Introduction
We’re motivated by the fact that educators take care of our children’s future, and we believe they deserve someone to look after theirs. We help educators identify their financial goals and develop plans to achieve them. This includes insurance to protect what they have today and financial products to help them prepare for their future.Overview
The Business Systems Analyst – Experienced operates with limited supervision and plays a key role in supporting business processes and enterprise technology systems. This position partners closely with business units and technical teams to ensure solutions meet company standards, user requirements, and strategic objectives. The role requires advanced analytical skills, strong communication abilities, and experience managing complex projects and system initiatives.Position Summary
The Business Systems Analyst – Experienced operates with limited supervision and plays a key role in supporting business processes and enterprise technology systems. This position partners closely with business units and technical teams to ensure solutions meet company standards, user requirements, and strategic objectives. The role requires advanced analytical skills, strong communication abilities, and experience managing complex projects and system initiatives.
Responsibilities
Business & Systems Analysis
- Elicit, analyze, document, and validate functional and non-functional requirements
- Perform gap analysis and issue analysis to identify business needs and improvement opportunities
- Translate and simplify business requirements into clear technical specifications
- Design, document, and maintain business and system processes
- Identify and design business and/or system improvement opportunities
- Assist in the development of business cases for strategic initiatives
Project & Delivery Management
- Plan, coordinate, and monitor project deliverables
- Manage small to mid-sized projects and/or project tasks
- Apply knowledge of software development life cycle (SDLC) and project lifecycle principles
- Ensure technology solutions meet company standards and user requirements
Collaboration & Communication
- Serve as liaison between business units and technical teams
- Facilitate communication between business stakeholders and technical resources
- Manage requirements throughout the project lifecycle
- Provide guidance and feedback to less experienced staff
- Work collaboratively across departments to support enterprise initiatives
Business & Systems Analysis
Elicit, analyze, document, and validate functional and non-functional requirements.
Perform gap analysis and issue analysis to identify business needs and improvement opportunities.
Translate and simplify business requirements into clear technical specifications.
Design, document, and maintain business and system processes
Identify and design business and/or system improvement opportunities.
Assist in the development of business cases for strategic initiatives.
Project & Delivery Management
Plan, coordinate, and monitor project deliverables.
Manage small to mid-sized projects and/or project tasks.
Apply knowledge of software development life cycle (SDLC) and project lifecycle principles.
Ensure technology solutions meet company standards and user requirements.
Collaboration & Communication
Serve as liaison between business units and technical teams.
Facilitate communication between business stakeholders and technical resources.
Manage requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
Provide guidance and feedback to less experienced staff.
Work collaboratively across departments to support enterprise initiatives.
Requirements
- 5+ years of business analyst experience
- Proven experience supporting broad-impact, cross-functional systems
- Advanced skills in requirements elicitation for business processes and system functionality
- Advanced general analysis and gap analysis skills
- Experience generating multiple types of business and/or process documentation
- Experience identifying and designing business/system improvements
- Ability to coordinate and manage small-sized projects and tasks
Preferred Qualifications
- Professional Business Analyst certification (CBAP, CCBA, PBA) preferred
Core Competencies
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work independently with limited supervision
- Strong facilitation and stakeholder management skills
- Organizational and documentation expertise
- Knowledge of enterprise systems and strategic solution design
Experience
5+ years of business analyst experience. Proven experience supporting broad-impact, cross-functional systems. Experience generating multiple types of business and/or process documentation. Experience identifying and designing business/system improvements.
Management
Ability to coordinate and manage small-sized projects and tasks. Strong facilitation and stakeholder management skills.
Skills
Advanced skills in requirements elicitation for business processes and system functionality.
Advanced general analysis and gap analysis skills.
Ability to coordinate and manage small-sized projects and tasks. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work independently with limited supervision
Strong facilitation and stakeholder management skills.
Knowledge
Organizational and documentation expertise.
Knowledge of enterprise systems and strategic solution design.
Certification
Professional Business Analyst certification (CBAP, CCBA, PBA) preferred. Ability to work independently with limited supervision.
5+ years business analyst experience; proven cross-functional systems support; advanced requirements elicitation and gap analysis; project coordination; CBAP/CCBA/PBA preferred; strong communication and independent work.
Key Responsibilities
- eliciting requirements
- performing gap analysis
- managing projects
Job Details
- Category: Information Technology
- Seniority: Senior Level
- Commitment: Full Time
- Workplace: Remote — United States
- Languages: English
About Horace Mann
A company helping educators achieve financial goals through insurance and financial products. — Industry: Finance