Sr. Business Analyst

Argo Group is a leader in specialty insurance with a vibrant culture built on respect, equality, wellness and opportunity. We’re an innovative organization that’s small enough to be agile and big enough to make a difference in our industry.

Our collaborative workplace is continuously evolving to ensure all employees feel:

• Comfortable bringing their whole selves to work.
• Confident that they will be treated respectfully.
• Recognized for their performance and provided with equal opportunities to succeed.

At Argo, skill meets opportunity. If you’re wired to raise your hand and ask, “Where can I help?”, you’ll thrive with us.

Argo Group, through its operating subsidiaries, offers high-quality commercial Property and Casualty (P&C) insurance products and services tailored to the needs of businesses and public entities. At Argo Group, we leverage the success, discipline and expertise of our people and an understanding of our customers’ needs to provide a diverse portfolio of products and services. This approach helps those we insure drive down their ultimate cost through prevention and aggressive claims handling. Simply stated, our products and services help keep businesses in business.

Argo Group US currently has a challenging opportunity for a Senior Business Analyst. This enthusiastic, self-motivated individual will be part of a team-oriented environment in the IT Department.

The Senior Business Analyst will be the primary point of contact to elicit, analyze, communicate, and validate requirements for changes to business processes and IT applications/systems. Acts as a consultant for business problems and opportunities and may provide insight for possible technical solutions that enable the organization to achieve its goals.

Responsibilities

The Senior Business Analyst ensures that the business intent is carried through business analysis work applicable to all application changes and that the business analysis work is of sufficient quality to meet solution objectives and deliver business value.

• Serves as the liaison between the business community and the development team through which requirements flow
• Conducts interviews and leads requirements gathering sessions with business representatives to elicit business requirements for system development.
• Document business and system /functional and non-functional requirements including usability, reliability, performance, and support requirements of a system.
• Maintain requirements per Project Management Office (PMO) standards of documentation.
• Effectively communicate issues to business customers and other stakeholders.
• Applies use of tools like Jira, Visio and others to define requirements and documentation
• Acts as Subject Matter Expert for assigned projects and processes
• Conducts issue triage and escalation as it relates to requirements/technical issues for the client/project
• Performs Knowledge Transfer with technical teams – Development, Quality Assurance and Production Support.
• Coordinates building of user acceptance test cases by the business partners; as well as the execution of user acceptance testing.
• Mentors internal or external Business Analysts and review work product of such partners on as needed basis.
• Works with application managers and business product owners on prioritizing the request, coordination of UAT and providing status to business customers.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in a Business Analyst Capacity-focused in Insurance Business Environment
• BS/BA Degree, preferably in Business Administration or Information Systems preferred, MBA highly preferred
• Must have at least 3 years of Property & Casualty Insurance business experience (claims, underwriting, agency accounting, corporate underwriting, etc.)
• Must have strong experience in policy system implementation including rating, forms, and reporting.
• Able to work directly with the business to understand business requirements on a project basis.
• Ability to understand the business area's functions and systems.
• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills to communicate effectively with all levels within the organization.
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Experience/exposure to business analysis methodology, process improvement methodology, project and risk management and industry related tools.
• Preferred certification: IIBA Certified Business Analysis Professional™ (CBAP®) or PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA®).

Additional Considerations

Attitude and Aptitude will be primary qualifications for this role. Will give strong consideration for individuals with an aptitude for technology and have extensive insurance experience.

Chicago metro area Pay Range: $125.5K- 149.2K / Year

PLEASE NOTE: At this time, Argo Group will not sponsor an applicant for employment authorization for this position.

If you have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act or a similar law and you wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment at Argo Group, please contact our Benefits Department at 210-321-8400.

To all recruitment agencies: Unless you have been requested to work on this position, or other positions with Argo Group, please do not forward any resumes to Argo Group employees. Argo Group is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Argo Group International Holdings, Inc. (“Argo” or the “Company”) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Brookfield Wealth Solutions, Ltd. (“BWS”), a New York and Toronto-listed public company. Argo, with over $8 billion of assets on its balance sheet, is a leading underwriter of specialty insurance products in the property and casualty (P&C) market, working with independent agents, wholesale brokers, and retail brokerage partners to deliver collaborative solutions for niche markets.

BWS is a leading wealth solutions provider, focused on securing the financial futures of individuals and institutions through a range of wealth protection and retirement services, and tailored capital solutions. BWS is backed by Brookfield Corporation, a leading global investment firm whose asset management business manages more than $1 trillion in assets as of September 30, 2024.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, ancestry, color, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin or citizenship (including language use restrictions), denial of family and medical care leave, disability (mental and physical) , including HIV and AIDS, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), race, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex (including pregnancy, child birth, breastfeeding, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, child birth or breastfeeding), sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or other status protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We do not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

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Our Benefits

Developing our employees professionally and personally strengthens our organization.
Argo Group offers an attractive Total Rewards package that includes:

• A culture that recognizes performance and empowers employees to excel, offering competitive compensation and merit driven profit sharing.
  
  
• Workplace policies that support employee well-being include flex time and floating holidays.
  
  
• Comprehensive health, wellness, and financial planning options that employees can tailor to meet their personal and family needs. In addition to traditional health and wellness plans, benefits include dental, disability, life insurance, medical, and vision insurance, matching 401(k) retirement savings, generous paid time off (21 days of PTO, 11 paid company holidays, 3 floating holidays and a paid voluntary day), paid caregiver and parental leave, paid bereavement, jury duty/court appearances, and military (up to 14 days) leave, employee assistance program (EAP), and an array of voluntary benefits.
  
  
• Argo Academy, a digital and instructor-led platform that offers continuous learning and professional development – magazine lists Argo among the Training "Top 125" Companies. Argo encourages career mobility and continuing education to pursue and maintain professional and industry designations, in addition to traditional university and higher education programs.
  
  
• An inclusive culture that develops and sponsors diverse teams, encourages cross-functional engagement and collaboration, builds community through employee resource groups (ERGs), and provides an environment that welcomes ongoing dialogue, creative innovation, professional and personal development.
  
  
• Active community outreach and volunteer programs.
  
  
• A generous Employee Referral program that results in approximately 25% of all new hires annually.