Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Wawanesa Insurance is one of Canada’s largest mutual insurers, dedicated to providing life insurance solutions and commercial insurance capabilities. The Senior Solution Analyst role involves designing, documenting, testing and supporting system solutions to meet business stakeholder requirements while collaborating with multiple functions to ensure quality software.
Responsibilities
- Lead the analysis, design and documentation of both system and business requirements for application enhancements and projects
- Lead requirement sessions with business and system teams
- Communicate system solutions in business and technical terms
- Collaborate with multiple functions to ensure quality software
- Provide technical and business leadership for developers and Analysts
- Lead the resolution of system and business requirement issues
- Create test plans and estimates inclusive of evaluating and providing analysis on requirements documentation and identifying key areas of testing
- Lead changes to process and procedure improvements
- Follow established practices, processes and guidelines
- Evaluate and leverage AI-driven technologies and automation opportunities to improve business processes, analysis, and solution delivery
- Maintain a high level of knowledge on current system standards and IS department established methodologies
- Perform other duties as assigned
Skills
- Five years' experience performing systems or business analysis
- Completion of post-secondary degree/certificate or equivalent experience
- Advanced analysis and problem solving skills with the ability to prioritize a busy workload
- Advanced attention to detail skills to produce high quality deliverables that accounts for all areas involved
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to communicate in a clear and concise manner with style fitting for the audience and message
- Excellent planning and organizing skills, with the ability to develop and implement plans by prioritizing and multi-tasking
- Good leadership skills to provide support and guidance to team members
- Proven ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
- Demonstrated knowledge of Agile delivery practices and experience leveraging AI-driven solutions to enhance business outcomes
- Experience with Guidewire applications is preferred
- Experience in programming languages is considered an asset
- Knowledge and experience in insurance industry is considered an asset
Benefits
- Annual bonus plan
- Leave of absence top-up programs
- Generous vacation time
- Personal days
- Premium free benefits
- Pension plan
- Hybrid work environment that offers flexibility to our employees in balancing in-office (2 days per week OR 15 hours per week in a Wawanesa office) and remote work
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