Business Intelligence Specialist

2 days ago


Des Moines, Iowa, United States EquiTrust Life Insurance Full time

Job Details

The Business Analyst III at EquiTrust Life Insurance is a key role that requires a unique blend of technical, analytical, and leadership skills. This position involves leveraging existing systems and procedures to identify areas for improvement, gathering data to inform problem-solving decisions, and utilizing testing methodologies to validate solutions. Strong technical knowledge of products and processing is essential for developing and maintaining accurate requirements and testing documentation.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Facilitate departmental efficiency by investigating, analyzing, and resolving problems and changes requested by production processing personnel.
  • Act as a liaison between production areas and information systems personnel to coordinate changes and enhancements.
  • Work closely with the business to understand, identify, and scope project and system requests for changes to increase efficiency and departmental workflow.
  • Analyze business, processing, and system problems and recommend effective solutions.
  • Collaborate with the Quality Assurance Team to determine test objectives and target date planning.
  • Provide guidance and training to new employees and end users regarding system processing, system operations, and procedures.
  • Develop and release notes to communicate changes and enhancements to the business.
  • Support the Information Technology team and other departments as needed.
  • Take on additional responsibilities as requested to achieve department and Company objectives.

Requirements:

  • Advanced working knowledge of agile methodologies.
  • High-level analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Strong communication and leadership abilities.
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
  • Minimum 4 years of experience in the insurance or financial services industry.
  • Experience with life insurance and annuity business processes and knowledge of insurance systems preferred.

Education:

  • If high school diploma or equivalent, minimum 10 years of business analyst experience required.
  • If Associate's Degree, minimum 8 years of business analyst experience required.
  • If Bachelor's Degree, minimum 6 years of business analyst experience required.

Working Conditions:

  • On-Site Location: West Des Moines, Iowa.
  • Business Travel: Infrequent (less than 5% of the time).


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