Retail IQ Business Analyst
About The Position
We are excited to bring on a Business Analyst to support agile development as part of the Retail IQ Value Stream within the Retail Business Technology Solutions organization in a hybrid work environment. Preferred key cities include Greensboro, NC and Hartford, CT. As the Business Analyst, you will join a value stream project team where you will be responsible for defining and prioritizing a product backlog focused on developing, supporting and improving LifeIQ with focus on data quality, gaps and governance. You’ll work in close partnership with product management, LifeIQ users, and stakeholders to understand customer and business needs and then translate those needs within agile software engineering teams to implement solutions and drive outcomes that contribute to the success of our portfolio. If this sounds like a role for you, please read on!
Requirements
- 4 Year/Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience (4 years of experience in lieu of Bachelor’s).
- 3 – 5+ Years of experience in business analysis that directly aligns with the specific responsibilities for this position
- Confident, comfortable communicator with strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong presentation skills with demonstrated ability to influence at all levels of management through clear, informed and logical discussions/presentations.
- Ability to evaluate trends in data or information.
- Ability to identify and recommend processes improvements.
- Strong relationship management skills with internal clients (e.g. senior management, peers and colleagues); proven ability to develop creative and collaborative approaches.
- Strong interpersonal skills with a collaborative style.
- Strong project management leadership skills including, critical ability to coordinate and balance multiple projects in a time-sensitive environment, under pressure, and meeting deadlines.
- Strong leadership skills including, critical ability to coordinate and balance multiple initiatives in a time-sensitive environment, under pressure, and meeting deadlines
- Can find common ground and can gain collaboration among senior/executive management, colleagues, and peers; can influence outcomes without directing or commanding
Nice To Haves
- Life knowledge and experience strongly desired
- Experience operating within an Agile framework
- Experience with JIRA or similar workflow management tools
Responsibilities
- In collaboration with the Product Owner, you will prioritize, develop and accept user stories to enhance LifeIQ data repository, external feeds and publications
- You will partner with the Product Managers and business stakeholders to understand customer and business needs and translate into requirements/user stories
- You will write stories/requirements for Agile POD/Build Team(s) and LifeIQ Data Repository enhancement work
- You will provide subject matter expertise to clarify development requirements
- You will submit User Acceptance Criteria and complete User Acceptance Testing
- You will help drive adoption and business intelligence for Life Data Solution
- You will lead the implementation and integration of improvements
- You will continuously prioritize the product backlog to ensure that the Agile software development team is focused on the highest value work
- You will coordinate with other Product Owners and team members to manage dependencies across teams
- You will survey upstream data providers and downstream data customers to develop understanding of Life and Annuity data is used
- You will assist in the development of data processes and reconciliation reports that are efficient, tractable, and instill confidence in the integrity of results for downstream stakeholders and auditors
- You will perform business analyst and QA support where needed
- You will maintain data dictionary and follow established data governance policies
- You will proactively identify and recommend process improvements that significantly reduces workload, maintains and/or improves quality
Benefits
- Clearly defined career tracks and job levels, along with associated behaviors for each of Lincoln's core values and leadership attributes
- Leadership development and virtual training opportunities
- PTO/parental leave
- Competitive 401K and employee benefits
- Free financial counseling, health coaching and employee assistance program
- Tuition assistance program
- Work arrangements that work for you
- Effective productivity/technology tools and training
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
