Athene · 4 hours ago
Business Analyst Lead - Vitera
West Des Moines, IA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
6+ years expAthene is a company driven to do more for its customers and financial professionals. As a Business Analyst Lead, you will be crucial in bridging business strategy and technical execution, working closely with product leadership and developers to define business needs and translate them into actionable development stories.
FinanceFinancial ServicesInsuranceRetirement
Responsibilities
Bridge product and business understanding — interpret complex financial and operational concepts and translate them into clear, actionable product requirements
Partner with product owners and engineering teams to define user stories, acceptance criteria, and workflows that balance scalability, compliance, and usability
Facilitate requirements discovery through cross-functional discussions with customers, internal stakeholders, and technical teams
Document and visualize process flows, data dependencies, and integration points across multiple partner systems
Operate in dual modes: apply structured business analysis and documentation in a waterfall-style discovery process while collaborating with Agile/Scrum teams on iterative delivery
Champion clarity and alignment — communicate complex ideas clearly to technical and non-technical audiences alike
Qualification
Required
Bachelors degree or equivalent experience
6+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, Product Analyst, or hybrid Product Owner in a SaaS or financial technology environment
Strong grasp of financial and operational concepts, with the ability to learn new products and business models quickly
Proven ability to translate complex business logic into well-structured requirements, diagrams, and stories
Hands-on experience with Agile/Scrum frameworks while managing business expectations through waterfall-style discovery and approval cycles
Proficiency in requirements elicitation, business process design, data mapping, and acceptance testing
High ownership mindset: comfortable taking initiative, leading analysis efforts, and driving clarity in ambiguous situations
Familiarity with JIRA, Confluence and other Atlassian tools
Experience with financial services or recordkeeping systems
Company
Athene
Athene Holding is a life insurance company that provides retirement savings products for individuals and institutions.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (17)
2024 (28)
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$4.43B2025-06-24Post Ipo Debt· $600M
2025-05-14Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-10-07Post Ipo Debt· $600M
Leadership Team
Martin P. Klein
Executive VP & CFO
Mike Downing
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Athene Holding Ltd.
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