Business Analyst - TalentBridge

Job Title: Business Analyst

The Individual Markets Discretionary Portfolio Team is looking for a Business Analyst to lead cross-functional analyses and activities which inform both strategic change and operational processes throughout the company. The right person for this role has excellent analytical abilities, a demonstrated ability to apply analytics to solve business problems and identify opportunities, and a strong understanding of business strategy, operations, and KPI development. This role can sit out of our Hartford, CT or Des Moines, Iowa offices.

Responsibilities:

• Proactively drive change in the company’s business processes that show tangible improvements in the company’s performance.
• Assist in delivering on behalf of the project portfolio that aligns with the company's strategy and delivers on key business objectives.
• Work closely with portfolio managers and business subject matter experts (SMEs) in driving strategic planning activities during planning and budgeting cycles.
• Work closely with project managers, stakeholders, and development teams to define and document project requirements, scope, systems functions, processes, challenges, and opportunities to successfully implement solutions for complex projects.
• Assist with the development and maintenance of project and test plans.
• Process mapping documentation.
• Develop training and system procedure documentation.
• Provide post-implementation support to measure and ensure project benefits were realized.
• Report on critical project KPIs.
• Facilitate business requirement walkthrough meetings and partner with the business on functional specification reviews.
• Independently manage projects of light complexity from initiation to implementation.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and at least three (3) years of business analyst experience in (OR 10 years of Business Analyst experience and a high school diploma) in an insurance or financial services company.
• Strong analytical skills including the ability to quantify impacts and synthesize data from multiple sources.
• Experience with business modeling or process mapping.
• Demonstrated self-starter and effective individual contributor.
• Strong financial acumen and ability to complete Cost Benefit Analysis work independently.
• Strong analytical, organization, and interpersonal skills.
• Experience working within various delivery methodologies.
• Agile experience is required. Scaled Agile experience is a plus.
• Ability to excel and lead in a fast-paced environment while taking on diverse responsibilities.
• Ability to understand, document, and effectively communicate up and downstream system and process impacts.
• Excellent communication skills, work ethic, and a high level of personal integrity and accountability.
• Strong experience with Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and Visio is a plus.
• Must have an entrepreneurial attitude and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage competing priorities.
• Experience working with external vendors and outsourced business models is a plus.
• This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship now or in the future.