Apac Business Analyst

**APAC Business Analyst** **-** **(**2500000X**)**

**Description**

**Department - IT**

**Job Title**:**Business Analyst

**Take the next step in your career with us.**

**_ Allied World_** is an ideal place for talented professionals who are driven by a belief in the value of collaboration and the power of knowledge.

We believe that when our great people work together and support one another, our clients receive the best solutions. We embrace unique perspectives and empower each person to grow through professional development, career training and mentoring programs.

Our people are our most important asset, and we are very proud of the quality of our team members.

**Job Summary**: The Business Analyst is responsible for gathering and documenting system & business requirements, performing requirement and system analysis, facilitating design and development of technical solutions, performing testing, assisting in the quality assurance process, and managing user acceptance testing. This role will reside in the IT Product Claims Team, working with IT and business departments across the organization to gather and understand the detailed & complex requirements. Work with Product Owners and Scrum Teams members to support the execution of those requirements.

**Job Duties**
- Understand the data needs across numerous departments as well as understanding the end-to-end IT process.
- Assist in the development and maintenance of Stakeholder management as well as Scope management.
- Lead interview sessions and requirements gathering meetings with stakeholder groups in order to perform effective analysis of the business’s needs and requirements.
- Analyze and deliver data requirements, including data sourcing research, data mapping across multiple upstream and downstream systems, data validation requirements, and data services requirements.
- Understand current state business processes, identify enhancement opportunities, negotiate changes across business and technology teams, and deliver as-is and future state process documentation.
- Develop and deliver the appropriate material to communicate business requirements including, but not limited to, a Backlog of User Stories, Gap Analysis, Data Mapping, Prototypes, and Report Templates and Requirements.
- Develop and distribute the User Acceptance Test (UAT) Plan, including the test scenarios, and then coordinate and manage user acceptance testing.

**Qualifications**

**Job Requirements**:

- Bachelor’s Degree, related to computer information systems or equivalent.
- 2+ years of relevant Business Analysis experience, preferably Senior Business Analyst.
- 1+ years of relevant experience in the Insurance industry.
- Insurance domain knowledge.
- Strong understanding and experience in the Waterfall and Agile (Scrum) Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) framework.
- Knowledge and understanding of Business and Process Analysis best practices, techniques and tools.
- Strategic, analytical and logical thinker with excellent organization skills and proven planning, problem solving, leadership and decision-making skills.
- Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Ability to understand and gather complex business requirements, map out technical solutions, and help develop and manage to define timelines.
- Ability to multi-task and adapt to shifting priorities, demands, and tight timelines using analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work both independently and as an integral member of a team.
- Ability to work collaboratively with business representatives, Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and technical teams and project managers on development projects during all phases of the SDLC.

**Working at Allied World**

Our team of over 1,400 professionals has deep expertise in the industry. They enjoy their work, and many have served for several years. This is what you can expect when you join us:

- Instant membership in the Allied World Family — a global network of colleagues who will support your career journey.
- A manager who will help you build your career through a structured coaching program.
- Access to a full suite of learning and development tools and resources

**Global Presence**

We are headquartered in Bermuda, with offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Costa Mesa, Dallas, Dublin, Farmington (CT), Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Malaysia, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Singapore, Sydney, Toronto and Zug.

**Our Business**

Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd, through its subsidiaries, is a global provider of insurance and reinsurance solutions. We operate under the brand Allied World and have supported clients, cedents and trading partners with thoughtful service and meaningful coverage since 2001. We are a subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, and benefit from a worldwide network of affiliated entities that allows us to think and respond in non-traditional ways.

Allied World is an equal opportun