurately and concisely ensuring clarity and unambiguityAnalyse, research, and present using various sources and techniques, solutions to complex commercial insurance software functionsProactive attitude in assessing needs, which may be brief in some areas, and forming an opinion based on research and prototyping, to present intelligent, imaginative solutions to complex problemsOwn and develop relationship with internal and external partners, working with them to optimise and enhance features, functions, and integration to third party servicesAssist in the preparation of the implementation study documents and subsequent written output required on the project or programmeReport on common sources of business and technical issues or questions and make recommendations to the product teamLiaise effectively with the offshore teams especially ensuring a clarity of functional understanding in the transition to design and buildCommunicate key insights, market developments and findings to the product teamConstantly be on the lookout for ways to improve monitoring, discover issues and deliver better value to the customerRequirements:Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with immediate team members, colleagues in across the business and new and existing customers.Minimum 3 years’ experience in Business / Systems Analysis, or working at an insurance company within the underwriting discipline and following markets/domains:General, P&C, Marine, Non-life insurance products in the Lloyd’s of London, London Companies Market, UK commercial/wholesale Market, US excess and surplus marketMid-market and large commercial non-life insurance carriersStrong experience in areas such as in underwriting risk analysis, risk triage, pricing, issuance, operational team management, the full end to end insurance lifecycle.Proven experience in eliciting requirements and profiling different user persona’s needsExperience in analysing data to draw business-relevant conclusions which are presented as business process diagrams, entity life histories and user journeysAbility to work proactively in researching, learning, and defining creative options and solutions to simple and highly complex business needsGood experience in writing requirement specifications based on Agile methodologies that employ the Epic, Feature, User Story approachProven experience and knowledge in modelling insurance processes and practices into software features and functionsStrong written and verbal communication skills including business and technical writing skillsDegree level education, where a dissertation or similar research discipline was assessed