Crop Insurance Business Analyst III

Sompo International • Lenexa, KS

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

As one of the leading writers of Federal Crop Insurance, AgriSompo North America combines industry experience, resources, capital and talent to deliver both traditional and innovative crop insurance and productivity tools to farmers, ranchers, insurers and agribusinesses in the United States. Our organization operates within a culture rooted in ethics, integrity and a belief that accountability, collaboration and agility are crucial to long-term success. AgriSompo North America is a part of AgriSompo, Sompo International’s global agriculture platform. This platform is an integrated underwriting, technology and distribution platform delivering innovate insurance and reinsurance solutions to agriculture partners worldwide. Sompo International, AgriSompo’s parent company, is a global organization driven by its core values, a carrier that holds promise, trust and the commitment to protect. Through operating subsidiaries, Sompo International writes agriculture, casualty and other specialty, professional lines, property, marine/energy and aviation lines of insurance and catastrophe, property, casualty, professional lines and specialty lines of reinsurance. As a leading provider of crop insurance and other agricultural risk management tools, we recognize that our success is derived directly from those whose contributions matter most: our people. AgriSompo North America has major offices in Lenexa, Kansas and Des Moines, Iowa as well as regional offices around the country. A shared commitment to integrity, accountability, collaboration and agility define our culture, and we strive to create exceptional value for our clients and shareholders and maintain AgriSompo North America as a desirable place to work. Job Description Are you looking for your next opportunity? Sompo has a unique opportunity for a Business Analyst IIII. Location: This position will be based out of our Lenexa, KS office with a hybrid schedule (3 days in office; 2 days at home). We strive for collaboration which is why we offer a work environment where our employees thrive and develop long lasting careers. Job Summary As a liaison between the Business SMEs and IT, the primary role of the Business Analyst is to translate general business requirements into formal business and functional requirements. The Business Analyst also supports the Development and QA teams during development and testing activities, plans and executes User Acceptance Testing, and supports the training team to help create User Manuals, where appropriate.

Requirements

• Microsoft Office Suite
• Microsoft Visio
• Any data modeling tool
• Any process modeling tool
• Confluence or Jira a plus
• Basic UML is a plus
• Axure or other User Interface Design Tool
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
• Experience writing traceable business and functional requirements documents.
• Demonstrated knowledge of SDLC
• Familiarity with data and business process modeling
• Familiarity with BABOK and its methodologies
• Experience with gathering reporting and data requirements
• Ability to ask the deeper questions so that the correct level of requirements can be gathered and documented
• Ability to document report and/or data requirements
• Ability to lead JAD sessions (Joint Application Development)
• Experience with UI design specifications and wireframes
• Agriculture Insurance industry experience

Responsibilities

• Conducts the as-is and to-be analysis of business systems; analyzes and engineers improved processes
• Reviews, analyzes documents complex business systems and user needs
• Collects and business & functional requirements
• Constructs workflow charts and diagrams
• Participates in the planning and execution of functional testing
• Assists in training end users in new applications and business processes

Benefits

• Two medical plans to choose from, including a Traditional PPO & a Consumer Driven Health Plan with a Health Savings account providing a competitive employer contribution
• Pharmacy benefits with mail order options
• Dental benefits including orthodontia benefits for adults and children
• Vision benefits
• Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Company-paid Life & AD&D benefits, including the option to purchase Supplemental life coverage for employee, spouse & children
• Company-paid Disability benefits with very competitive salary continuation payments
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with competitive employer contributions
• Competitive paid-time-off programs, including company-paid holidays
• Competitive Parental Leave Benefits & Adoption Assistance program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tax-Free Commuter Benefit
• Tuition Reimbursement & Professional Qualification benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees