Business Systems Analyst III

at  Zurich Insurance Company Ltd

Zurich North America is currently hiring a Business Systems Analyst III working out of our Overland, KS office.
The Business Systems Analyst III will support Direct Markets. Direct Markets serves as a leading provider of Property and Casualty (P&C) and Finance and Insurance (F&I) products and services for franchised dealerships and rental operations across the U.S.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with stakeholders to elicit, elaborate, and document business requirements or user stories.
• Analyze and translate business needs into technical specifications, ensuring alignment with Design / Architectural decisions
• Should be familiar in creating Business process flows, IT data flows and similar artifacts
• Work closely with the development and architecture teams to design robust and scalable systems that meet the business requirements
• Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, ensuring a clear understanding of project progress and outcomes.
• Work closely with product owner and assist with backlog prioritization and other project management tasks
• Acting as work-stream lead on sub-components of overall project, managing milestones and driving project execution outcomes
• Comfortable with facilitating requirements sessions in person, or in a virtual setting using virtual collaboration and elicitation tools

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or Computer Science or Engineering and 8 or more years of experience in the Information Technology area

  OR

• High School Diploma or Equivalent and 10 or more years of experience in the Information Technology area AND

• Experience with use case development
• Experience with process modeling tools
• Process reengineering; LEAN/Six Sigma experience
• Insurance application system design/analysis experience
• Experience with Rapid Application Development (RAD) tools/techniques

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies.
• Experience with Jira
• Strong experience using Microsoft Office
• Experience modeling business processes using Mural, Visio, or other business modeling toolset(s).
• Experience using collaboration or facilitation tools such as Mural or MS Whiteboard
• Advanced Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) skills
• Relevant certifications in Business Analysis or related field are a plus (i.e., Certified Business Analyst Professional and PMP)
• Agile Certification – CSM, CPO etc. are a plus

As an insurance company, Zurich is subject to 18 U.S. Code § 1033.
As a condition of employment at Zurich, employees must adhere to any COVID-related health and safety protocols in place at that time (https://www.zurichna.com/careers/faq).
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Location(s): AM - Overland Park
Remote Working: Hybrid
Schedule: Full Time
Employment Sponsorship Offered: No
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• Collaborate with stakeholders to elicit, elaborate, and document business requirements or user stories.
• Analyze and translate business needs into technical specifications, ensuring alignment with Design / Architectural decisions
• Should be familiar in creating Business process flows, IT data flows and similar artifacts
• Work closely with the development and architecture teams to design robust and scalable systems that meet the business requirements
• Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, ensuring a clear understanding of project progress and outcomes.
• Work closely with product owner and assist with backlog prioritization and other project management tasks
• Acting as work-stream lead on sub-components of overall project, managing milestones and driving project execution outcomes
• Comfortable with facilitating requirements sessions in person, or in a virtual setting using virtual collaboration and elicitation tool