Symetra Financial

Business Analyst - Remote

Symetra Financial$60K — $100K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
  • 2-5 years of experience in a Business Analyst or similar role
  • Experience in the life insurance industry strongly preferred
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills
  • Proven ability to document and translate business requirements into practical solutions
  • Experience supporting Agile teams and collaborating with Product Owners and engineering teams
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills, adaptable to technical and non-technical audiences

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with Product Owners, engineers, and business partners on product improvements
  • Build and maintain requirements and process documentation
  • Facilitate discussions to define requirements and align solutions
  • Analyze business processes to identify opportunities for improvement
  • Evaluate solution options and recommend approaches according to organizational goals
  • Partner with technical teams to troubleshoot issues and support solution development
  • Assist with testing activities and confirm solutions meet business needs

Benefits

  • Flexible full-time or hybrid work options
  • 401(k) plan with immediate vesting and company matching up to 6%
  • Paid time off including vacation, sick time, and ten paid holidays
  • Community engagement programs with company contributions matching
  • Programs designed to improve work-life balance
Full Job Description
As a Business Analyst on the Swift Product team, you'll be an essential part of the group that supports our digital life insurance platform. As a Business Analyst on Swift, you will work on solutions that often span business processes, data, integration, and multiple technology systems

In this position, you will collaborate with Product Owners, engineers, and business partners to identify needs, gather and document requirements, and analyze business processes. You will support solution delivery that improves efficiency and business results. Your role will be meaningful in feature discovery, maintaining documentation and workflows, and aiding testing efforts to confirm solutions meet requirements. Success depends on a strong analytical perspective, working well with others, and the confidence to question, challenge assumptions, and deliver impactful results.

You'll thrive in this role if you enjoy taking ambiguous business problems, asking the questions others haven't considered, and working across business and technology teams to turn those problems into well-defined solutions.

What you will do
  • Work together with Product Owners, engineers, and business partners to support product improvements and pivotal initiatives.
  • Build and maintain requirements, process documentation, workflows, user stories, and other project artifacts.
  • Facilitate discussions with business and technical teams to define requirements and align solutions.
  • Analyze business processes to find opportunities for improvement, efficiency, and automation.
  • Evaluate solution options, assess business impacts, and recommend approaches that align with organizational goals.
  • Partner with Business Technical Analysts and technology teams to troubleshoot issues, perform root cause analysis, and support solution development.
  • Assess the impact of proposed changes across systems, data, processes, and downstream workflows.
  • Develop acceptance criteria and assist with testing activities, such as test planning, running tests, addressing defects, and user acceptance testing.
  • Confirm that the solutions provided align with business needs and user expectations.

Benefits and Perks
  • We don't take a "one-size-fits-all" approach when it comes to our employees. Our programs are built to make your life better both at work and at home.
  • Flexible full-time or hybrid telecommuting arrangements
  • Plan for your future with our 401(k) plan and take advantage of immediate vesting and company matching up to 6%
  • Paid time away including vacation and sick time, flex days, and ten paid holidays
  • Give back to your community and double your impact through our company matching program


Compensation

Salary Range: $60,100 - $100,100 plus eligibility for the company annual bonus program.

Who you are
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
  • 2-5 years of experience in a Business Analyst, Systems Analyst, Product Analyst, or similar role.
  • Experience within the life insurance industry is strongly preferred.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
  • Proven capability to collect, record, and confirm business requirements and convert business needs into practical solutions.
  • Experience supporting Agile teams and working with Product Owners, business partners, and engineering teams.
  • Ability to facilitate discussions, ask thoughtful questions, and confidently communicate recommendations to collaborators at varying levels.
  • Comfortable working with diverse personalities and navigating competing priorities to achieve desired outcomes.
  • Experience assisting testing efforts, including user acceptance testing, test case creation, and defect management.
  • Understanding business processes, system integrations, APIs, and enterprise technology environments.
  • Experience with Azure DevOps (ADO) or similar Agile work management tools preferred.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to tailor messaging to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Self-motivated, goal-oriented, and eager to learn and grow within the Business Analyst profession.


Work Authorization
Employer work visa sponsorship and support are not provided for this role. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States at hire and must maintain authorization to work in the United States throughout their employment with our company.

Please review Symetra's Remote Network Minimum Requirements:

As a remote-first organization committed to providing a positive experience for both employees and customers, Symetra has the following standards for employees' internet connection:
  • Minimum Internet Speed:100 Mbps download and 20 Mbps upload, in alignment with the FCC's definition of "broadband."
  • Internet Type:Fiber, Cable (e.g., Comcast, Spectrum), or DSL.
  • Not Permissible:Satellite (e.g., Starlink), cellular broadband (hotspot or otherwise), any other wireless technology, or wired dial-up.

When applying to jobs at Symetra you'll be asked to test your internet speed and confirm that your internet connection meets or exceeds Symetra's standard as outlined above.

Identity Verification

Symetra is committed to fair and secure hiring practices. For all roles, candidates will be required (after the initial phone screen) to be on video for all interviews. Symetra will take affirmative steps at key points in the process to verify that a candidate is not seeking employment fraudulently, e.g. through use of a false identity.

Failure to comply with verification procedures may result in:
  • Disqualification from the recruitment process
  • Withdrawal of a job offer
  • Termination of employment and other criminal and/or civil remedies, if fraud is discovered

About Symetra Financial

Symetra Financial Corporation is a diversified financial services company based in Bellevue, Washington. The company provides retirement plans, employee benefits, annuities, and life insurance through a national network of benefit consultants, financial institutions, and independent agents and advisors. Symetra was founded in 1957 and became a subsidiary of Sumitomo Life Insurance Company in 2016. The company is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol SYA. As of December 31, 2020, Symetra had $63.6 billion in assets under management and administration.
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Size
2,400 employees
Industry
Founded
1957

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