Senior Business Analyst

Company: XL CATLIN
Location: Hartford
Posted on: May 4, 2025

Job Description:

Job Description - Senior Business Analyst (25AAOT10D20250210)Senior Business AnalystLocations: Hartford, CT - Stamford, CT - USAWe invent the new to help the world move forward. Combining powerful analytics and deeper insights with bigger ideas and innovative solutions, we free up our clients' potential, thereby fulfilling our own. Take it seriously. Make it fun. Know it matters.Senior Business Analysts bridge the gap between business and IT by communicating effectively with all stakeholders. They support applications within a Delivery Team, eliciting and documenting business, functional, non-functional, and technical requirements, supporting testing phases, and triaging issues and enhancements. They also provide senior-level support for projects affecting the applications they support.Responsibilities include:

• Elicit, analyze, and document complex business requirements: Collaborate with stakeholders to understand needs, translate into user stories, and ensure requirements are well defined and aligned with project goals.
• Facilitate agile ceremonies and workshops: Lead requirements gathering, backlog refinement, and other ceremonies to foster collaboration and shared understanding.
• Manage and groom the product backlog: Prioritize user stories based on value, dependencies, and feasibility; continuously refine the backlog.
• Collaborate with development teams and subject matter experts: Work closely to understand technical constraints, clarify requirements, and ensure solutions meet acceptance criteria.
• Build and maintain stakeholder relationships: Communicate project progress, manage expectations, and address concerns effectively.The Senior Business Analyst reports to the Release Train Engineer - Middle Markets.Required skills and abilities include:

• Understanding of business requirements and technical solutions.
• Knowledge of applications systems analysis and data handling.
• Experience in insurance or technology sectors.
• Familiarity with SDLC methodologies, especially Agile.
• Proficiency with analyst methodologies such as Use Cases, Business Rules, UI Specs, Functional Specs.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, team-oriented.
• Detail-oriented, creative, and user-focused.
• Ability to assess system impacts on performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Skilled in managing ambiguity, creating estimates, and assessing risks.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Effective planning and organizational skills.
• Adaptability to new strategies, technologies, and environments.Discover your futureAXA XL, part of AXA, specializes in complex risk solutions across various lines of business. We leverage data, technology, and talent in an agile, inclusive environment to deliver exceptional client service.We are committed to diversity, inclusion, and sustainability, with initiatives supporting various resource groups, flexible work, and environmental responsibility.The U.S. pay range for this position is $118,500 - $186,500, with actual pay determined by skills, experience, and location. We offer comprehensive benefits to support health, wellness, and professional development.AXA XL is an Equal Opportunity Employer.LocationUS-CT-Hartford, US-CT-StamfordWork Locations100 Constitution Plaza, Hartford, CT 06103Job FieldInformation TechnologyScheduleFull-timeJob TypeStandard
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