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IT Business Analyst ZUR-REQ-0000899

m/w/d, Zürich

For our client in the insurance sector in Zurich, we are looking for an experienced Business Analyst.

As an IT Business Analyst, you augment a high-profile team working on a strategic, international program. The program has successfully delivered multiple phases already and is now looking to further expand the team to advance the existing platform by developing additional features and further integrate into the wider systems landscape of the global organization.

You will analyze business requirements, translate them into solution/IT requirements and ensure their implementation throughout the life cycle.

Your tasks:

Fastly build up understanding of business objectives and business rules to validate requirements, identify holistic patterns for features and to ensure progress in line with strategic priorities and vision
Own assigned topics end-to-end, hands-on including related dependencies in and across teams, process them diligently and on time through the life cycle
Conduct elicitation and refinement sessions with subject matter experts and end users
Create complete and precise solution/IT requirement specifications from business requirements. Make sure to pass the required quality gates on time
Proactively prepare input for stream team sessions including Architect and Lead Developer to discuss your concepts and solution alternatives
Engage in brainstorming sessions for scope planning and solution design across teams
Apply agreed work and quality principles
Support the delivery stream and Lead BA to help ensuring the deliverables are met
Participate in testing (per sprint, per release) as well as UAT and training activities

Your Profile:

Proven experience (3 to 5 years) as business analyst in global transformation projects at strategic level with a clear solution and delivery mindset
Very good English language skills, written and spoken
Proven experience in agile delivery environment, feeling comfortable in complex global project setups and being able to work under pressure in a multi-vendor and multi-cultural team
Sound experience in capturing complex business requirements, translating them into abstract concepts, then concise functional IT requirements and ultimately targeted input materials for testing and user training
Very strong problem-solving, organizational and analytical skills
Very strong ownership & proactivity
Very strong communication and co-creation skills
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree preferably in the area of IT, technology, business information or equivalent
Sound knowledge of the insurance industry, ideally international commercial insurance