Business Analyst

We are looking for Business Analyst for our client in Danbury, CT

Job Title: Business Analyst

Job Location: Danbury, CT

Job Type: Contract

Job Description:

Pay Range $54hr - $64hr

Responsibilities:

• Coordinates with Stakeholders to elicit, analyze, communicate and validate requirements for changes to business processes, policies and information systems.
• Possesses functional knowledge and skills reflective of a competent practitioner with the ability to deliver on work of high technical complexity.
• Acts as liaison between the business and IT.
• Ability to organize and synthesize information provided by stakeholders in order to enable the project team to implement a solution that meets those needs and identifies opportunities for improvement.
• Ability to craft and manage documentation that supports the effective delivery of technology that meets specific business needs.
• Ability to apply the appropriate knowledge and techniques necessary to draw out requirements completely and accurately from stakeholders.
• Ability to determine the appropriate business analyst activities, tools, and techniques necessary to complete manage, and monitor a business analysis effort within the SDLC.
• Ability to structure and drive working and informational sessions that promote collaboration, achieve synergy, and achieve desired outcomes.
• Ability to effectively interface with others and develop healthy, productive work interactions.
• Understanding and application of choices and big picture perspective
• Online Job Posting.

Qualifications:

• 5 years of deep practical experience in the role, with repeated experience performing business analysis in a variety of complex situations.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• A minimum of 3 years insurance industry experience is a must.
• Understanding of Global Specialty business and applications (GLASS, Ascend, Imageright) is desired, although similar insurance industry experience would be acceptable.
• Strong written and oral communication skill with the ability to communicate technical information to non-technical audience.
• Experienced facilitator with strong presentation skills.
• Deep understanding working in a highly integrated environment.
• Strategic thinking skills: Ability to provide options and assess solutions, looking at the business holistically.
• Experience understanding integrations and data standards that develop quality documentation for data mapping documents and process flows.
• Excellent communication skills, analytical ability, strong judgment and the ability to work effectively with clients, IT management and staff.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to adjust to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Self-motivated and results oriented with the ability to work both in a team environment and independently.
• Ability to structure and drive working sessions that promote collaboration, achieve synergy and attain desired outcomes.
• Ability to effectively interact with all levels off the organization (i.e.: entry level end-user through to senior management) and demonstrate strong leadership skills.
• Experience working in a multi-source offshore delivery center and shared services environment is a plus.
• Experienced in developing estimates and prioritizing deliverables.
• Experience in Agile development including prioritizing, creating/updating features and stories, Test Driven Development, etc.
• Experience working as a member of a scrum team is required, experience with Scaled Agile framework is preferred.