Business Data Analyst
Executive Placements · Bo-Kaap, Western Cape
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We are seeking an experienced Senior Data & Business Analyst to take end-to-end ownership of a large and complex insurance policy data migration programme .
The role will be responsible for analysing, mapping, validating and reconciling commercial insurance policy data as it moves from legacy platforms through multiple integration and staging layers into a modern Policy Administration System.
This is a highly analytical, delivery-focused role requiring a combination of business analysis, data analysis, insurance domain knowledge, data migration and integration experience .
The successful candidate must be comfortable operating at the intersection of underwriting, business, data, integration and technology , translating complex insurance requirements into precise and testable technical data specifications.
Key Responsibilities
Data Migration & Analysis
Take end-to-end ownership of policy data throughout the migration lifecycle.
Analyse data originating from legacy insurance and policy administration platforms.
Perform detailed source-to-target data mapping between legacy and target systems.
Analyse and validate structured data payloads, including JSON-based interfaces .
Develop and maintain detailed
Source-to-target mapping matrices
Data dictionaries
Data specifications
Validation rules
Requirements traceability matrices
Identify transformation requirements between legacy and modern system structures.
Analyse large and complex datasets to identify data anomalies, inconsistencies and migration risks.
Ensure appropriate data lineage, data integrity and semantic alignment across systems.
Insurance & Underwriting Analysis
Interpret detailed underwriting specifications and translate them into technical data requirements.
Analyse complex commercial insurance structures including
Policy schedules
Policy sections
Cover information
Endorsements
Product structures
Validation rules
Underwriting business rules
Ensure migrated data accurately represents the underlying insurance product and underwriting intent.
Work closely with underwriting and business stakeholders to clarify policy and product requirements.
Data Quality & Migration Readiness
Define and perform pre-migration data validation.
Identify and resolve data-quality issues before migration execution.
Validate field formats, mandatory information, relationships and
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