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Phoenix GroupJob DescriptionJob Type: PermLocation: London.Flexible working: All our roles are open to part-time, job-share and other types of flexibility. We will discuss what is important to you and balancing this with business requirements during the recruitment process. You can read more about Phoenix Flex here.Salary and benefits: Up to £100,000 plus bonus 16% - 32%, private medical cover, 38 days annual leave, excellent pension, 12x salary life assurance, career breaks, income protection, 3x volunteering days and much moreClosing Date: 3rd OctoberWe’re Phoenix Group, we’re a long-term savings and retirement business. We offer a range of products across our market-leading brands, Standard Life, SunLife, Phoenix Life and ReAssure. Around 1 in 5 people in the UK has a pension with us. We’re a FTSE 100 organisation that is tackling key issues such as transitioning our portfolio to net zero by 2050, and we’re not done yet.The Role

We have an incredible opportunity to join us here at Phoenix Group as a Delivery Lead in our Capital Markets team within the Asset Management function. The role is key to sustain the continued maturity of our data journey within the function and will contribute to the successful development of the Phoenix Group Asset Management vision, particularly in delivering a world-class data ecosystem. The successful candidate will have an extensive track record of working with Asset Management platforms, Front, Middle and Back Office teams and have a good understanding of the trade lifecycle from both an investment and operational perspective. You will have an unwavering attention to detail as you collaborate with internal and external teams involved in managing and supporting our asset data. You will also be responsible for developing the business and technical requirements required to evolve the data operating model, primarily for the Capital Markets business, working as part of an agile scrum team to develop solutions to satisfy those requirements. The role requires the ability to communicate at multiple levels and is best suited to an individual who can converse with a broad range of colleagues adapting their style to meet multiple audiences and is dynamic and proactive in their thinking with the ability to inspire and motivate the team in order to exceed the needs of senior stakeholders.Key responsibilities

Lead, oversee and co-ordinate the engineering backlog, working with the product owner assigned to the Capital Markets delivery team(s).Support and challenge to ensure ways of working are fully adopted and analysis activities completed in line with sprint plans.Develop strong relationships with key business stakeholders and other colleagues to elicit requirements and subsequently update on requirements evolution in a business focused way.Support and host discussions within a multidisciplinary team, with potentially difficult dynamics.Support the project managers / delivery managers to regularly assess the progress and effectiveness of the discovery and analysis effort, taking interventions as needed to deliver work to agreed timescales and quality.Create artefacts supporting agile ways of working e.g. user stories with acceptance criteria (JIRA)Create and maintain good quality stores of business knowledge and information (JIRA, Confluence, SharePoint etc)Work with the product owner to prioritise the backlogSupport delivery teams by communicating effectively within an agile delivery frameworkIdentify and document risks, issues and dependencies that are likely to affect the delivery of requirementsSupport the development of sustainable, commercially viable change solutions with clear linkages to Asset Management goals and objectives – end to end (i.e. discovery, analysis/design, build, test and business readiness)Provide oversight and advice to other team members involved in the delivery of data and reporting solutionsShare knowledge and education amongst the Business Analyst community and wider teamsManage the workload for the squad driving effective and efficient delivery of work packages.Provide timely, accurate and transparent MI that enables the throughput of the squad to be managed and provide a key input into work scheduling and where appropriate prioritisation.What we’re looking for

EssentialSignificant years working in the Asset management, banking, pensions and finance / asset management industry and highly regulated environments.Front-office experience and Aladdin ecosystemDelivery hands on experience – working closely with Front Office / Quant teams to ensure successful outcomes.Direct experience with datasets relating to investment, asset data, including derivatives i.e. trade lifecycleExperience working with Front, Middle and Back Office teams to gather and interpret business process and technical requirementsUnderstanding of the key concepts of Technical EngineeringRelevant experience working as part of an agile team – end to end i.e. discovery, analysis/design, build, test and business readinessExperience engaging with third party vendors and collaborating on joint technology solutionsGreat stakeholder management and engagement skillsExcellent communication, influencing and facilitation skills, in particular for problem solving and troubleshooting activities, ability to communicate effectively in a technical and non-technical ways.Ability to demonstrate resilience, flexibility and adapt to changing schedules and prioritiesDelivery ExperienceExperience of using Microsoft Office tools to an advanced standardKnowledge of Agile methodologies and tooling to support agile delivery of projects (e.g. Jira/Confluence)Experience in modern ways of working (examples include Agile, CI/CD, DevOps, Test Automation)Understanding of data concepts e.g. Data Management/GovernanceUnderstanding of architecture and design concepts for data exploitation solutionsExperience using technologies includes Analytics (E.g. R and Python), Reporting (E.g. Quicksight, Tableau, Qlik, Power BI) and APIsDemonstrable expertise in the areas of business analysis in large complex IT estatesDesirableMembership of a professional bodyDegree in Computer Science, Technology or Engineering or similarPersonal Attributes

Customer focused with an attitude to deliver excellent customer outcomes through technical expertiseProblem solving, analytics and resolution skillsStrong verbal and written communication skillsDemonstrated ability to communicate effectively across teamsAbility to operate in cross-functional and multidisciplinary teamsAbility to learn new technologies. Continuously strives to learn and make time for self-development.We want to hire the whole version of you.We are committed to ensuring that everyone feels accepted and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If your experience looks different from what we’ve advertised and you believe that you can bring value to the role, we’d love to hear from you.If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know so we can help you to be at your best.Find out more aboutGuide for Candidates: thephoenixgroup.pagetiger.com/guideforcandidatesFind or get answers from our colleagues: www.thephoenixgroup.com/careers/talk-to-usSeniority level

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