Operations Business Systems Analyst

Athene • West Des Moines, IA

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About The Position

We are driven to do more. More for our customers and the financial professionals who offer our products. If you are driven to do more and love the challenge of pursuing more, Athene is your kind of company. You will find we offer more than the basics to create an inclusive and dynamic work environment at our various locations. Purpose: The Business System Analyst is responsible for supporting the Reporting function within Operations Support. This role partners with stakeholders to understand reporting needs, define requirements, and ensure accurate, timely data delivery. Serves as the primary resource for analysis efforts of assigned programs/projects and coordinates dependency efforts with other business system analysts as needed. Acts as a liaison, facilitating and communicating among several business and IT stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience required.
• 2+ years business system analysis preferred.
• Knowledge of business analysis concepts (business process modeling, context diagrams, use cases, user stories, etc.) required.
• Understands techniques used in requirements elicitation, project scoping, requirements analysis, and planning and analysis activities required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills required.

Nice To Haves

• Experienced with business intelligence tools such as Tableau, PowerBI, or other preferred.
• Annuity and/or financial industry experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates and leads requirement gathering conversations with key stakeholders across the organization, developing comprehensive documentation that aligns with business needs.
• Translates business requirements into functional specifications, working with IT resources to develop technical solutions.
• Collaborates with delivery team resources to create and refine user stories, coordinating user acceptance testing to ensure quality standards are met.
• Supports projects and system enhancements with ambiguity and risk encompassing multiple multi-functional business areas.
• Develop detailed data and integration system specifications, including workflows, data models, and user interface designs.
• Provides support for incident/defect management for BAU and/or project deliveries.
• Serves as backup for other BSAs during projects, refinement sessions, and Production Support activities
• Implements best practices to ensure there is consistency in standards and execution
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees