Data Business Analyst (RLAM)

We are currently looking for a Data Business Analyst to join the Royal London Asset Management (RLAM) team on a permanent basis in London.

The role will form part of the Client Group Data squad, delivering on strategic initiatives in partnership with Client Group, Data Management and Technology teams.

This is an exciting time to join RLAM as we continue to grow our client base and further broaden our asset classes to ensure we are delivering the best outcomes for our customers.

You will have high exposure and interaction with our senior stakeholders to deliver change and maintain efficiencies., * Drive business and data analysis for Client Group initiatives and complex change, working closely with Product Owners and senior stakeholders within the scrum teams.

• Gather, understand and document detailed requirements using appropriate tools and techniques, translating business requirements into clear, actionable user stories, acceptance criteria and process documentation.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to understand and validate data requirements, ensuring accurate reporting
• Identify barriers to transformation, supporting the prioritisation and scoping of complex backlog items.
• Contribute to solution design for data projects or programmes of change, paying particular focus to people, process, technology, risks, and controls.
• Engagement, reviews and testing with developers, testers, architects and business users
• Pro-active resolution of issues, designing solutions and presenting recommendations to senior business stakeholders.
• Understanding data models, both normalised and denormalised to work across multiple systems and platforms.
• Part of a scrum team, working to agile methodologies and closely with stakeholders within client group, central data teams and technology.

• Experienced Business Analyst with a strong grasp of the Asset Management industry.
• Proven track record in business and data modelling, process design and solution concepts.
• Experience working with change management processes and operating models within an agile framework with a proven record of successful delivery within a scrum team.
• Knowledge of cloud data Platforms and relational and non-relational databases with SQL proficiencies to query and analyse them.
• Ability to translate and adapt business requirements from various different levels of internal stakeholders into value add deliverables in the form of user stories.
• Able to collaborate with architects, data management and data governance to deliver positive outcomes.
• Experience with testing various elements in product/solution design and operating model implementations.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex data solutions into simplified explanations for non-technical business stakeholders.

We’ve always been proud to reward employees by offering great workplace benefits such as 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays, an up to 14% employer matching pension scheme and private medical insurance.

Inclusion, diversity and belonging

We’re an inclusive employer. We celebrate and value different backgrounds and cultures across Royal London. Our diverse people and perspectives give us a range of skills which are recognised and respected - whatever their background.

If you feel you’d be a great fit for Royal London but don’t meet every requirement, we’d still love to hear from you. Research shows some candidates are less likely to apply unless they meet 100% of the criteria - if you meet most requirements and are keen to learn, we encourage you to apply!

About Royal London Asset Management

Royal London Asset Management (RLAM), part of the Royal London Group, is one of the UK’s leading fund management companies working with a wide range of clients across the globe to achieve their investment goals. Our long-term, client-driven focus means that we have a long-standing commitment to responsible investment. We act as responsible stewards of our clients’ capital, exercising their rights and influencing positive change.

Our People Promise to our colleagues is that we will all work somewhere inclusive, responsible, enjoyable and fulfilling. This is underpinned by our Spirit of Royal London values; Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate, Achieve.