Business Analyst
Belmont, IL

Job Description

American Access Casualty Company (AACC) provides quality private passenger automobile insurance to our valued customers. Our mission is to be "driven to do the right thing at every turn." To deliver on that mission and continue our growth, we are currently seeking a talented Business Analyst to join our current team.

Responsibilities:

* Perform business analysis and process improvement on project requirements.
* Work with project and customer management to facilitate communication between the software development team and the business units.
* Use advance business knowledge and research customer requests for assistance and recommend software solutions.
* Promote a high level of collaboration and teamwork with the project team and other business unit teams within an Agile/Scrum environment.
* Developing user stories based on business and systems requirements, as well as defining and elaborating user stories with validation and acceptable criteria.
* Working as part of an Agile Development Team conducting and effectively participating in stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews and retrospectives.
* Provide emergency support for critical priority issues and other business critical situations in a fast paced environment.

Job Requirements:

* 5 + years as a Business Analyst.
* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or Software Engineering from an accredited college and/or university.
* Experience analyzing, clarifying and translating business requirements into functional and technical specifications.
* Experience with writing user stories based on business and systems requirements, as well as defining and elaborating user stories with validation and acceptable criteria.
* Experience working within an Agile/Scrum environment as a Business Analyst or Product Owner.
* Experience working with Business Users and Software Developers to provide solutions which further enhance the applications and provide the business user with an improved experience.
* Excellent oral and written communication skills as well as business presentation skills.
* Demonstrate ability to successfully perform the various aspects of the Analyst role across multiple, complex system implementation with custom and 3rd party applications.
* Strong analytical and creative problem-solving abilities.
* Experience with JIRA Agile a plus.
* Experience in the insurance industry a plus.

Benefits available for full time employees:

* Generous paid time off package
* Medical & Dental Plans
* 401(k) Retirement Plan
* Company paid STD/LTD
* Company paid life insurance

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