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
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Job Details

Company
Aviva
Location
London Area, United Kingdom
Posted