Business Analyst

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IT - Business Analysis

About Us 

 

At Transamerica, hard work, innovative thinking, and personal accountability are qualities we honor and reward. We understand the potential of leveraging the talents of a diverse workforce. We embrace an environment where employees enjoy a balance between their careers, families, communities, and personal interests.  

 

Ultimately, we appreciate the uniqueness of a company where talented professionals work collaboratively in a positive environment — one focused on helping people look forward and plan for the best life possible while providing tools and solutions that make it easier to get there. 

     

Who We Are 

  

We believe everyone deserves to live their best life. More than a century ago, we were among the first financial services companies in America to serve everyday people from all walks of life.  

Today, we’re part of an international holding company, with millions of customers and thousands of employees worldwide. Our insurance, retirement, and investment solutions help people make the most of what’s important to them. 

We’re empowered by a vast agent network covering North America, with diversity to match. Together with our nonprofit research institute and foundation, we tune in, step up, and are a force for good — for our customers and the communities where we live, work, and play. United in our purpose, we help people create the financial freedom to live life on their terms. 

What We Do 

 

Transamerica is organized into three distinct businesses. These include 1) World Financial Group, including Transamerica Financial Advisors, 2) Protection Solutions and Savings & Investments, comprised of life insurance, annuities, employee benefits, retirement plans, and Transamerica Investment Solutions, and 3) Financial Assets, which includes legacy blocks of long term care, universal life, and variable and fixed annuities. These are supported by Transamerica Corporate, which includes Finance, People and Places, General Counsel, Risk, Internal Audit, Strategy and Development, and Corporate Affairs, which covers Communications, Brand, and Government and Policy Affairs. 

 

Transamerica employs nearly 7,000 people. It’s part of Aegon, an integrated, diversified, international financial services group serving approximately 23.9 million customers worldwide.* For more information, visit transamerica.com.  

Job Description Summary

Serves as a liaison with programming and user departments to coordinate and conduct tests that ensure the reliability, accuracy, and functionality of system changes and/or enhancements. Continues to build understanding of quality assurance testing methods and company products. Maintains documentation for each project and may train users on new or modified software. Provides underwriting support and manages vendor relationships.

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Elicits and documents requirements using interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, business process descriptions, task and workflow analysis
• Evaluates information gathered from multiple sources, reconciles conflicts
• Proposes action steps
• Serves as the conduit between the customer community (internal and external customers) and the software development team through which requirements flow
• Develops requirements specifications using standard templates
• Works with developers and subject matter experts to establish the technical vision and analyzes tradeoffs between usability and performance needs
• Liaises between the business units, technology teams, vendors and support teams
• Effectively applies fundamental concepts; works on assignments of moderate scope and complexity, with limite