Howden is a collective – a group of talented and passionate people all around the world. Together, we have pushed the boundaries of insurance. We are united by a shared passion and no-limits mindset, and our strength lies in our ability to collaborate as a powerful international team comprised of 18,000 employees spanning over 100 countries.
People join Howden for many different reasons, but they stay for the same one: our culture. It’s what sets us apart, and the reason our employees have been turning down headhunters for years. Whatever your priorities – work / life balance, career progression, sustainability, volunteering – you’ll find like-minded people driving change at Howden.
MI Business Analyst
Off the back of strong business growth and continued digital investment, we have created this new role for a Management Information (MI) Business Analyst. The successful individual will join an entrepreneurial, rapidly growing and forward-thinking team. You will be facilitating the growth and success of our MI and reporting function.
Full time position. Working 5 days a week. Hybrid between our London office and remote working.
Role responsibilities
You will be a key point of contact between the MI Team and wider business stakeholders, enabling the production of high quality reports and dashboards that will drive business decisions.
More specifically, a large focus of your role will be working with a wide range of senior business stakeholders to establish their reporting requirements
You will also be a key contributor in a large-scale data transformation project which has the potential to revolutionise the MI team's reporting capabilities across the business.
You will be responsible for leading an area of that project with the goal to establish the MI team's data requirements.
You will work closely with business stakeholders to understand their reporting needs in detail, and feed-back requirements to the MI team in person, via email and using Azure DevOps.
You will champion a recently implemented team workflow, which aims to streamline our delivery process and drive consistency and success in the service we provide to our stakeholders.
You will be confident in setting up appropriate lines of communication to ensure transparency and ongoing customer satisfaction during project delivery.
You will cultivate strong working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders around the business.
Key requirements
Experience of working as a MI Business Analyst, MI/BI/Insights Analyst or similar
Experience working in the London Market insurance industry (MGA or carrier experience preferred)
Broad knowledge and understanding of insurance principles, products and services
Confident in working with SQL, PowerBI and Azure DevOps (or equivalent), and proficient in interrogating data
Able to articulate complex technical themes to business stakeholders
Fantastic stakeholder management skills, with a particular focus on transparency and managing expectations
Ability to work quickly, efficiently and methodically
A strong team player who is confident in their ability
An active listener with excellent verbal and written communication skills, as well as strong influencing and negotiation skills
Ability to build effective relationships with senior managers and other key internal and external stakeholders
A customer-centric approach to problem-solving
A self-starter with a positive outlook, constantly seeking opportunities to learn and develop your business knowledge
What do we offer in return?
A career that you define.
Yes, we offer all the usual rewards and benefits - including great healthcare provision, a wide variety of wellbeing offers, competitive salary, generous pensions and more - but we know you expect all that.
What you might not expect is a job where everyone has a voice, where volunteering in the community is part of the day job, and where everyone is encouraged to play a part towards our sustainability goals. We want people who want to make a difference - not just in the workplace, but in the industry and in the wider community.
Our culture: People First
Our core values dictate how we live and work. We are a group with independence and people at its heart and we are a home for talent with a unique culture: the biggest small company in the world.
The focus on being a People First business has always been at the very heart of the Group; Our vision was to create an independent business with a unique culture and one that would survive and thrive as a business controlled by the people working for it. And finding the most talented and entrepreneurial people to join the Group has been and will continue to be key.
Diversity & Inclusion
At DUAL we consider our people our chief competitive advantage and as such we treat colleagues, candidates, clients, and business partners with equality, fairness and respect, regardless of their age, disability, race, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, marital status or family circumstances.
What do we offer in return?A career that you define. At Howden, we value diversity – there is no one Howden type. Instead, we’re looking for individuals who share the same values as us:
Our successes have all come from someone brave enough to try something new
We support each other in the small everyday moments and the bigger challenges
We are determined to make a positive difference at work and beyond
Reasonable adjustmentsWe're committed to providing reasonable accommodations at Howden to ensure that our positions align well with your needs. Besides the usual adjustments such as software, IT, and office setups, we can also accommodate other changes such as flexible hours* or hybrid working*.
If you're excited by this role but have some doubts about whether it’s the right fit for you, send us your application – if your profile fits the role’s criteria, we will be in touch to assist in helping to get you set up with any reasonable adjustments you may require.
*Not all positions can accommodate changes to working hours or locations. Reach out to your Recruitment Partner if you want to know more.
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