Business Analyst Manager Job Omaha area,Nebraska USA,Business

Job Description & How to Apply Below

Lead, coach and develop a team of Business Analysts; assign work, review deliverables, conduct one-on-ones and contribute to hiring and performance reviews.
BA Practice Standards: Establish and maintain consistent business analysis methods, templates and quality standards for requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows and business rules.
Requirements Ownership: Personally elicit, analyze and document complex business requirements; translate them into functional and technical specifications and well-formed user stories.
Agile Delivery: Participate in and support Agile ceremonies (backlog refinement, sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives); help Product Owners refine, prioritize and sequence the backlog.
Stakeholder Management: Serve as a primary liaison between business teams, SMEs and technology; build strong relationships with business partners at all levels and manage expectations on scope and timelines.
Process Improvement: Analyze current-state business processes and define improvements to processes and products; assist decision-makers by gathering the information needed for informed decisions.
Quality Partnership: Work with QA to ensure test cases trace to user-story acceptance criteria; support UAT planning and execution.
Capacity and Reporting:
Monitor team workload, resolve impediments, and report on BA progress and risks to IT leadership.

Key Responsibilities Team Leadership:

Lead, coach and develop a team of Business Analysts; assign work, review deliverables, conduct one-on-ones and contribute to hiring and performance reviews.
BA Practice Standards: Establish and maintain consistent business analysis methods, templates and quality standards for requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows and business rules.
Requirements Ownership: Personally elicit, analyze and document complex business requirements; translate them into functional and technical specifications and well-formed user stories.
Agile Delivery: Participate in and support Agile ceremonies (backlog refinement, sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives); help Product Owners refine, prioritize and sequence the backlog.
Stakeholder Management: Serve as a primary liaison between business teams, SMEs and technology; build strong relationships with business partners at all levels and manage expectations on scope and timelines.
Process Improvement: Analyze current-state business processes and define improvements to processes and products; assist decision-makers by gathering the information needed for informed decisions.
Quality Partnership: Work with QA to ensure test cases trace to user-story acceptance criteria; support UAT planning and execution.
Capacity and Reporting:
Monitor team workload, resolve impediments, and report on BA progress and risks to IT leadership.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in business, information systems or a related field, or equivalent experience
8+ years of business analysis experience, including 2+ years leading or mentoring BA teams (formal or team-lead capacity)
Insurance industry experience required, ideally property and casualty (P&C) at a carrier
Working knowledge of insurance products, coverages, rating schemes, policy forms and endorsements
Strong command of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and user-story writing with clear acceptance criteria
Experience with application lifecycle management tools such as Azure Dev Ops, JIRA or Rally
SQL knowledge for data analysis and requirements validation
Excellent oral and written communication skills with all levels of the organization and with outside parties, including vendors

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with insurance core platforms (e.g., Guidewire Policy Center/Claim Center/Billing Center)
CBAP, CCBA, PMI-PBA or Agile certifications (CSPO, SAFe)
Background in commercial lines, specialty or reinsurance
Prior experience in project management or Product Owner roles