Senior Business Analyst

Next Level Solutions

$75K — $95K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Insurance, Information Systems, Finance, or related field.
  • 7+ years of business analysis experience, ideally within P&C insurance.
  • Experience leading the BA workstream for client implementation.
  • Certifications such as CBAP, CCBA, PMI-PBA, or equivalent; P&C designations like AINS preferred.
  • Advanced proficiency in business analysis tools including ADO, JIRA, and SQL.

Responsibilities

  • Act as a strategic partner to stakeholders, ensuring solutions align with business goals.
  • Gather, analyze, and document complex business, functional, and non-functional requirements.
  • Design Epics, Features, and User Stories in ADO or JIRA, defining measurable acceptance criteria.
  • Manage requirements repository and facilitate handoff with development, UX, and QA teams.
  • Identify opportunities for process improvement and implement dashboards for decision-making.
  • Lead sprint demonstrations and translate requirements into structured implementation backlogs.
  • Mentor junior analysts on business analysis principles and Agile practices.

Benefits

  • Remote or hybrid work options available.
  • Flexible work hours with the ability to work outside standard hours as needed.
  • Travel opportunities as required.
  • Optional supervisory role overseeing junior analysts and their development.
Full Job Description
We're looking to grow our Business Management Team!

As a Senior Business Analyst you will play a critical role as a subject matter expert and primary bridge between client operations and technology delivery, leading end-to-end business analysis on complex, high-impact P&C insurance projects. This role owns the complete requirements lifecycle-from discovery and elicitation through backlog design, sprint demonstrations, and UAT-independently manages the BA workstream for a single client engagement, and mentors' junior analysts with an optional formal supervisory role overseeing direct reports.

The ideal candidate is a proactive problem-solver who thrives in a dynamic, consultative environment and can translate business needs into actionable insights.

Essential Duties

  • Acts as a strategic partner to stakeholders by clarifying needs, managing expectations, and ensuring solutions align with business goals, whileleveragingtools and technology, including AI, to improve team efficiency and decision-making.


  • Independently gather, analyze, and document highly complex business, functional, and non-functional requirements; maintain requirements traceability matrices linking business objectives through requirements to test cases.


  • Design Epics, Features, and User Stories in ADO or JIRA; define measurable acceptance criteria using Gherkin (Given-When-Then) methodology.


  • Maintain and manage requirements repository-requirement-level change control including impact analysis, handoff facilitation with Dev, UX and QA, and stakeholder communication.


  • Conduct deep-dive analysis toidentifyopportunities for process improvement, automation, and efficiency.


  • Design and implement dashboards for strategic decision-making using tools like: SQL, Power BI, and Tableau; develop advanced analytics models to forecast demand, capacity, or customer behavior.


  • Collaborate with technology teams to design and implement solutions that enhance business operations.


  • Lead sprint demonstrations, perform impact analysis, and translate validated requirements into a structured implementation backlog aligned with delivery timelines.


  • Plan and coordinate UAT-writing UAT plans, coordinating client testers, and tracking coverage against acceptance criteria.


  • Proactively identify risks, gaps, and misalignments in scope, assumptions, or solution design, and lead resolution efforts to minimize rework and ensure successful delivery outcomes.


  • Lead BA deliverable planning including user story mapping and backlog refinement; provide and refine effort estimates grounded in complexity and historical data.


  • Mentor and peer-review junior analysts (BA I-III) on business analysis principles, critical thinking, and Agile practices; guide workload reprioritization and foster a culture of innovation collaboration, and continuous learning.


  • Optionally supervise direct reports including performance evaluations and career development feedback; participate in recruitment activities.


Skills and Qualifications

Technical Skills:

  • Advanced proficiency in business analysis tools (eg., ADO, JIRA, Confluence, FigJam, Visio, and Lucidchart.)


  • Demonstrated experience in process modeling, workflow automation, and requirement documentation


  • Expertise in Excel, SQL, Tableau, Power BI, or similar platforms.


  • Strong knowledge of Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall methodologies.


  • Deep knowledge of the P&C insurance lifecycle including policy, billing, and claims. (Duck Creek experience strongly preferred.)


  • Familiarity with machine learning, AI, or predictive analytics.


Interpersonal Skills:

  • Demonstrated ability to mentor and peer-review junior analysts with actionable feedback.


  • Strategic problem-solving skills with a data-driven mindset.


  • Excellent communication skills-facilitates requirement walkthroughs and stakeholder workshops for both technical and non-technical audiences with a consultative mindset.


  • Sound decision-making in ambiguous situations; strong planning and coordination; collaborative and results-oriented; maintains confidentiality and high ethical standards.


Education and Experience:

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Insurance, Information Systems, Finance, or a related field.


  • 7+ years of business analysis experience, ideally within P&C insurance (policy, billing, and/or claims)


  • Experience independently leading the BA workstream for a client implementation.


  • Certifications such as CBAP, CCBA, PMI-PBA, SAFe POPM, CSPO, or equivalent; AINS or comparable P&C designation a plus.


Additional Requirements:

  • This position is full-time and primarily works Monday through Friday 8AM-5PM Local Time, the ability to work outside of primary hours isrequiredas needed


  • This position can be remote or in one of our offices in Springfield,MO; Puerto Rico, or Honduras


  • Ability to travel as needed


Department Business Management Role Senior Business Analyst Locations Springfield, Remote, Puerto Rico Remote status Hybrid Employment type Full-time

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