Business Analyst - Investments Data Strategy 24 Month FTC

WTW’s Investments line of business provides investment advisory and delegated services to Pension funds, Sovereign Wealth Funds, Endowments, Foundations and Charities, and Wealth Managers across the globe. It has its history steeped in actuarial and pension fund advisory and has grown over the past two decades into one of the most respected financial solutions firms to institutional investors.

Our investment business exists to deliver better outcomes for savers. We believe that to achieve this over the long term we must deliver sustainable results for our clients and other stakeholders.

Combining innovative thinking with capable execution, we work with industry participants and our clients to invest today for a more sustainable tomorrow. Our work covers all aspects of the investment function and focuses on better equipping our clients to make good, well researched, well thought through investment decisions. We help clients manage investment complexity; work with them to better align strategy and portfolio construction to balance risk and return, with efficient and fit-for purpose implementation.

At WTW, we believe difference makes us stronger. We want our workforce to reflect the different and varied markets we operate in and to build a culture of inclusivity that makes colleagues feel welcome, valued and empowered to bring their whole selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive work environment throughout our organisation. We embrace all types of diversity.

At WTW, we trust you to know your work and the people, tools and environment you need to be successful. The majority of our colleagues work in a ”hybrid” style, with a mix of remote, in-person and in office interactions dependent on the needs of the team, role and clients. Our flexibility is rooted in trust and “hybrid” is not a one-size-fits-all solution. We understand flexibility is key to supporting an inclusive and diverse workforce and so we encourage requests for all types of flexible working as well as location-based arrangements. Please speak to your recruiter to discuss more.

The Role

We recognize Data as a critical strategic driver to fuel our growth ambitions. We're looking for a motivated Business Analyst with strong data analysis experience to support the delivery of our Investments Data Strategy and enhance our data capabilities.

The successful candidate will collaborate with stakeholders across the Business and Technology teams to clarify the business requirements, define the requirements for building data pipelines to develop our Data Platform and develop data management processes to manage the data.

• Work with Business and Technology teams to define problems and facilitate gathering of requirements
• Document high level and detailed requirements
• Create end-to-end business process maps and data flows (Current AS IS and Future TO BE)
• Convert requirements into user stories and acceptance criteria 
• Performing data analysis and gathering data/field/MI requirements
• Perform data/field mapping across different systems to ensure consistency and to develop single source of data
• Monitor data quality and facilitate removal of corrupt data
• Communicate with stakeholders to understand data content and business requirements
• Provide necessary support for testing in different environments
• Support creation of requirement documentation, data dictionary, data sources inventory, etc.

This is 24 month Fixed Term Contract role.

The Requirements

• Should have experience as Business Analyst in Financial services/ Asset management or similar industry
• Must have previous experience of analysing and documenting business processes and have business analysis skills to investigate, analyse, visualise and articulate, and solve problems
• Must have previous experience in data analysis, data mapping and data migration projects
• Able to identify and implement opportunities for optimisation and transformation
• Good understanding of technologies (preferably MS Office, Azure, Power Platform and Power BI), data analysis techniques and will be comfortable diving into some of the technology detail and analysing data
• Be flexible in approach and end product to adapt to the needs of the Business and Technology teams 

We’re committed to equal employment opportunity and provide application, interview and workplace adjustments and accommodations to all applicants. If you foresee any barriers, from the application process through to joining WTW, please email candidate.helpdesk@willistowerswatson.com.

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