Business Data Analyst – Corporate Functions Technology
Role Overview
The role supports transformation initiatives across Finance Operations and Actuarial functions.
The Business Data Analyst bridges business needs and data-driven solutions.
The analyst works with Product Owners, business subject matter experts, Data Owners, and Scrum teams.
The role includes conceptual, logical, and physical data mapping and serves as a point of contact for engineering and testing data queries.
Experience in insurance or investment management is preferred.
Key Skills for This Role
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About M&G India
M&G India is described as a strategic innovation and digital hub with offices in Mumbai and Pune.
Its teams support transformation, digital capability, technology, AI, automation, and process excellence.
Overall job purpose
The role supports transformation initiatives across Finance Operations and Actuarial functions.
The Business Data Analyst bridges business needs and data-driven solutions.
The analyst works with Product Owners, business subject matter experts, Data Owners, and Scrum teams.
The role includes conceptual, logical, and physical data mapping and serves as a point of contact for engineering and testing data queries.
Experience in insurance or investment management is preferred.
Primary responsibilities
- Gather, analyze, and document business requirements related to data and reporting.
- Translate business needs into functional specifications and data mapping documents.
- Conduct structured interviews and mock requirement exercises.
- Work with data engineers and subject matter experts to align solutions with business goals.
- Support data models, dashboards, and reporting tools.
- Facilitate workshops and walkthroughs to validate requirements and solutions.
- Identify and resolve data quality issues and blockers with technical teams.
- Maintain documentation using Microsoft Visio and Confluence.
Knowledge, skills, and experience
- Six to ten years of experience as a Business or Data Analyst in financial services or insurance is specified.
- Strong data analysis, data governance, and business process modelling knowledge is required.
- Experience comparing and analyzing data sets, patterns, and schemas is required.
- SQL, Excel, and Python proficiency is required.
- Communication, stakeholder management, independent work, and priority management skills are required.
- Familiarity with Agile methodologies and tools such as JIRA and Scrum is required.
- A scientific mindset, structured problem-solving approach, attention to detail, and data accuracy are required.
Additional skills
- Basic knowledge of PySpark, Python, and Azure is listed as an additional skill.
- Power BI or another data visualization tool is additional.
- Azure technologies such as Logic Apps and Data Factory are a plus.
Stakeholders
Internal stakeholders include UK Finance Accounting, UK Finance Actuarial, and UK Corporate Functions Technology.
External stakeholders include software suppliers and external consultants.
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