Systems Analyst - Corporate Life and Pensions - 18 month contract

A new transformational adventure awaits you… 

How does 5 weeks of annual leave, a fulfilling career you'll genuinely enjoy, and working for a reputable organization that promotes wellbeing and drives digital transformation sound to you?

As one of Forbes 2024 ‘World’s Best Employers’ and Fortune’s ‘World’s Most Admired Companies’ for 2025, Zurich - a leader in the insurance industry, is on a journey towards a brighter future… A brighter future for you - focused on your career, your wellbeing, and your community - as well as our customers and the planet.

Join us on this thrilling journey as we work towards our vision of becoming Australia's leading digital insurer. If you're eager to be part of a values-driven global organisation that's experiencing real growth and transformation, and if you share our commitment to making a tangible difference and taking continuous steps towards a sustainable future for our people, customers, communities, and our planet, then keep reading!
 

Let’s create a brighter future together, let’s make a difference  

It’s important to know, what you do matters. At Zurich, we don’t just cover, we care.

Join Zurich Insurance as a Systems Analyst / Senior Technical Business Analyst in our Group Life – Corporate Team. In this role, you’ll combine technical expertise and business analysis skills to enhance our global Corporate Life and Pension (CLP) systems and related platforms. You’ll work closely with international teams to deliver agile solutions that support Zurich’s digital transformation and customer-focused growth.

What You’ll Do

• Bridge Business and Technology: Collaborate with stakeholders to capture, analyse, and document functional and non-functional requirements. Translate these into clear technical specifications for development teams.
• Define and Deliver Solutions: Help shape requirements through user stories, conduct impact assessments, and ensure alignment with system architecture.
• Drive Technical Enhancements: Work on the Workbench for the corporate book, admin systems, and interfaces. Define system interfaces.
• Agile Delivery: Partner with the Product Owner to prioritize backlog, manage MVPs, and track timeframes. Support sprints and QA testing to ensure quality delivery.
• Global Collaboration: Interface with European program managers, Bas, development teams and stakeholders.
• Support Implementation: Participate in application testing, configuration, and user training to ensure successful adoption.
• Promote Innovation: Incorporate AI and automation into solutions and encourage best practices in agile and technical analysis.

Important to your success – let’s grow together

• 6+ years in project delivery, including 4+ years as a technical business or systems analyst.
• Strong technical background in software development and systems analysis.
• SQL proficiency required; ability to write queries and analyse data.
• Experience with JIRA and agile frameworks.
• Ability to run workshops and facilitate discussions between business and technical teams.
• International experience—comfortable working across diverse teams and cultures.
• Insurance or financial services experience preferred; life insurance experience highly regarded.
• Knowledge of APIs and data integration; able to document and explain system interfaces.
• Familiarity with React for new user interface development is a plus.
• Excellent communication skills—able to engage stakeholders and manage competing priorities.
• Collaborative, proactive, and self-driven—capable of working independently or as part of a dynamic team.
• Flexibility to work across global time zones, including evening meetings (European hours), with options to adjust start and finish times.

Belong. Zurich is here to support you  

There are so many reasons why Zurich is a great place to be and the right choice for you, but here are just a few.

• Enjoy 5 weeks of annual leave for permanent staff through our Z leave initiative, along with 15 days of personal/carer’s leave as we empower our people to manage their own wellbeing. Plus, access to Family Care (parental leave).
• Benefit from a hybrid working arrangement – 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home per week for full-time employees.
• Access programs to stay healthy and feel healthier and a AUD$295 new starter e-voucher for your work-from-home setup (flex work - hybrid working), along with other great benefits through our Shine portal.
• Grow and thrive in your career with our award-winning training programs. We support and encourage your development because our strength lies in our people, and we value your individuality.
• Work with global, diverse, and inclusive teams; explore your passions, fuel innovation, drive equity, collaborate, and make a positive difference beyond your role.
• Take advantage of global mobility opportunities across more than 200 countries worldwide.
• Volunteer and work in our state-of-the-art Green Star rated offices (when you are in the office) and dress for your day.
• We plant a tree for every new employee.
• Not to mention our various employer of choice awards/memberships – WGEA; Family Inclusive Workplace; Gold AWEI Employer, Pride in Diversity… to name a few.

We could go on, but the main point is that Zurich is a great place to be, where you can truly belong, be yourself, maintain work/life balance, and thrive in a supportive environment. 
 

Zurich is an equal opportunity employer.  We are committed to ensuring that our recruitment process is fair and accessible for all candidates. If you require any special accommodations to participate in our recruitment process, we encourage you to please let us know at the time of your application.  
 
So, if you want to come on an adventure that will build a brighter future together, and feel a sense of togetherness, then please apply today to start your adventure!