Sr. Business Analyst (Hybrid)

Our property & casualty insurance client is seeking a Sr. Business Analyst who will be a member of a scrum team that is responsible for breaking features into stories after the Product Owners have broken the Epics down into features that technology teams can execute on. Works on large and/or complex epics. Will also work closely with business on change management and product adoption plans, as well as assisting with testing. Mentors more junior business analysts and Associate Business Analysts.

Job Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Product Owners to schedule and facilitate business requirements gathering sessions with business groups on large, complex and/or strategic epics conducting stakeholder interviews, requirements workshops, backlog refinement sessions, etc., in order to document requirements, validate existing requirements and create new user stories. This also includes statutory requirements.
• Identifying and build relationships with all necessary stakeholders for various projects. This may include Product Owners, Product Managers, IT team, etc.
• Support developers and testers through the prioritization of user stories. Mentors more junior business analysts and associate business analysts.
• Document and manage requirements documentation, for different types of work (initiatives, enhancements, regulatory, support, break-fix, etc.) ensuring quality and completeness of all deliverables and obtaining necessary signoffs.
• Document system changes and conduct training on system changes.
• Initiate peer review discussions and incorporate feedback into requirement documents.
• Tracks tasks and accurately provides time estimates for tasks and requirement estimations. Participate in all AGILE ceremonies and activities, while also contributing to demos.
• Conduct requirements walkthrough with development and testing teams. Ensure clarification and understanding on all requirements and obtain sign-off.
• Review coverage of test conditions and prioritize test scenarios for QA team.

Job Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in a business analysis role, and/or
• 3+ years insurance line of business, systems analysis, agile team, or other IT expertise, along with 2 years of business analysis.
• College degree in related field or equivalent work experience.
• Training or certifications in business analysis and project management preferred.