Business Analyst

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Job description

Company Details:

Verus Specialty Insurance is an Excess and Surplus Lines provider writing business countrywide. VVerus Specialty Insurance operates through a group of wholesale producers nationwide. Additionally, our policyholders can be reassured that their insurance investment is sound, as we are backed by the resources of a Fortune 500 company, W. R. Berkley Corporation. Successful candidates will exhibit strategic thinking, creativity, and pragmatic execution to drive results.

Responsibilities:
Works with end users and internal staff to develop and translate business requirements for projects deliverables. Answers developer and end user questions through the development life cycle.

Establish a strong relationship with our internal business units, as well as with other Berkley companies.

Collaborate with staff from all business units to understand and document business requirements for complex applications.

Define and document project scope, goals, objectives, and success criteria.

Recognize and address cross functional dependencies that arise during projects.

Identify gaps and process improvement opportunities in our production environment, on both business and technical sides.

Represent Verus and act as liaison on large cross company projects.

Facilitate requirements gathering sessions through face-to-face and WebEx meetings.

Translate business needs to detailed requirements for software development.

Provide requirements documentation to BTS for system enhancements.

Provide requirements documentation to Verus developers for Verus system enhancements.

Create documentation for new applications and systems.

Update existing documentation as needed.

Manage the testing process from start to finish.

Handle multiple projects simultaneously.

Complete mid to large projects with little supervision.

Train end users.

Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Business or Computer Science, or equivalent experience.

5+ years' experience gathering and writing requirements, application testing and quality assurance.

Direct experience with Commercial Insurance or Financial business required.

Experience in implementing large complex systems, including policy administration and claims systems.

Experience working with agile methodologies.

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written.

Strong customer service orientation.

Ability to work in a team environment.

Excellent problem solving and analytical skills.

Able to consistently meet or exceed large project delivery targets.

Must be comfortable working with all levels of management.

Proficient in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and project management tools.

Proficiency with SQL, a plus

Knowledge of Business Intelligence tools a plus, such as Tableau, SSRS, Power BI.

Some travel required.

Additional Company Details:
The Company is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Additional Requirements:
COVID-19 vaccine required unless prohibited by law.