Senior IT Business Analyst

Our Specialty Lines team is currently seeking a Sr. IT Business Analyst to join our growing team. This is a full-time, exempt role. Position is eligible for Hybrid/Flex work arrangement out of Worcester, MA or Howell, MI. Position is also eligible for a fully remote arrangement.

We are looking for a business analyst with the desire to join a dynamic team managing systems that support business outcomes for our Specialty Lines business units. The position offers the opportunity to partner with business and technology partners.

If you love working in a collaborative, innovative and learning environment, then we want to hear from you. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Hanover employee looking for a new creative challenge.

The Sr IT Business Analyst serves as a primary contact for any questions related to how the system works from both a business and technical perspective.

As a member of the team, you are expected to research, collect, prioritize, document, and communicate business needs and requirements.

You will develop relationships with business partners demonstrating knowledge of the business applications and products.

You are detail oriented, a problem solver, have excellent communication and collaboration skills – and can utilize those skills effectively to partner and collaborate to develop requirements and solve business problems.

With your blend of business analysis skills, technical capabilities and development of business and system knowledge, you will successfully partner with business units and IT to support our business applications.

• Collaborate with business partners, project team members, other IT colleagues, and external vendors to ensure clarity of the business problem, outcome, and scope.
• Provide technical expertise across the Specialty Lines and Infrastructure technology business units, understanding the relationship between the business and the data and technology that supports the business.
• Proactively researches and applies innovative best practices for areas of expertise & recommends improvements to current procedures in partnership with the BA Center of Excellence (Coe) and the Project Management Office (PMO)
• Works independently and mentors other team members to do the following:
  Be prepared to lead the project team in providing business context and ensuring the success of the QA deliverables and business acceptance testing
• May act as a project lead on small to medium size projects and technology driven initiatives.
• Responsible for the collection, analysis and documentation of business and/or technical requirements, which may include, but is not limited to:
  Participating in planning sessions with business partners to improve a business process or products supported by Specialty Lines.
• Support the design, testing, and implementation of requirements.
• Identify business priorities and advise business partners on options and technical limitations.
• Have an understanding and an ability to apply knowledge of basic systems within Hanover’s technology portfolio.

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent required.
• +5 Years of relevant work experience.
• Strong Business Acumen
  - Knowledge of insurance products preferred ideally with Specialty experience and an ability to continuously learn and engage with business partners regarding scope and business value
• Has experience participating across multiple project methodologies - agile, waterfall, iterative
• Strong relationship skills – Ability to effectively collaborate with business & IT partners and to foster strong relationships with them to aid successful project delivery
• Analytical Thinking
  - Applies analytical techniques (e.g., separating a complex whole into…