Business Data Analyst
Business Data Analyst
Location: Central London (EC3M 4AE) or York (YO90 1WR)
Contract: 6 months
Overview
This contract role sits within Aviva’s River data enablement team and replaces an outgoing Deloitte engagement. The successful candidate will play a key role in data governance, demand management, and business analysis, acting as a central coordination point across data, legal, governance, and delivery teams.
The role offers a mix of hands-on BA work, data governance coordination, and light PMO-style activities within a collaborative team of circa 6–10 people.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as the front door for data governance queries, including GDPR, data sharing, approvals, and legal considerations
- Manage and triage the Jira backlog, allocating tickets to Legal, Data Governance SMEs, Delivery teams, or Architects as appropriate
- Coordinate the central data mailbox and respond to general inbound data-related queries
- Support the programme’s shift from data delivery to data fundamentals and governance
- Capture business requirements, map approval processes, and document data flows
- Undertake PMO-style activities including RAID tracking, reporting, and stakeholder coordination
- Ensure adherence to Aviva’s change framework and data principles
Candidate Profile
Essential
- Strong Business Analyst background with solid data governance and GDPR experience
- Confident handling common data-sharing and compliance queries
- Experience working closely with Legal and Data Governance SMEs
- Proven ability to manage Jira tickets and backlogs
- Comfortable operating in programme and PMO-style environments
Desirable
- Experience with data migrations
- Financial services or insurance sector background
Team & Working Environment
- Part of the River data enablement team supporting governance, data protection, architects, and wider data initiatives
- Acts as a central coordination point across multiple stakeholder groups
- Reporting to Programme leadership in London with a functional data line into York
Personal Attributes
- Strong communicator with a structured, organised approach
- Able to bring clarity and order to fragmented or ambiguous requests
- Quick to pick up new domains and ways of working
- Comfortable with coordination-heavy, governance-focused responsibilities