About the Role
Pacific Life Re is a reinsurance organisation investing in its internal data capabilities to meet growing demand across underwriting, operations, and finance.
Responsibilities
•Lead the initiation, discovery, and delivery of data-focused initiatives across multiple business domains
•Apply structured business analysis and change management approaches in a governance-led delivery environment
•Own smaller data projects and enhancements from early discovery through business-as-usual adoption
•Contribute to the evolution of data BA standards, tooling, and ways of working
•Capture and define requirements with a data architecture mindset to ensure scalable, consistent, fit-for-purpose solutions
•Define requirements using data flows, lineage, source-to-target mappings, and reporting specifications
•Bridge business stakeholders and Data Architecture and Engineering teams to ensure shared understanding and alignment
•Embed data governance principles into delivery, including data ownership, standards, and controls
•Support data quality assessments, issue identification, and remediation definition
•Drive consistent data definitions and usage across domains
•Ensure delivery aligns with enterprise data strategy and regulatory expectations
•Engage with stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership
•Translate complex data concepts into clear, pragmatic recommendations that support decision-making
•Support adoption, change, and transition of data solutions into business as usual
•Act as a trusted advisor on data-related decisions across the business
Requirements
•Proven experience as a Senior Business Analyst delivering data-centric initiatives
•Strong conceptual understanding of data architecture and data warehousing; hands-on delivery is not required
•Experience in structured, governance-heavy delivery environments
•Ability to explain complex data concepts clearly to technical and non-technical audiences
Nice to Have
•Insurance experience
•SQL, Power BI, SSRS or similar data and BI technologies
•Experience partnering closely with Data Architecture teams
•Familiarity with Visio, Azure DevOps, JIRA, Confluence, Miro
Benefits
•25 days of annual leave, with the option to buy or sell additional days
•Adoption and fertility leave
•Enhanced parental leave
•Private insurance coverage for employees and dependents
•Group Life Insurance coverage of 9x basic annual salary and Group Income Protection up to 75% of basic annual salary
•Optical benefits
•15% combined employee/employer contributions
•Subsidized gym membership and access to the Employee Assistance Program
•Cycle to Work and Electric Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme
•Time off for volunteering and charitable matching of employee donations
•Benefits apply only to permanent and fixed-term employees
•The company hosts team-building days, social activities, and well-being initiatives, and supports employee fundraising, charity events, and volunteering
•Reasonable adjustments are available during recruitment for applicants with disabilities
