Sr. Business Analyst

Location – Madison, WI / New York, NY (Prefers to be 1 day a week onsite and rest hybrid) Duration – 12+ Months What is driving this need from a business perspective? Increased demand for Senior Business Analyst to conduct requirements elicitations sessions and drive project deliverables in collaboration with the Lead Business Analyst for Guidewire ClaimCenter . Job Description : Manage essential process documentation for project implementation of functional and technical solutions by collaborating with business partners and IT leadership to gather business requirements, provide expertise and guidance and help execute plans to enhance business capability, achieve results and support organizational strategic prioritie s. Knockout Questio ns:Is the resume 3 pages or less without typos or sloppy formatti ng?Have they worked as a BA or PO on at an Insurance Company? (other than Life, Health, and Workers Compensati on)Have they worked as a Leader in the Insurance indust ry?Have they worked extensively in Guidewire ClaimCent er?Are they currently working as a contract or? Skills and Experie nce:A proven Agile business ana lystThinks ahead with auto nomyStrong Business Analysis acumen and experience (5+ ye ars)Self-starter with the ability to work independently for results, as well as collaborate with a teamProven ability to elicit and document requirements from senior level stakeholders both internal and exte rnalExcellent stakeholder management skills across Business, IT and Customer t eamsExcellent oral and written communication skills, including PowerP ointExperience with integration and end-to-end solutions including a policy administration sy stemStrong command of written and spoken Eng lishSees an issue and helps fix it without being tol d toStrong documentation, influencing and leadership sk illsProcess and Procedure analysis and mapping experi enceHas led UAT efforts and defect management resolu tionExperience in Client’s Specialty Li nes:Avia inesAccident & Health (Employee Stop L oss)C yberTechnical Ski lls:Experience working with an external web development vendor and internal leadership, using strong technical understanding and business acumen to help bridge the gapAny Insurance Policy and Form experi enceAny experience with external vendors to resolve defects related to insurance applicat ionsAny Generative or Predictive AI experience not required but a plus (ChatGPT, Azure, e tc.)Any API Mapping experience between Policy, Claims, and Financial Insurance Applicat ionsProficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Visio, Excel, e tc.) A Day in the Life of Contra ctor:Acts as liaison between business and IT and help drive delivery of pr ojectHolds daily touch base with on and offshore team members to discuss deliverables and blo ckersHolds elicitation sessions to comprise requirements and user st oriesEnter User Stories, Acceptance Criteria and note updates in Atlassian JIRAUpdates to ISO based Insurance forms in Word and/or LibreO fficeCreates UAT Test Plan and help business execute test casesTriages defects with IT and vendor and help business re-test to resolve i #J-18808-Ljbffr SANS Consulting Services, Inc.