Technical Business Analyst - Emerging Technology & Innovation

American Financial Group, Inc.

$88K — $105K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems, Business Analytics, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
  • 5 years of experience as a Business Analyst or similar role, ideally in Property & Casualty insurance.
  • Experience turning ambiguous business needs into actionable product requirements.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead Proofs of Value (PoVs) and innovation initiatives.
  • Strong collaboration skills in agile environments, specifically with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

  • Engage stakeholders to pinpoint challenges and opportunities for technology enhancements.
  • Research emerging tech and market trends to spot innovation opportunities.
  • Translate broad concepts into actionable user stories and backlog items.
  • Lead projects from concept to scalable solutions, including business case development.
  • Monitor and evolve the Emerging Technology Radar to aid strategic decisions.
  • Collaborate with technical teams to define project scopes and success metrics.
  • Support initiatives from concept through launch while ensuring alignment to business value.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage for full-time employees.
  • Wellness plans and parental leave benefits.
  • Adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement offerings.
  • Paid Time Off and paid holidays for full-time and eligible part-time employees.
  • 401(k) plan with company match and employee stock purchase plan.
Full Job Description
We're hiring a Technical Business Analyst to join our Emerging Technology & Innovation team. This high-ownership role is ideal for someone who can turn ambiguity into direction, research emerging capabilities, and help move early-stage ideas into structured opportunities, product backlogs, and scalable technology-enabled solutions.

The role works at the intersection of business insight, technical analysis, and product direction, with a focus on AI, automation, cognitive intelligence, IoT, property intelligence, digital image forensics, and inspection technologies. This individual will help identify opportunities, evaluate emerging technologies, guide Proofs of Value (PoVs), and support the transition of validated concepts into scalable business capabilities and enterprise solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Discovery, Research & Product Planning
  • Engage business stakeholders to understand workflows, challenges, and opportunities for technology-enabled improvement.
  • Research emerging technologies, vendor capabilities, and market trends to identify practical innovation opportunities.
  • Translate broad ideas into clear problem statements, opportunity briefs, user stories, process flows, and actionable backlog items.
  • Lead opportunities from initial concept and Proof of Value (PoV) through evaluation, business case development, and transition into scalable product, platform, and operational solutions.
  • Continuously monitor emerging technology trends, startup ecosystems, vendor innovation, and industry developments while helping maintain and evolve the Emerging Technology Radar to support strategic planning and investment decisions.


Technical Collaboration & Delivery Support
  • Partner with product, engineering, architecture, data, automation, vendor, and business teams to define MVP scope, requirements, dependencies, and success measures.
  • Support pilots, Proofs of Value (PoVs), and implementations from concept through launch, helping guide successful initiatives from experimentation into enterprise-scale adoption while maintaining alignment to business value, operational outcomes, and user needs.
  • Use AI-supported analysis, structured visuals, and practical recommendations to help stakeholders evaluate emerging capabilities and solution fit.
  • Facilitate collaboration across stakeholders to remove ambiguity, align priorities, and ensure technology initiatives deliver measurable business outcomes.


Qualifications

Education
  • Bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems, Business Analytics, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field.
  • Coursework or certifications in business analysis, product management, agile methodologies, or user-centered design are a plus.


Experience
  • 5 years of experience as a Business Analyst, Technical Business Analyst, Product Analyst, or similar role, preferably in Property & Casualty insurance.
  • Experience translating ambiguous business needs into actionable requirements, product direction, and delivery-ready backlog content.
  • Experience participating in or leading Proofs of Value (PoVs), pilot programs, innovation initiatives, or emerging technology evaluations, including helping transition successful concepts into production-ready capabilities.
  • Strong collaboration skills across business, product, technical, and vendor teams in agile environments.
  • Experience using AI-enabled tools, research methods, and platforms such as Rally, Power BI, Visio, or similar tools is preferred.


Skills
  • Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
  • Ability to connect emerging technologies to practical business problems and measurable outcomes.
  • Strong aptitude for evaluating emerging technologies, identifying business applicability, and communicating recommendations regarding experimentation, adoption, scaling, or retirement.
  • Comfortable navigating ambiguity, driving clarity, and taking ownership in a fast-paced innovation environment.
  • Curious, self-directed, and creative in applying AI, automation, data, imagery, and emerging technologies to real business challenges.


Business Unit:
Property & Casualty IT Services

Benefits:

We offer competitive benefits packages for full-time and part-time employees*. Full-time employees have access to medical, dental, and vision coverage, wellness plans, parental leave, adoption assistance, and tuition reimbursement. Full-time and eligible part-time employees also enjoy Paid Time Off and paid holidays, a 401(k) plan with company match, an employee stock purchase plan, and commuter benefits.

Compensation varies by role, level, and location and is influenced by skills, experience, and business needs. Your recruiter will provide details about benefits and specific compensation ranges during the hiring process. Learn more at http://www.gaig.com/careers.

*Excludes seasonal employees and interns.

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