Business Analyst with Hands-on in the Annuities Domain

Role: Business System Analyst Location: Woodland Hills, CA/ Houston, TX (Hybrid)/ We are open for remote work for strong candidates. Functional Skills: Business Analyst • Primary Skills: Life Insurance and Annuity domain knowledge. Insurance domain SME with US based ANNUITY domain knowledge • Secondary Skills: Functional testing knowledge, Functional test design. Insurance domain knowledge • Analyze life insurance processes and translate them into functional specifications. Act as a liaison between business users and technical teams to ensure alignment. Conduct gap analysis, impact assessments, and support solution design. Participate in system testing, UAT support, and user training. • Policy Administration: Develop and implement policies to ensure efficient and effective management of life insurance and annuity products. • Claims Handling: Collaborate with clients to resolve claims in a timely and fair manner. • Agent Compensation: Work with agents to establish compensation structures that incentivize sales and customer satisfaction. • Consulting Engagements: Partner with clients on various consulting projects, providing expertise and guidance on life insurance administration. • Application Enhancement Requirements: Define and prioritize requirements for application enhancements to improve the overall user experience. • Automation: Explore opportunities for automation to streamline processes and increase efficiency. • Training and Mentoring: Provide training and support to less experienced team members to ensure knowledge sharing and skill development. • Automation frameworks and reporting tools. • Writing, executing, monitoring and maintenance of automated test suites. • CI/CD tools knowledge and Agile process • Database- MySQL, Oracle • Problem-solving and analytical skills; Strong programming skills • Communication skills: verbal, both one-on-one and with a group, and written