ACORD Business Analyst

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BUSINESS ANALYST (BA)Job Location: ? RiyadhDuration: 1 yearDesired Skill sets and ExpertiseDesired Experience: ? 10+ years for client facing, onshore role? 5+ years for offshore roleCommunication & Documentation? Strong oral, written communication and client facing skills? Strong documentation ? Word, PPT skills? Super user in MS ExcelMain Job Description? Strong professional experience in Insurance Property & Casualty and/or Life domain as a Business Analyst in software projects? Must have a proven track record of Customer Engagement - driving discussions, facilitation across workshops/interactions with customers and senior business stakeholders ? Strong knowledge in at least one of these Insurance segmentso P&C Personal LoBs and products ? Motor, Medical/Health, Property, Travel, etco P&C Commercial LoBs and products ? Motor, Group Medical/Health, Property, Workers Comp, Liability, Engineering/Construction, Marine Cargo & Hull, etco Life Insurance ? Individual and Group? Proven work experience on business and reporting systems in the areas of Policy administration, Claims, NB, Underwriting, Rating, Reinsurance, CRM, HR, Compliance and ODS? Proven abilities in Business Analysis, Systems Analysis, Test Design, Test Execution, Test reporting, and Defect life cycle management and Change Management, and Process Implementations. ? Hands on experience in Capability, Information and Data Models of ACORD or any other Insurance industry Information models? Hands on experience in data migration and data integration projects will be preferred? Experience of working on any industry leading Insurance applications like GuideWire, DuckCreek, will be preferred. ? Experience of working with customers in US &/or Europe is an added advantage. ? Strong Communication skills, both written and verbal ( Attention to detail is a must)? Thorough understanding of the SDLC cycle. Experience on working in Agile Projects Role Description / Activities:? Co-ordinates with Multiple Business Stakeholders, Conducts Requirement Workshops and o captures data requirements of various business processes belonging to various departments of the enterpriseo captures data requirements of various transactions belonging to various systems like Policy Admin systems, Claims Management systems, HR, CRM, Finance etc? Maps above business data requirements to ACORD information and data models? Works with technical architects, developers and testers? Single point of contact for a team of developers, testers and designers (both onsite and offshore) for any clarifications around business processes and data fields and ACORD data model? Leads complex requirement analysis / research on his/her own and validates the requirements with Business stakeholders? Delivers requirement artifacts in terms of detailed data mapping specification documents. Ability to visualize and document the functional requirements in smaller manageable/ deliverable chunks.? Tests and analyzes each component/phase of the systems development life cycle including the project requirements, design and programs. Conducts quality-control tests and analyses to ensure that software meets or exceeds specified standards and end-user requirements.? Managing teams of business analysts in handling the end-to-end requirements management process at customer?s location. Guide and advise less-experienced analysts.Education? MBA / MCA or similar qualificationsCertification? Professional certifications in insurance like ACII / CPCU / AIII

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ACORD Business Analyst