Business Analyst – Group Operations

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The Business Analyst, Group Operations is responsible for analyzing business processes, identifying improvement opportunities, and supporting the delivery of strategic and operational initiatives across Group Operations. The role works closely with business stakeholders, operations teams, technology partners, and project teams to define requirements, optimize processes, and ensure successful implementation of solutions that enhance operational efficiency, customer outcomes, and business performance.
Key Responsibilities
Business Analysis & Requirements Management
Engage with stakeholders to understand business challenges, operational requirements, and strategic objectives.
Elicit, document, analyze, and validate business requirements, user stories, process flows, and functional specifications.
Translate business needs into actionable requirements for technology and operational teams.
Facilitate workshops, interviews, and stakeholder discussions to gather requirements and drive alignment.
Process Improvement & Transformation
Assess current processes and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, service quality, controls, and customer outcomes.
Support operational transformation initiatives, including process redesign, automation, digitization, and workflow optimization.
Develop current-state and future-state process maps and operating models.
Conduct root-cause analysis and recommend practical solutions to business problems.
Project & Change Delivery
Support end-to-end project delivery from requirements gathering through implementation and post-production stabilization.
Partner with project managers, developers, operations teams, and business stakeholders to ensure successful execution.
Assist in solution design reviews, testing activities, training, and deployment planning.
Support change management activities and business readiness initiatives.
Data Analysis & Reporting
Analyze operational performance data, trends, and key metrics to support decision-making.
Develop reports, dashboards, and presentations to communicate insights and recommendations.
Support business case development through quantitative and qualitative analysis.
Track project benefits and operational performance improvements.
Testing & Quality Assurance
Develop test scenarios, test cases, and acceptance criteria.
Coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities and defect resolution.
Validate delivered solutions against business requirements and expected outcomes.
Ensure quality standards are maintained throughout implementation.
Multi-Market Implementation
Lead coordinated implementation across multiple markets, balancing enterprise-wide consistency with local business, customer, and operational requirements.
Define market sequencing, deployment waves, readiness criteria, localization requirements, and transition plans.
Partner with market leaders and functional teams to align regulatory, process, technology, data, control, and resource requirements.
Manage cross-market dependencies, common design decisions, local deviations, risks, and escalations through clear governance.
Establish reusable implementation playbooks, standards, and lessons learned to accelerate replication, adoption, stabilization, and benefits realization across markets.
Stakeholder & Governance Management
Build strong relationships across Group Operations, Technology, Risk, Compliance, and Change teams.
Support governance forums through preparation of documentation, status updates, and decision materials.
Identify project risks, issues, dependencies, and escalate where appropriate.
Ensure compliance with internal controls, governance standards, and regulatory requirements.
Qualifications & Experience
Required
Bachelor's degree in Business, Operations Management, Information Systems, Finance, Engineering, or related discipline.
3–7 years of experience in Business Analysis, Process Improvement, Operations Transformation, or Project Delivery.
Experience working within large-scale operational environments.
Strong understanding of business process analysis and requirements management.
Experience supporting cross-functional projects and change initiatives.
Preferred
Experience within Insurance, Financial Services, Shared Services, or Global Business Services environments.
Exposure to process automation, workflow tools, digital transformation, or operational excellence initiatives.
Knowledge of Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery methodologies.
Experience with Lean Six Sigma, Business Process Management (BPM), or Process Mining tools.
Key Skills
Business & Operations Skills
Business Analysis
Process Mapping & Redesign
Requirements Gathering
Operational Excellence
Root Cause Analysis
Problem Solving
Stakeholder Management
Change Impact Assessment
Documentation & Reporting
Workshop Facilitation
Technical & Analytical Skills
Data Analysis and Reporting
Power BI / Tableau
Excel Advanced Analytics
Process Modelling Tools (Visio, Signavio, etc.)
Jira / Azure DevOps
Business Case Development
Testing & UAT Management
Behavioural Competencies
Strategic Thinking
Collaboration & Influencing
Communication & Presentation
Customer Focus
Attention to Detail
Adaptability
Results Orientation
Success Measures
Delivery of business requirements on time and with quality
Process efficiency and productivity improvements achieved
Reduction in operational issues and manual effort
Successful implementation of transformation initiatives
Stakeholder satisfaction and adoption of delivered solutions
Achievement of project and business outcome targets
Compliance with governance and regulatory requirements
Ideal Profile
A highly analytical and collaborative professional who can bridge business and technology teams, challenge existing ways of working, and transform operational requirements into practical solutions. The individual should possess strong problem-solving skills, stakeholder management capability, and a passion for driving continuous improvement across Group Operations.
Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equality of opportunity of benefits for all who apply and who perform work for our organisation irrespective of sex, race, age, ethnic origin, educational, social and cultural background, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, disability or part-time / fixed-term work, or any other status protected by applicable law. We encourage the same standards from our recruitment and third-party suppliers taking into account the context of grade, job and location. We also allow for reasonable adjustments to support people with individual physical or mental health requirements.