Job title: Lead Business Analyst Location: City of London Reporting to: BA Practice Lead Position type: 35 hrs p/w (3 days in the office, 2 days working from home) Why Tokio Marine HCC? Standing still is not an option in the current world of Insurance. TMHCC are one of the world’s leading Specialty Insurers. With deep expertise in our chosen lines of business, our unparalleled track record and a solid balance sheet, TMHCC evaluates and manages risk like no one else in the industry. Looking beyond profit, empowering our people and delivering on our commitments are at the core of our customer values, and so is a desire to grow and provide creative and innovative solutions to our clients. Job Purpose: Be part of an exciting initiative to build a world-class Enterprise Change team. We are expanding with 18 new permanent roles, including 6 Business Analysts at different levels of experience. In this role, you will play a key part in delivering strategic and transformational projects across TMHCC, helping the organisation lead the way in the London Market. As a Lead Business Analyst, you’ll ensure TMHCC stays ahead of industry trends and remains a driving force for innovation and improvement within the insurance sector. This is an opportunity to be part of a forward-thinking team that values expertise, collaboration, and strategic thinking, focused on maintaining TMHCC’s leadership position. This is an opportunity to, join us to shape the future of business analysis and change management at TMHCC. You will be involved and leading on various projects across key areas such as: Regulatory & Compliance projects Operational & Business Process improvement System Implementations Infrastructure upgrades Data migrations Key Responsibilities: Effectively builds a comprehensive understanding of TMHCC’s business strategy, drivers, and capabilities, aligning analysis efforts with broader organisational goals. Works closely with senior stakeholders to shape business visions and strategies, leveraging strategic analyses, feasibility studies, and well-crafted business cases to guide decision-making. Utilises strong analytical skills to support the scoping and setup of new business change projects, ensuring clarity and alignment from the outset. Defines and champions the appropriate business analysis approach for each project, securing stakeholder agreement and maintaining adherence to best practices and standards. Proactively engages with stakeholders at all levels to understand the business landscape, expertly eliciting requirements to drive effective and strategic project outcomes. Skills and Experience Specification: Heavy depth of Business Analysis technical knowledge – requirements definition, processes, data, agile/waterfall methods with the ability to pick up the most complex programmes. You should have experience working on 5 or more projects, several involving high complexity or large-scale transformation Demonstrable experience of eliciting requirements in a number of different ways through to planning and monitoring and be able to adapt your approach in line with requirements Requirements management and custodianship being able to show that you can trace and prioritise accordingly and represent business requirements in testing For this level role you will need experience leading other BAs through project/programme structures These skills must ideally have been developed within London Market, General Insurance or the wider financial services industry Personal Specification: Passionate Business Analyst: dedicated to driving impactful business solutions through structured analysis and strategic change initiatives. Thrives on delivering projects that streamline operations and foster growth. Creative and Collaborative Problem Solver: combines innovative thinking with a collaborative mindset to develop practical solutions, working seamlessly across teams to achieve shared objectives. Deadline-Driven and Highly Professional: approaches tasks with a structured, organized methodology, ensuring projects are delivered on time and to the highest standards. Exhibits a high level of professionalism in all interactions with colleagues and stakeholders. Skilled at building rapport and fostering positive relationships with diverse teams and senior stakeholders. Curious and Goal-Oriented Mindset: Inquisitive by nature, always seeking to understand the deeper context behind business challenges, and committed to finding effective, goal-oriented solutions. What we offer Tokio Marine HCC is a leading specialty insurance group with offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, and other locations. With the strength and stability that comes from being a member of the Tokio Marine group, and more than forty years of growth, profitability, and stability, we offer important insurance products that most people do not even know exist. The Tokio Marine HCC Group of companies is an equal opportunity employer. Please visit www.tmhcc.com for more information about our companies. This piece of hiring is being run by our retained recruitment partner Highams Recruitment | Specialist Recruitment Across Insurance, Pension & Wealth Sectors
