The opportunity:

The Change Delivery team is a global function that works with the Board and executive management to provide a full research and delivery function to advise and deliver central initiatives.

The demand for the team’s services has grown and continues to grow and as part of a small team, the successful candidate will be responsible for business analysis of pivotal initiatives and implementation of business solutions within agreed timescales and budget. The portfolio comprises MINT strategic initiatives, ranging from setting up new functions / teams, to acquisitions / due diligence and operational improvement programmes.

What you’ll be doing:

• Conduct Business analysis of strategic initiatives and guiding senior management towards accepting change
• Recommending and supporting the delivery of business and technical solutions aligned with the project goals and business outcomes
• Understanding the market within which Markel International operates, along with the commercial and competitive pressures, and potential opportunities available
• Investigate, analyse, challenge and define the detailed business processes and requirements to support the strategic and tactical goals of the organisation
• Provide and support the delivery of solutions that meet business needs, aligning with Markel International business strategy and Markel International’s IT architectural roadmap
• Prepare Business Requirement Documentation and, where vital, Functional Specifications in conjunction with internal IT resources or external software providers
• Project management including project planning, delivery and tracking of non-complex business and technical solutions
• Provide detailed input to feasibility phases, concept definition, preparation of business cases and strategic option analysis as the need arises
• Identify project / business risks and issues and propose mitigating actions
• Provide input to the definition and production of training plans and materials for the training area
• Assist with the definition of UAT test scripts and test case definition for the testing area
• Ensure business engagement, ownership and sign-off of new business processes and associated system functionality at appropriate milestones throughout the project
• Ensure Markel International / IDF project standards are adhered to

Our must-haves:

• Excellent relationship building skills enabling business partnership with key stakeholders

• Excellent interpersonal skills, both written and verbal

• Commercial experience of utilising a variety of Business Analysis structured methods
• Strong requirements gathering skills e.g. workshops, interviewing or questionnaire
• Proven capability in Lean/six sigma (preferred but not essential)
• Business Analysis experience within the London Market insurance (Syndicate and/or Company) and reinsurance sectors would be useful, but not a requirement
• Data analysis skills such as SQL or Power BI
• Experience working on large programmes and delivering end to end solutions
• Experience with integrating with third party applications and documenting technical requirements
• BCS Business Analysis Diploma or IIBA Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP)

Who we are:

Markel Group (NYSE – MKL) a Fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory and investment operations around the world.

We’re all about people | We win together | We strive for better | We enjoy the everyday | We think further

What’s in it for you?

• A great starting salary plus annual bonus & strong benefits package…
• 25 days paid holiday plus Bank Holidays, with the opportunity to buy / sell extra leave
• Fantastic company pension scheme, private medical and dental cover, life assurance, travel insurance cover, income protection, season ticket loan as well as other great benefits on offer
• There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career and we can provide the support needed to do just that!

Are you ready to play your part?

Choose ‘Apply Now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

Markel celebrates the value of a diverse workforce that brings experience and expertise from a wide variety of backgrounds and life circumstances. Whatever your background, if you feel you meet the requirements of this role then we want to hear from you. We are also happy to consider candidates who are looking for flexible working patterns.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with all reasonable accommodations to be able to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions if successful. Please contact us via email at rec@markel.com or call us on +44 (0) 2079536504 to request any accommodations that may be needed. This includes any alternative formats of any documents or information on how to apply offline.