Senior Business Analyst - Project Implementation

Senior Business Analyst - Project Implementation

How “We See" It

With our home office in sunny San Diego, CA and with 8 branches across the U.S., ICW Group has 39 years of experience in property and casualty insurance. Our passionate and innovative team members are the power behind our successful business. At ICW Group, we care about our products and standards of excellence as much as we care about our team members and our agents.

“We See Things Differently."

A strategic investment in innovation today is critical to our success in the future. Our leaders welcome people who are eager to bring the power of innovation, the willingness to try something different or adopt a new approach or technology as we evolve to meet the needs of our customers and agents. Our culture fosters experimentation in models, processes, and products in our effort to move forward and help shape not only ICW Group success but the insurance marketplace as a whole. 

“We See Your Success as Our Success."

ICW Group is not only committed to the satisfaction of our customers, but also to the progression of our communities. We are actively involved with numerous philanthropic events and our team members seek out opportunities to volunteer in the effort to improve our communities. Our team members play a significant role in the selection process of our charity participation.

We are also a learning organization. ICW Group encourages and supports continuous learning both professionally and personally. We proudly provide in-house training as well as generous educational assistance.

In addition to all this, ICW Group also provides a competitive benefits package that includes:

• Medical, Dental, Vision
  
• 401(k), matching contributions and profit sharing
  
• 17 paid days off and at least 8 company paid holidays annually
  
• EAP and Pre-paid legal services
  
• Company paid long-term disability
  
• Educational Assistance
  
• Free, 24-hour gym on premises
  
• On-sight amenities: gourmet café, dry-cleaning services, yoga classes, auto services, massage therapy, and more…

“Insure" your future.

The Information Technology Department is looking to add a Sr. Business Analyst to our team that is devoted to providing comprehensive service to all ICW Group members. Our Sr. Business Analyst will serve as a liaison between the business community and the IT organization to provide technical solutions to meet user needs. You will have strong Business Analyst skills and can own the requirements gathering process and translation into functional specifications.

“Claim" your role.

ICW is looking for stellar Sr. Business Analyst to work closely with our team.  You will be participating in strategic project efforts and work directly with business users to define business requirements and functional specifications for new functionality and enhancements

Responsibilities Include:

• Consults with business to develop understanding of business needs and the priority of those needs
  
• Analyzes and documents the business requirements and determines the impact of those requirements for various internal business departments
  
• Assists in continuous improvement efforts to enhance system performance and to provide enhanced functionality
  
• Participates in all phases of the project life cycle –proposal planning, project initiation and planning, design, configuration, testing, implementation and ongoing support
  
• Provides insurance industry and process flow input to IT staff (development and quality assurance) for the implementation of new systems/solutions and enhancements.
  
• Translates moderate level business requirements into functional specifications for the IT organization and manages changes to such specifications. Includes analysis of business and user needs, documenting requirements, and revising existing system logic difficulties as necessary.
  
• Educates the IT organization on the direction of the business
  
• Negotiates agreements and commitments by facilitating communication between business unit(s) and IT from initial requirements to final implementation.

Requirements Include:

• Bachelors degree from four-year college or university or equivalent work experience
  
• 5+ years of relevant technical or business work experience, and in business analysis
  
• Experience in working on small to medium sized IT projects with a variety of business and IT groups
  
• Ability to communicate effectively with both business end users and IT technical staff
  
• Possesses an understanding of technological trends and uses this knowledge to bring solutions to business units supported to enhance the enterprise’s competitive edge
  
• Experience with the Insurance industry; either on business side or on IT side