Business Analyst

Russell Tobin's client, an investment and insurance company are seeking a Business Analyst in Hartford, CT

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Employment Type: Contract/Hybrid

Location: Hartford, CT (Locals preferred)

Pay rate: $43 - $50/hr, DOE

Responsibilities:

• This candidate will support the program initiatives specific to Global Specialty intake and underwriting and should be proficient in using techniques that enable a highly iterative delivery approach of continuous requirement identification, focusing on delivering effective business value as quickly as possible using application of agile practices, principles, and lean thinking.
• The role will be responsible for conducting stakeholder interviews, requirement workshops, leading backlog refinement sessions, interacting with Product Owners, end users, and other stakeholders to elicit, document and test new requirements, test and validate existing requirements and create new user stories.
• The Business Analyst will provide support to developers and testers and facilitate prioritization of user stories, having a strong understanding of the business intent and the ability to help the team build business and technical requirements to comprehensively cover the business goals and objectives.

Requirements:

• 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.
• 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.
• Experienced in developing estimates and prioritizing deliverables.
• Experience in Agile development including prioritizing, creating/updating features and stories, Behavior and Test-Driven Development, etc.
• Strong background in the digital space.

Nice to have:

• Experience working in a multi-source offshore delivery center and shared services environment is a plus.
• Experience working as a member of a scrum team is required, experience with Scaled Agile framework is preferred.
• API mapping, SQL
• Property & casualty insurance experience

Benefits that Russell Tobin offers:

Russell Tobin offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), a 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, identity theft protection, legal support, auto and home insurance, pet insurance, and employee discounts with some preferred vendors. 

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