Business Solutions Analyst – Insurance
Company | Appian |
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Location | Boston, MA, USA |
Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
Type | Full-Time |
Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s |
Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Information Technology, or a related field
- 6+ years of experience working in an enterprise software business analyst position in the Insurance vertical (COTS preferred)
- Experience with insurance software solutions (Guidewire, Duck Creek, ALIP, FAST etc.)
- Insurance industry qualification (e.g., CPCU, LOMA)
- Willingness to travel 10% to customer locations
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to effectively manage and prioritize multiple projects
- Curiosity and enthusiasm to learn
- Superior communication skills, both written and verbal, including the ability to develop concise and effective communications tailored to specific audiences
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to work independently with limited oversight
Responsibilities
- Work closely with the Solution and Industry team to gather and document business requirements
- Translate business requirements into detailed functional specifications for solution development
- Create and execute user acceptance testing (UAT) to ensure that the final product meets business needs and quality standards
- Effectively communicate requirements conflicts to the solution owner and other stakeholders, assist in prioritizing requirements based on value creation and constraints
- Ensure that requirements are understood and approved by all stakeholders
- Manage requirement traceability and changes throughout the development lifecycle
- Conduct market research and stay up to date on industry trends and competitor activity
- Identify and document potential improvements and new feature opportunities for the solution
- Facilitate execution of solutions strategy across departments, including but not limited to Business Development, Marketing, Sales, Alliances, Customer Success, and solutions Engineering, for development and execution of solution strategy
- Facilitate Partner enablement and training
- Provide training, implementation and product support to customers
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working in an enterprise software pre sales position in the Insurance vertical (Business Process Management Platforms, Low Code Platforms, or Application Development Platform experience preferred)
- Ability to strategically problem solve by thinking outside of the box