Acceptance Testing Analyst - Aspire General Insurance Services LLC

About the role

• Applicants MUST have Auto Insurance and Comparative Raters experience
• The User Acceptance Testing Analyst, with a focus on systems and business intelligence, will support a wide range of business initiatives including leading and determining project requirements, defining project specifications, scopes, and objectives, production timetables, time-integrated plans for project introduction, and testing support tickets. This position will work closely with many departments to test, monitor, collaborate, prioritize, and create support/IT tickets. This position performs the essential functions of the position, which includes but is not limited to duties as described below:

What you"ll do

• Determine and define project scope and objectives
• Respond to and coordinate IT tickets/Business Analyst;
• Participate in testing both enhancement and support tickets;
• Work with stakeholders to prioritize requirements effectively based on business value, risks, and constraints;
• Interaction with IT/Systems, Business Analyst, Regulatory Affairs, UW, Sales/Distribution,
• Accounting, and Claims;
• Provides strategic input and personal insurance subject matter expertise for system
• implementations of project-related changes (both routine and large-scale projects);
• Analyzes and recommends system process improvements to the various product processes associated with the full policy life-cycle (acquisition, retention, service, etc.);
• Data analysis of various source systems to data and business intelligence applications;
• Elicit, analyze, specify, and communicate business, system, and implementation requirements.
• Ensure the requirements are unambiguous and understandable by business users and solution delivery teams. Ensure that requirements are understood and approved by all stakeholders;
• Manage requirement traceability and changes throughout the project lifecycle;
• Measure project performance to identify areas for improvement;
• Ensure the test strategy and test plans adequately cover the requirements;
• Participate in business and system requirements sessions;
• Manage and meet user expectations, be a bridge between IT/Business Analysts and the business community;
• Develop and maintain management and business partner data reports for distribution;
• Learn new technologies relevant to personal insurance projects;
• Maintaining communication with management on the progress of ongoing tasks and projects;
• Anticipate and predict resources and project needs, discern work priorities, and meet
• deadlines;
• Provides information for management by preparing short-term and long-term project forecasts and special reports and analyses; answering questions and requests
• Complies with state and federal laws, Department of Insurance criteria, insurance carrier, and Aspire General Insurance Services policies, procedures, and work rules;
• Prompt and regular attendance;
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years experience as a systems analyst performing roles and responsibilities listed above preferred;
• 1-2 years" experience as an insurance underwriter is preferred.
• Advanced/solid understanding of personal insurance business. This includes an understanding of products, coverage, claims, underwriting, distribution channels, and business/sale centers;
• Experience in Personal Auto insurance;
• Experience in business process and/or data analysis and data profiling;
• Leadership, innovation, and initiating skills;
• Critical thinking, problem-solving, and data analysis skills;
• Basic proficiency with MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Access, and SQL preferred, ability to use the Internet and adapt to new software programs and changes in technology;
• Ability to set priorities and perform multiple tasks;
• Ability to solve practical problems; deal with concrete variables in situations; and interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form;
• Ability to manage increased levels of responsibility;
• Ability to negotiate;
• Ability to adapt to a paperless environment;

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