Business Analyst

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Job description

Company Details

Intrepid Direct Insurance is a direct-to-consumer commercial insurance provider for auto aftermarket, fitness, and restaurant franchise concepts. Located in Overland Park, Kan. our 50+ team of insurance professionals, developers, and marketers are on a quest to redefine everything franchisees know about insurance. Sure, you'll play ping-pong, get free snacks, and get to grab a beer at work - but you'll also get to work with a diverse and talented group people who are reimagining what a 200-year old industry could look like.

If you like challenging the status quo, making a consumer's life a little easier, or think maybe someday you'll solve one of the world's greatest challenges - you've found the right place. Ready to experience what it means to be intrepidacious?

Responsibilities

Our technical team is responsible for creating external and internal facing products to deliver exceptional value to our customers and employees through the extensive use of technology. We are an insurance company delivering an exceptionally efficient experience to our customers through the use of technology and our underwriter's deep knowledge of the insured's industry.

Are you ready to be part of the team who will have the opportunity to influence the systems being built and enhanced at early stages of their lifecycle?

What you can expect:

* Internal mobility opportunities - be a key person in our succession plan
* Visibility to senior leaders and partnership with cross functional teams
* Culture of innovation, teamwork, supportive colleagues and leaders willing to invest in talent
* Opportunity to lead change
* Benefits - competitive salary, paid time off, comprehensive wellness benefits and programs, profit sharing, 401k, tuition assistance and education

You'll like this job if:

* Organizing and synthesizing data is your thing
* You create process maps for fun
* Communicating from technical jargon to plain language in both written and spoken word is a super power of yours
* You love the power of discipline within project management
* Are willing to be outspoken when you see opportunities for improvement
* You enjoy collaborating, but you feel comfortable making decisions independently
* You're looking for a company who recognizes and rewards positive contributions by way of financial growth and career advancement

We'll count on you to:

* Participate in an agile team environment with highly skilled professionals
* Assist our Product Manager in performing business analysis within the company
* Work with business users and management across the company (Underwriting, Client Success, Claims, etc.) to analyze and define user needs within a rapidly growing insurance company
* Be prepared to offer multiple recommendations on how to improve business processes/workflow
* Act in a consultative role to provide and/or develop, in collaboration with others, resolutions to complex problems
* Document requirements as user stories with clear acceptance criteria
* Work with system administrators and other support staff to perform analysis on system integration needs as needed for applicable user stories
* Work with the UX designer as needed so that proposed user stories have sufficient mockups and other supporting experience clarifications
* Assist developers and QA's by answering questions and providing business perspective and feedback as stories are developed
* Facilitate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to validate that developed user stories delivered the intended value

Qualifications

What you need to have:

* Bachelor's degree - preferably in Computer Science, Information Systems or Business Management
* 5 years' experience performing business analysis
* Experience working with property & casualty insurance stakeholders
* Must be fully vaccinated and remain fully vaccinated against COVID-19*

What makes you stand out:

* Some SQL experience - be able to query a database to understand data impact on proposed user stories
* Preferably some JSON experience - be able to understand the data elements and structure of a payload
* Experience working in an agile Scrum or Kanban environment
* Agile certifications, such as Certified Scrum Master
* Collaborative self-starter with the ability to work independently and in a team environment
* Ability to explain in laymen's terms the use, challenges, and options of various computer related technologies
* Self-motivated and direct with the ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks across a variety of initiatives

Additional Company Details

The Company is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Additional Requirements

* Per the CDC, fully vaccinated means at least 2 weeks after (1) a second dose in a 2-dose series, or (2) a single-dose vaccine, and this status and definition applies to COVID-19 vaccines currently authorized for emergency use or approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Responsibilities Our technical team is responsible for creating external and internal facing products to deliver exceptional value to our customers and employees through the extensive use of technology. We are an insurance company delivering an exceptionally efficient experience to our customers through the use of technology and our underwriter's deep knowledge of the insured's industry. Are you ready to be part of the team who will have the opportunity to influence the systems being built and enhanced at early stages of their lifecycle? What you can expect: - Internal mobility opportunities - be a key person in our succession plan - Visibility to senior leaders and partnership with cross functional teams - Culture of innovation, teamwork, supportive colleagues and leaders willing to invest in talent - Opportunity to lead change - Benefits - competitive salary, paid time off, comprehensive wellness benefits and programs, profit sharing, 401k, tuition assistance and education You'll like this job if: - Organizing and synthesizing data is your thing - You create process maps for fun - Communicating from technical jargon to plain language in both written and spoken word is a super power of yours - You love the power of discipline within project management - Are willing to be outspoken when you see opportunities for improvement - You enjoy collaborating, but you feel comfortable making decisions independently - You're looking for a company who recognizes and rewards positive contributions by way of financial growth and career advancement We'll count on you to: - Participate in an agile team environment with highly skilled professionals - Assist our Product Manager in performing business analysis within the company - Work with business users and management across the company (Underwriting, Client Success, Claims, etc.) to analyze and define user needs within a rapidly growing insurance company - Be prepared to offer multiple recommendations on how to improve business processes/workflow - Act in a consultative role to provide and/or develop, in collaboration with others, resolutions to complex problems - Document requirements as user stories with clear acceptance criteria - Work with system administrators and other support staff to perform analysis on system integration needs as needed for applicable user stories - Work with the UX designer as needed so that proposed user stories have sufficient mockups and other supporting experience clarifications - Assist developers and QA's by answering questions and providing business perspective and feedback as stories are developed - Facilitate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to validate that developed user stories delivered the intended value