Note: There are multiple locations- NY City; Bridgewater, NJ; Johns Creek, GA; Topeka, KS; Miami, FL; Boulder, CO
Looking for a candidate with Life Insurance & Annuity experience
Business Systems Analyst will have a strong grasp of requirements gathering and estimation. The Intake Specialist will use the estimation catalog to support a quick turnaround. They use internal resources to research current processes and functionality by client. They have strong attention to detail, are problem solvers and can translate between the External Client, Product Management, Information Technology, Operations, and Management teams in order to ensure requirements are captured.
WHAT YOU'LL DO:
- Support the movement of internal and external project requests through the estimation process
- Lead the initial project scope and estimate activities, including gathering requirements
- Incorporate knowledge of the existing client implementation and business offerings as consideration of impact and alignment when driving intake sessions
- Assist Capability areas in identifying scope changes and facilitating the dissemination of information to the appropriate to the Client Delivery team
- Facilitate estimate planning sessions to ensure efficient use of time and turnaround to the client
- Ensure estimates for each client adhere to the IT framework and support the clients' business objective
- Facilitate, prepare and review work with resources working a different shift
- Lead/Facilitate detailed Solution Definition meetings, ensuring track meetings are well defined and address the necessary material to drive to a holistic solution
- Facilitate solution planning sessions to ensure efficient use of time with take-aways for internal alignment if necessary
- Provide thought equity to identify new processes, innovative business analysis tools and techniques in response to business needs
- Assist with training program and associated documentation to support knowledge repositories
WHAT YOU'LL NEED:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent work experience
- 5+ years' in business and / or systems analysis or related experience preferred
- 3+ years' experience in Annuity, financial services, or life insurance work experience preferred
- Solid background in the interdependencies between Operations, Technology Capabilities and department outside of delivery
- Strong knowledge and practice of the techniques necessary to manage the activities related to planning and requirements/analysis phases of the SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle)
- Hands-on leader who knows the day-to-day aspects of tasks well enough to offer clear direction to team members
- Outlook/Word//Excel/PowerPoint experience, with knowledge of Project Management tools