Sr. Business Analyst

PEAK6

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Job Summary: Leads, develops and documents business requirements that assist others in the development of quality based solutions and provides for intermediate business analysis functions for product development and implementation of an enterprise web based insurance processing application by performing the following duties.

Requirements

• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have a strong proficiency in SQL queries and related tools such as SQL functions and creation of temporary tables
• Proficiency working with DB2 and the ability to work with SQL Server and Sybase.
• Proficiency working with reporting and Business Intelligence tools including the ability to understand and produce tabular reports, bar graphs, line graphs and pie charts.
• Working knowledge of SDLC concepts and goals.
• Bachelor’s degree in Risk Management, Insurance, Business or Computer Science preferred; 10 years relevant experience acceptable in lieu of Bachelor's degree
• Five (5) to seven (7) years of data analysis, or project management experience preferably in the insurance industry; minimum of three (3) years of supervisory experience in related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Kanban methodology, Cognos, InfoMaker and Rational Requisite Pro is a plus.
• Experience working with Developers, Project Managers, Quality Assurance Managers and Release Managers preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supervises, coordinates and supports the activities of other business analysts and execution team members.
• Facilitate, train, direct and lead cross functional teams in all areas of the application.
• Oversees the development of business requirements documents that meet our customer’s insurance business needs.
• Assign and oversee daily work for execution team members.
• Provides support and guidance daily to the business analysts in performing their assignments, monitors the successful delivery of BRDs, releases, performance reviews and adherence to policies and procedures.
• Facilitates all projects and workflow through the Kanban process seeing them to completion.
• Supports other Focus Technologies teams in their triage of production issues.
• Assists management in planning, resource allocation, project estimation, and scheduling for various projects and initiatives.
• Assists management in performance review process and salary recommendations of team members.
• Improves the application workflow for the betterment of our clients.
• Coordinates with the technical team during technical architecture design, development and delivery of product changes and enhancements.
• Develops and documents business solutions for business problems and translates those solutions to technical personnel and sees those solutions through the delivery process.
• Conducts business and technical requirements reviews and makes recommendations to improve the Business Analyst process.
• Continue to develop the Kanban process and identifying areas that can improve efficiencies, and improves internal and external processes as needed.
• Participates in the continuous development of the BA Teams standard practices and procedures.

Benefits

• We offer a robust package of employee perks and benefits, including healthcare benefits (medical, dental and vision, EAP), competitive PTO, 401k match, parental leave, and HSA contribution match.
• We also provide our employees with a paid subscription to the Calm app and offer generous external learning and tuition reimbursement benefits.
• As a hybrid workforce, we offer our employees the ability to work remotely up to two days a week.

What This Job Offers

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