Underwriting Business Analyst II

November 11

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EMC Insurance Companies

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1911

Description

• Leads meetings with Corporate and Branch teams along with technology partners on moderately complex to complex projects to elicit, analyze, translate, and document business requirements to develop a vision of the final product • Creates detailed, granular and development ready requirements or stories for moderately complex initiatives using the knowledge of business needs and system functionality • Works closely with the business stakeholders and delivery team to ensure all identified scenarios are properly tested and defects are resolved • Drives inter-team communication to ensure initiatives meet their intended outcomes, both throughout the initiative and after implementation • Builds and support relationships with stakeholders, Corporate Office Underwriting, Information Technology, Actuary, and branch underwriting teams

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in insurance, business, or related field, or equivalent relevant experience • Five years of experience in business analysis, process management, or agile development or related experience • Prior experience with software development lifecycles (SDLC), including Agile and Waterfall • Professional certifications, such as Associate in General Insurance (AINS) or CPCU preferred • Completion of Guidewire Business Analyst certification within 6 months in role • Prior experience in property/casualty insurance, including underwriting, rating, or process management, or related experience preferred • Strong knowledge of property and casualty insurance coverage options and terminology preferred • Ability to adapt to new technologies and changing business requirements and priorities • Strong meeting facilitation skills using best practices • Strong knowledge of business analysis and the applicable tools/deliverables • Strong skills with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook • Good knowledge of process mapping tools such as Lucid Charts, Visio • Strong knowledge of technical concepts such as client-server, Web applications and/or Cloud Architecture preferred • Good ability to deal with conflict, and propose solutions for resolution • Excellent verbal and written communication skills • Strong analytical, problem solving and organization skills • Experience with JIRA preferred • Good customer service skills, and good written and verbal communication skills • Occasional travel required; a valid driver’s license with an acceptable motor vehicle report per company standards required if driving

Benefits

• Outstanding benefits with life, medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage • Competitive paid time off plan and a full day of volunteer time off annually • Financial incentives, including a 401(k) plan match, pension plan, OneEMC bonus plan and recognition and anniversary awards • Professional development and growth opportunities, including tuition reimbursement • Wellness initiatives to improve team member well-being and reduce health insurance costs • Flexibility to dress for your day and opportunities for alternative work arrangements