For the past 25 years, Sequel Business Solutions has grown to becoming a leading insurance and reinsurance software specialist. With our headquarters based in the City of London , and our development hub in Malaga, Spain, we employ talented insurance and technical experts who understand the market and our clients' business. To learn more about Sequel, please visit us at: https://sequel.com/. We are proud to be a part of the Verisk family of companies! 

At the heart of what we do is help clients manage risk. Verisk (Nasdaq: VRSK) provides data and insights to our customers in insurance, energy and the financial services markets so they can make faster and more informed decisions.   

Our global team uses AI, machine learning, automation, and other emerging technologies to collect and analyze billions of records. We provide advanced decision-support to prevent credit, lending, and cyber risks. In addition, we monitor and advise companies on complex global matters such as climate change, catastrophes, and geopolitical issues.  

But why we do our work is what sets us apart. It stems from a commitment to making the world better, safer and stronger.  

It’s the reason Verisk is part of the UN Global Compact sustainability initiative. It’s why we made a commitment to balancing 100 percent of our carbon emissions. It’s the aim of our “returnship” program for experienced professionals rejoining the workforce after time away. And, it’s what drives our annual Innovation Day, where we identify our next first-to-market innovations to solve our customers’ problems.   

At its core, Verisk uses data to minimize risk and maximize value. But far bigger, is why we do what we do. 

At Verisk you can build an exciting career with meaningful work; create positive and lasting impact on business; and find the support, coaching, and training you need to advance your career.  We’ve been recognized by Forbes as a World’s Best Employer and a Best Employer for Women, testaments to our culture of engagement and the value we place on an inclusive and diverse workforce. 

Sequel Broking is one of our market-leading products which offers an end to end solution focused on Brokers and MGAs, who operate largely within the Lloyd's and London Insurance Market. With the backing of our holding company (Verisk Analytics) - we are growing our product to meet the complexities of the rapidly evolving MGA market. 

The focus of this role is to play Lead / Senior / Specialist  Business Analyst in delivery focused projects, leveraging strong client-side experience in the broking and MGA market.

NB: We would consider full time or contracting options - but all candidates MUST reside in London and be eligible to work in the UK

This is a customer-facing role, working directly within a dedicated team of specialists (Malaga-based developers, QA/testers), and with access to London-based project managers, Head of Product etc,  working in an Agile/ scrum environment.

You can expect to:

1. Work closely as a partner to key customers to frame their software requirements, bringing an understanding of the broking / MGA landscape to process modelling;

2. leveraging insights such as London Market integration, and treaty processing   

3. bring credibility to your understanding of the challenges being faced in the Broking / MGA market, specifically relating to digitising the business

4. act as a knowledge source for more junior team members - guiding their understanding of the business case

On a day-to-day basis, you'll

• work with the Product Owner and Product Head, own the business analysis accountability, working as a specialist, or in a team of analysts, alongside developers and testers, typically to AGILE principles
• provide informed analysis of business processes, functions and procedures to determine the most effective business systems technology that meet the needs of the customer /product implementation
• establish systems specifications and objectives, based on business requirements, providing recommendations to stakeholders
• manage customer expectations, consulting/problem-solving to entrench a relationship built on trust and delivery
• participate in design and requirements gathering meetings to identify business solutions
• work with technical resources to ensure the accurate translation of specifications into workable application code
• support junior BAs or directly create Test Cases and Test Scenarios

You will be challenged both technically (shaping the software product to meet roadmap and customer expectations), and in the development of your business understanding (entrenching knowledge of broker and MGA-led business processes and workflow optimisation as they apply to the London Insurance Market).

About the team

Sequel Broking is a team of about 35 specialists, located in Malaga (tech hub) and London (client-facing roles). It's a diverse group of great individuals, with the commonality of purpose: professional, client-focused, innovation-led, and supportive of each other. We are serious about the quality of our work, and equally serious about creating a culture of inclusiveness and enjoyment in the workplace.

We are accordingly keen to attract like-minded candidates, who understand the pressures and opportunities that come with crafting B2B software. 

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This role requires some non-negotiable foundation experience:

We are looking for candidates with:

1.a deep understanding of the workings of the London Insurance Broking and MGA Market (we envisage candidates will have upwards of 10 years broking / software development for broking applications, experience)

2. broking software experience (extensive user experience, change specialist for broking software innovation or enhancement, business analyst) 

3. an appetite for simple and effective innovation - able to articulate this to different audiences

4. experience in the full software delivery lifecycle - high level to detailed scoping of requirements, test driven analysis and development, elegant configuration tooling, through to go live

5. communication and collaboration style that lends itself to working with diverse stakeholders: end users, technical teams, commercially led stakeholders etc. Strong verbal and written communication skills

6.A good attitude : flexible, a good listener, curious about new ways of working, pragmatic about how to best get the job delivered optimally

In turn - we provide

- a strong company culture (Verisk-led, with Sequel history and entrepreneurial flavour)

- a genuine drive to offer all employees a platform to collaborate and excel

- a track record of product development - through all the painful stages where the best lessons are learnt

- a sterling team of colleagues and managers

NB: We can only progress applications from candidates who reflect demonstrable evidence of eligibility to work in the UK.

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