IT Business Analyst

Holmes Murphy Insurance • West Des Moines, IA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

We are looking to add an IT Business Analyst to join our Information Technology team in West Des Moines, IA. Offering a forward-thinking, innovative, and vibrant company culture, along with the opportunity to share your unique potential, there really is no place like Holmes!

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in business administration, information technology, computer science, or related field.
• 4-6 years of progressively responsible experience with business systems analysis, including system development, system configuration, business process analysis, and project management.
• Possesses strong business and technology knowledge to understand business needs, make informed decisions, and deliver effective technology solutions, including related processes and procedures.
• Demonstrates excellent problem-solving skills to efficiently identify issues, determine root causes, and propose and implement effective solutions or improvements.

Nice To Haves

• Business Analyst certification (e.g. IIBA Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP), PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA) a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead medium to large, complex initiatives with minimal supervision through: Partnering with business stakeholders to elicit, analyze, and document requirements.
• Translating business needs into clear, actionable requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Reviewing end-to-end process analysis, identifying gaps, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Facilitating requirements workshops, stakeholder meetings, and solution discussions.
• Acting as a primary liaison between business, technology teams, and vendors.
• Ensuring alignment of solutions to business strategy and objectives.
• Supporting solution design by collaborating with architects and developers.
• Driving traceability from requirements through delivery and testing.
• Participating actively in testing strategy, test case definition, and validation of outcomes.
• Identifying and proactively manage risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Ensuring clear and consistent communication across stakeholders at multiple levels.
• Facilitating conflict resolution and stakeholder alignment in ambiguous situations.

Benefits

• health, dental and vision
• Paid Parental Leave and supportive New Parent Benefits
• Company paid continuing Education & Tuition Reimbursement
• 401k Profit Sharing
• Generous time off practices in addition to paid holidays
• paid Volunteer time off
• employee matching gifts to charities
• Inclusion & Belonging Programs
• paid Diversity Day time-off option
• Consistent merit increase and promotion opportunities
• Discretionary bonus opportunity

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level