Senior Business Data Analyst

2 weeks ago


London, UK, United Kingdom M&G plc. Full time
At M&G our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. As an international savings and investments business with roots stretching back more than 170 years, we offer a range of financial products and services through Asset Management, Life and Wealth. All three operating segments work together to deliver attractive financial outcomes for our clients, and superior shareholder returns.

Through our behaviours of telling it like it is, owning it now, and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent.

We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer work place accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role.
The Role:
Business Data Analysts are responsible for understanding business requirements and identifying the data requirements needed to deliver a business outcome. They work with Business stakeholders and members of technology delivery teams to contribute to the delivery of software that provides value within the Asset Management business. They utilise a range of analysis techniques to suit different situations and help to guide and mentor less experienced members of the team.

Key Work Level Accountabilities:
Manager or Expert:
  • Working with business stakeholders, project teams and software delivery teams to establish data requirements as part of technology solutions that provide a business outcome
  • Supporting the development of Asset Management data capabilities by contributing to the design and delivery of data sets that are approached with a "capability first" mindset and align with Data Governance policy.
  • Assessing potential data risks, opportunities and business impact
  • Applying overall data strategy in solution design
  • Building strong working relationships with business functions to ensure timely delivery of data that meet the requirements
  • Working with stakeholders and technology delivery teams to strengthen data management and quality processes across data collection, transformation and reporting
  • Supporting the development of data related procedures and guidelines to be at the forefront of best practice

Key responsibilities for this role:
  • Being part of a team with a strong sense of product ownership and commitment to build scalable, extensible and robust software.
  • Delivering outcomes that are clearly defined, using discretion over how to achieve them.
  • Making suggestions for improvements to the work of the team, based on previous experience and knowledge of similar situations.
  • Developing complete solutions to the end consumer by participating in a cross functional team comprising of requirements gathering, data modelling, data integration, software engineering, testing and release oversight.
  • Building and maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders across the Business, Investment Data Services and other teams across Investments Technology & Change.
  • Guiding and mentoring less experienced Analysts within the team.

Key Skills, Competencies & Experience:
Skills and Competencies
  • Data exploration and analytical skills that enable the identification of patterns and solve new problems
  • Ability to challenge requirements to ensure that they will meet the desired business outcomes
  • Ability to represent requirements to software delivery team members to facilitate solution discussions
  • Ability to explain complex data scenarios to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Ability to define exception scenarios and understand how they might affect the operating model
  • Ability to investigate and diagnose data issues
  • Excellent attention to detail, focus on delivering work to a high standard, and ability to work efficiently to project deadlines
  • Ability to influence the approach to requirements analysis being taken to understand a business problem and the data requirements
  • Proactivity and be a self-starter who can manage their own workload and work as part of a team in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
  • Ability to manage multiple deliverables with inter-related dependencies and meet deadlines
  • Strong desire to deliver quality outcomes
  • Good understanding of the components of Investment Data (Transactions, Positions, Instrument T&Cs, etc)
  • Good understanding of Data Governance principles

Experience:
  • Business requirements gathering and translation into lower level data requirements
  • Defining acceptance criteria covering an appropriate range of possible scenarios
  • Working within large delivery programs
  • Facilitating discovery analysis workshops with business stakeholders and technical teams
  • Experience of delivering change using Agile methodologies

Recruiter: Beth Eckersley
Location: London
Closing Date: 27th September 2024

We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G plc, underpinned by our policies and our employee-led networks who provide networking opportunities, advice and support for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. Regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, nationality, disability or long term condition, we are looking to attract, promote and retain exceptional people. We also welcome those who take part in military service and those returning from career breaks.

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