Business Analyst - Underwriting

COUNTRY Financial•Bloomington, IL

About The Position

Analyzes business operations and recommends solutions that align business needs with organizational objectives. Applies critical thinking, problem-solving, and project management skills to evaluate processes, identify improvement opportunities, and advocate for business priorities. Serves as a liaison across underwriting, business, and technology teams to build relationships, drive initiatives forward, and deliver solutions that support business strategy and operational excellence.

Requirements

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to gather requirements, evaluate business processes, and recommend solutions.
Excellent organization and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills across business and technical teams.
Ability to work independently, identify what needs attention, and move work forward with minimal direction.
Inquisitive mindset with the ability to ask thoughtful questions, understand root causes, and identify opportunities for improvement.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of personal lines underwriting operations and processes.
Experience supporting business transformation, process improvement, or technology implementation initiatives.
Experience working with data analysis, reporting, user testing, or training/adoption activities.
Typically requires 4+ years of relevant experience or a combination of related experience, education and training.

Responsibilities

Collaborates with business areas to identify, define and document business requirements.
Coordinates or performs data sampling and testing verification.
Takes the lead in assisting with the business case.
Elicits, translates, simplifies use requirements to drive the design and review of test cases, process change requests, and manages to completion.
Recommends organizational changes in anticipation of predicted marketplace changes.
Assesses impact and supports communication and delivery of requirements to stakeholders.
Compiles, analyzes, interprets, and presents data related to the current and future operations.
Clarifies, updates and improves the business processes impacted by technology changes, and maps out the requirements for one or more systems to support needs and processes.
Negotiates or provides input to project plans and timeframes.