Business Analyst Manager or Team Lead at Minneapolis

Job Description

With approximately 20,000 Associates in 100 countries, Willis is a global leader in risk management and insurance broking. Our performance culture is the passion for client service, and exceptionally talented people have delivered unrivalled client acquisition, margins, revenues and share price growth. We are ambitious and we will become the world’s greatest insurance broker.
 
Our global culture and focus on adding value through enhanced customer service, results orientation, ethics and integrity, and competitive market orientation differentiate us from our competitors.
 
Willis is a great place to work for those who like to achieve. Wherever you are in the world, you will find consistently high quality colleagues working together in an open, friendly and team oriented environment.
 
In return for our Associates’ expertise and commitment, we provide an atmosphere that treats them with fairness and respect and that stretches their abilities and channels their talents. We also provide a positive work life balance; enable our people to understand how their roles impact business performance; and to work in roles that interest them.

Designation: Business Analyst Manager

Description:
 
Willis Re is seeking a Manager to lead a Team of Business Analyst Professionals tasked with the delivery of business sponsored requirements and detailed specifications. This individual will work closely with subject matter experts to understand business needs and then document specific details for consumption by project teams and development.  Leaders exhibit excellent communication and problem solving skills, requirements creation, analysis, design and support.
Job Description: 

Major Responsibilities

• Leading the team and managing the individual team members, and their daily needs.
• Works closely with cross functional teams like Development, QA, and Infrastructure.
• Working with project teams on estimates, project status, and issue tracking.
• Mentoring colleagues and partnering with other Managers on delivery goals.
• Planning and prioritizing work to meet deadlines for yourself and others.
• Define, refine and revise, communicate, and monitor department processes.
• Presents process benefits and trains others on the workflow details.
• Validating both the completion and quality or acceptance of deliverables.
• Performing quarterly and annual appraisals for each member of the team.
• Communicating project status, team status, progress, risks and issues.
• Escalating to other Managers and mitigating the impact of changes on delivery.
• Participate in projects involving resources from New York, London, Minneapolis, North Carolina, Nashville, Philadelphia, Manila, and Mumbai

Job Requirements

Desired Profile: 

Each individual will possess the following knowledge and experience.

• Previous experience of leading Teams.
• Extensive experience as a Business Analyst
• Proven analytical skills and a command of process and methodology.
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills.
• Practical experience in reading and writing business requirements.
• Practical experience writing user acceptable or testable requirements.
• Practical experience writing User Stories and breaking them down into Use Cases.
• Practical experience in problem-solving skills and troubleshooting.
• Ability to develop relationships and communicate with all levels of Management.
• Ability to quickly assimilate new technologies and concepts.

Preferred Experience: 

• Experience with reinsurance or insurance industry a plus.
• Experience with enterprise solutions like Microsoft Dynamics or equivalent.
• Experience with Agile projects and SDLC.
• Experience with Microsoft Office and Development Tools like TFS or equivalent.
• Practical experience with custom applications using Microsoft technologies.

* This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee in this position. The incumbent is expected to perform other duties for effective operation of the department.

Company: 
 
For over 100 years Willis Re has proudly served its clients, helping them obtain greater value solutions and make better reinsurance decisions.
As one of the worlds premier global reinsurance brokers, Willis Re employs over 1,150 Associates and handles more than USD 12.2 billion in premiums. With locations worldwide, Willis Re provides local service with the full backing of an integrated global reinsurance broker. Through your Willis Re Client Advocate you can be assured of access to our leading team of experts, whether in risk modelling, capital market solutions, actuarial services or reinsurance design. Specialists in contract wordings, claims and reinsurance accounting deliver services from an integrated platform.

Willis is an equal opportunity employer that welcomes applications from suitably qualified people regardless of sex, age, race or disability.
 
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Country: USA, State: Minnesota, City: Minneapolis, Company: Willis.