Hybrid Technical Business Analyst

at Northwestern Mutual

• Job title: Technical Business Analyst
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior, Mid level
• Salary: $71,120 - $132,080 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Milwaukee, United States

About the role

• Business Analyst driving business results through technology within an agile team at Northwestern Mutual. Collaborating cross-functionally to influence outcomes and articulate recommendations based on analytics.

Responsibilities

• Dig deep into a specific business area and help define the details of how to drive business results through technology
• Work on a cross-functional team of product managers, engineers, designers and subject matter experts in an agile methodology to deliver on outcomes
• Serve as a bridge between the business stakeholders and technology teams
• Use knowledge and experience to provide some expertise in at least one business area or domain while working to gain a broader understanding of business and domains surrounding the main focus
• Articulate recommendations based on analytics and collaborate with Product Managers
• Begin to assess, exercise judgement, and document current state across moderately complex processes and business areas and domains while partnering with Product Manager and peers
• Use analytics and experience to resolve issues and to provide solutions
• Responsible for fact-based requirement gathering and be able to analyze across business domains
• Author features independently with medium complexity while participating and collaborating in some higher complexity situations
• Support and provide thoughts and ideas throughout the development process as needs arise
• Use project management skills to successfully complete and advance work
• Assist with task-based work items in more complex situations
• Create documentation based on current standard template
• Assist with coordinating and solution delivery test plans for medium complex efforts by participating in and ensuring business sign-off of testing processes for medium and large efforts

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• 2-4 Years Prior Experience with at least 2 working in a Business Analyst level role
• Ability to leverage strong communication skills and relationships to influence outcomes while navigating conflict and decision making
• Domain expertise via previous internships or similar roles in the past
• Certifications demonstrating mastery of role specific competencies
• Deep familiarity of agile & scrum development environments
• Solves moderately complex problems; analyzes and recommends possible solutions using experience, evaluation, judgment and precedents

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Retirement plans
• Paid time off
• Flexible work arrangements
• Professional development opportunities