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Guardian Life · 2 weeks ago

Business Analyst III, Group Benefits Underwriting

Bethlehem, PA

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid Level

$69K/yr - $113K/yr

Guardian Life Insurance Company is actively seeking a passionate, driven, and self-motivated individual to join its Underwriting Process & Technology team. The Business Analyst III will participate in planning sessions with key stakeholders and work to enhance Underwriting technology platforms, collaborating with Agile Product Owners to define business requirements and ensure user stories have appropriate acceptance criteria.

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No H1B

Responsibilities

Perform analysis in support of decisions on organizational design required to achieve a business objective or key result

Become a go-to resource for our business partners when it comes to technical assistance for our Underwriting systems

Participate in, as well as lead, workshops, brainstorming sessions and large group meetings that cut across multiple business and functional areas

Perform process analysis as compliment to lean business case analysis

Develop strong relationships with key business, technical, and project management functions

Maintain strong relationships with all stakeholders to gather information and understand stakeholder interests

Work closely with product managers, product owners, project managers, and operational excellence teams during the preparation and maintenance of epic statements, lean business cases, and where appropriate, feature and story development

Build and execute business test plans

Possess excellent communication skills, to include the ability to interact professionally with all levels of the organization in written, verbal, and visual formats

Qualification

Group insurance knowledgeMicrosoft Office 365JIRATableauConfluenceRenewal Underwriting PlatformAI tools experienceExceptional written skillsCommunication skillsProblem-solvingRelationship building

Required

Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent work experience in similar role

A broad understanding of group insurance strategies, products, and processes

Elevated level of proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 (advanced in Excel), JIRA, Tableau, and/or Confluence tool sets

Exceptional written skills; ability to tailor messaging to audience

A self-starter who seeks to understand customer needs, business demands, and aligns their business analyst capacity and skills to implement the best solutions

Able to solve problems and function highly in both an independent and team environment

Determined to find the best approach to the work, identifying the highest value techniques to achieve business objectives

Focused on developing and maintaining relationships with all key stakeholders to gather information, understand interests, and enhance personal and departmental productivity

Possess excellent communication skills, to include the ability to interact professionally with all levels of the organization in written, verbal, and visual formats