Senior Technical Business Analyst

** Senior Technical Business Analyst
** L*ocation:
Atlanta, GA | Hybrid: 2 days /week in office
* We are looking for an experienced Senior Technical Business Analyst to bolster our evolving technical capability within the US business. You will be expected to work on a range of product changes between Hiscox’s own and third-party applications. These product changes support our strategic priorities to digitize complex processes, enable improved process efficiency, and enhance the service we provide our brokers and direct customers.
** What You’ll Be Doing:
*** Working in US IT, focusing on the conversion of business requirements into functional and non-functional technical requirements & solutions that realize the business objectives.
* Producing high-quality analyst artifacts, including but not limited to, user stories, functional and non-functional specifications, and interactive prototypes.
* Conducting solution design walkthroughs and product functionality demonstrations to garner and document feedback.
* Validating solutions by performing user acceptance testing and supporting test activities including analysis, triage, and review of defects.
* Building strong, productive relationships with business sponsors & SMEs, IT & third-party stakeholders at all levels.
* Implementing continual improvements within your sphere of influence to ensure that we are constantly delivering efficient and effective technical changes.
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* Required Skills:

*** 6+ years’ experience in enterprise application technical analysis.
* Proven experience of eliciting, documenting, and delivering high-quality systems analysis artifacts to clearly articulate how technology should work.
* Experience creating clear, concise, and testable user stories that effectively communicate stakeholder needs to the development team.
* Able to collaborate with Product Owners to prioritize, refine, and maintain the product backlog, ensuring it reflects the evolving needs of the business.
* Experience developing and executing test cases – able to develop comprehensive test cases, both functional and non-functional, to ensure the quality and reliability of the delivered software.
* Able to analyze and document defects, working with the development team to resolve them efficiently.
* Support the Agile team in facilitating Agile ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.
* Excellent communication (written and verbal), interpersonal, and collaboration skills.
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and resolve complex issues.
* Able to participate in technical design discussions, providing input and recommendations to ensure solutions meet business requirements and technical constraints.
* The ability to combine influencing, persuasion, and consultancy skills with qualities that will encourage stakeholders to positively respond to questions, inquiries, and requests to meet deadlines.
* Be highly results-driven, with the energy and determination to succeed in a fast-paced environment where the speed of response is critical to success.
* Confidence to organize and facilitate collaborative sessions, dig deeper into work when needed, and actively seek feedback.
* Understand the E2E Delivery & Release lifecycle and way of working. Be curious to learn how it differs across applications.
* Experience working with third-party software and/or technology providers and having a level of commercial awareness.
* Knowledge of database and system design.
* Experience writing and executing SQL queries.
* Experience with JSON and XML.
** Our Nice to Haves:
*** Experience using API methodologies (REST and SOAP).
* Experience working in an Agile environment and with OKRs.
* Use of online…