Business Analyst (Remote in the US)

First American•Santa Ana, CA

1d•$73,900 - $98,500•Remote

About The Position

Join a team that puts its People First! First American's Direct division provides comprehensive title insurance protection and professional settlement services for real estate purchases, refinances and equity loans. Since 1889, First American (NYSE: FAF) has held an unwavering belief in its people. They are passionate about what they do, and we are equally passionate about fostering an environment where all feel welcome, supported, and empowered to be innovative and reach their full potential. Our inclusive, people-first culture has earned our company numerous accolades, including being named to the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list for eleven consecutive years. We have also earned awards as a best place to work for women, diversity and LGBTQ+ employees, and have been included on more than 50 regional best places to work lists. First American will always strive to be a great place to work, for all. For more information, please visit www.careers.firstam.com. Working with business departments, drive process improvement through seeking out and identifying opportunities and business process definition by defining and documenting processes and procedures. Assess and document training needs, communicate existence of new process. Document business processes, training procedures, standard operating procedures, project status, etc. Oversee projects for business departments and/or act as a liaison/strategic partner between FAC and government entities, vendors, corporations and other FA divisions to define business processes and/or generate, update and create various products and services. When new processes are identified, may drive implementation or hand off to Project Management Team for implementation. Experienced Analyst. Has business and operations knowledge and is able to use that knowledge to bring insight to the role, identify issues and inefficiencies, and recommend process improvements.

Requirements

Generally requires BS Degree or equivalent work experience
Typically have 2- 5 years of directly related experience
Analytical skills to determine root cause of problems and apply creative and effective solutions
Ability to analyze a situation, interview, formulate questions, and probe for deeper knowledge/ understanding
Data management skills
Has basic knowledge of general business, production, and/or operation environment and general cost benefit awareness
Good written and oral communication skills in order to define parameters to meet business requirements
Presentation skills
Standard MS skill set

Responsibilities

Defines business process requirements, researches alternatives, prepares presentations, drives solutions, gains consensus, tests to confirm, and implements solutions for a specific business need.
Analyzes and gathers customer requirements to develop and implement customized solutions and provide alternative solutions.
Provides informal training as part of implementation process.
May provide formal training and support directly to customers.
Working with business partners and SMEs, creates documentation of business processes, training procedures, and standard operating procedures.
Generate and create reports; research and analyze data and report trends to management/ business partners.
Other duties as assigned