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Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That’s the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 160 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it.
Job Category
Technology
Target Openings
1
What Is the Opportunity?
Travelers Europe is looking for a Senior Manager to lead our Business Analysis team!
In this role you will be responsible for:
- The development and provision of Business Analysis within the context of the Travelers Europe change environment.
- Establishing a Centre of Excellence for the Business Analysis practice, with a focus on training, growing, and developing the team of Business Analysts.
This role is eligible for a £2,500 new joiner referral bonus. If you are successfully referred by an employee at Travelers Europe, both you and the person who referred you could be eligible for this bonus.
Travelers Europe currently offers flexibility to employees who wish to work on a hybrid basis in accordance with our Hybrid Work Arrangements Policy. This entails full time employees working three days a week in the office and two days at home (or pro rata for part-time employees). This policy may be changed at the Company’s discretion.
What Will You Do?
- Conduct Business Analysis for projects across Europe interacting with stakeholders at all levels, to design end to end processes, across multiple functional areas.
- Lead and manage a team of 7-10 (permanent and contractor) Business Analysts (BA’s).
- Responsible for the development of skills and capability across the team in order to improve the quality of projects across the portfolio.
- Develop methodology and standards to which all BAs will work. Liaise with stakeholders, notably Technology, to ensure that these standards are fit-for-purpose.
- Work closely with PMO and Programme Directors Business Partners in order to allocate BA resource smoothly, efficiently and effectively (matching capability vs need) against our project set. Intervene/trouble-shoot in projects where challenges are seen.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?
- Bachelors degree or equivalent.
- Thorough knowledge of the insurance industry, Lloyds Market, and Information Systems required.
- Highly Numerate.
- Highly logical approach to solving problems.
- Strong at dealing with complexity.
- Highly credible and able to influence senior stakeholders.
- Able to build and present comprehensive cases for change.
- Advanced communication skills; verbal and written.
- Advanced platform skills such as Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, Visio, and Project.
- Intermediate skills in Microsoft Access and SharePoint are a plus.
- Accreditation with an appropriate body.
What is a Must Have?
- Significant experience in Business Analysis.
What Is in It for You?
- Private Medical Insurance: On commencement of employment, you are eligible for single cover provided by Travelers, with the option to add cover for your dependents, at your expense through payroll deduction.
- Retirement: Travelers will make a core contribution of a percentage of salary to your Pension Plan. Additionally, if you decide to contribute to the plan, you will receive an increased company contribution.
- Holiday Entitlement: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 25 days holiday entitlement annually, plus the opportunity to purchase additional days to allow for up to a total of 35 holidays per year.
- Wellness Programme: The Travelers wellness programme is comprised of tools, discounts and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals and caregiving needs. In addition, our mental health programme provides access to free professional counseling services and other resources that support your daily life needs.
- Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards programme that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice.
Employment Practices
Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences.
If you are a candidate and have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please send us an email so we may assist you.
Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting.
To learn more about our comprehensive benefit programs please visit http://careers.travelers.com/life-at-travelers/benefits/.
