Business Analyst (Property & Casulty Systems experience)

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Job description

Company Overview:

Mitsui Sumitomo Marine Management U.S.A., Inc. is one of the world's top ten property/casualty insurance carriers with over 40,000 employees worldwide.

Position Overview:

The Business Analyst is responsible for analyzing, documenting and testing Insurance System Applications and providing technical support to the business users of those applications. Proactively works with the Information Technology Team Leads and Business Community in the planning and execution of all activities required to ensure that applications, interfaces, code environments, and functions remain highly available and up-to-date for both maintenance and business prioritized enhancements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Demonstrate sound understanding of P&C processes and lifecycles.
• Reviews, analyzes, and evaluates business systems and user requirements.
• Ability to work directly with business client to understand business requests and interpret requests into business requirements and technical specifications.
• Writes detailed description of user needs, program functions, and steps required to develop or modify computer programs.
• Reviews and edits requirements, specifications, business processes and recommendations related to proposed solution.
• Develops testing scenarios and expected results relative to specific software specifications and development.
• Performs regression, unit, and system software testing per test plans.
• Communicates issues and verifies issue resolution.
• Develops and communicates workarounds to business processes and system problems.
• Provides continuous progress and status reporting to project management.
• Assists in assembling test team members from functional areas as needed for user acceptance testing.
• Creates application documentation to assist in the support and training of users.
• Maintains clear, appropriate documentation for activities..
• Effectively applies company methodology and enforces project standards.
• Reviews business and technical deliverables.
• Ensures that assigned issues are driven to conclusion.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience required.
• Specific knowledge of P&C Insurance systems and environment, with emphasis on policy administration systems such as Insurity Policy Decisions and/or Guidewire PolicyCenter.
• 5+ years P&C insurance experience required.
• IT project experience is required.
• 3 years of related experience in support or application development preferred.
• Business Analysis or Software Testing Certification preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years as an analyst covering multiple applications.
• Possess general understanding in the areas of application programming, integration, database and system design.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking; has the ability to think outside of the box.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to present to groups on complex topics.
• Capable of multi-tasking and working well in a team environment as well as independently.
• Up to 20% travel may be required to other office locations for meetings, seminars, and training

If you would like to apply for this position please send your resume to

The Company is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

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