Business Analyst (Distribution)

The Business Analyst will work closely with clients and the development team to provide clear business requirements and context setting based on their extensive insurance distribution industry knowledge. The Business Analyst will be responsible for producing formal requirements and providing feature and capability guidance.

Responsibilities

Participate in client, internal and industry workshops as required; Work closely with the technical team, product management and clients to document functional specifications that will benefit the core solution; Conceptualize business needs and processes into functional building blocks that fit in the capabilities of existing software; Translate user stories from various unstructured requirements into business, functional and non-functional requirements (with acceptance criteria); Collaborate with UI experts to design user interfaces and create low fidelity wireframes and detailed screen specifications tasks; Assist the development team during the sprint (answer questions, review test cases, etc.); Participate in pre-planning sessions with the Development Team Lead and Product Owner to define next sprint priorities; Provide pre-sales support on the product from time to time

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree or College Diploma; 5+ years working for a life insurance company or in a similar role; Strong documentation skills, with the ability to create clear and concise requirement artifacts; Proficient in business analysis techniques, including user story creation, process modeling and requirements elicitation; Fluency in both written and spoken French and English (oral and written); Strong sense of organization and prioritization of tasks; Analytical and problem-solving skills; Ability to communicate, write and synthesize information; Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment; Team spirit, tact, diplomacy, autonomy, accuracy and discipline

Nice to have

Knowledge of Life and Health insurance products and processes; SQL knowledge & experience in a Microservice architecture environment

Benefits

Medical; dental; retirement plan; telemedicine program; employee assistance program; flexible hours; educational support (LinkedIn Learning, LOMA Courses and Equisoft University)