Solution Analyst
Date: Mar 17, 2023
Location: Remote - Canada, CA
Company: Wawanesa Insurance
Job ID: 6046
We’re proud to give our employees the flexibility to choose how and where they want to work. In this role, you can decide whether your preference is to work from home (remote), work from the office or a hybrid of time spent at both. You may work from any of the following locations: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland & Labrador and/or the Yukon.
The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company, founded in 1896, is one of Canada’s largest mutual insurers, with over $4 billion in annual revenue and assets of $12 billion. Wawanesa Mutual, with executive offices in Winnipeg, is the parent company of Wawanesa General, which offers property and casualty insurance in California and Oregon; Wawanesa Life, which provides life insurance products and services throughout Canada; and Western Financial Group, which distributes personal and business insurance across Canada. Wawanesa proudly serves more than two million members in Canada and the United States. Wawanesa actively gives back to organizations that strengthen communities where it operates, donating well above internationally recognized benchmarks for excellence in corporate philanthropy. Learn more at wawanesa.com
We are currently looking for dedicated, driven, and enthusiastic individuals who thrive in an environment that welcomes change and are looking for an opportunity for diverse experience and advancement on a growing team.
Job Overview
Working under minimal supervision, this job contributes to Wawanesa success by designing, documenting, testing and supporting system solutions to meet business stakeholder requirements.
Job Responsibilities
- Lead the analysis, design and documentation of both system and business requirements for application enhancements and projects.
- Lead requirement sessions with business and system teams.
- Communicate system solutions in business and technical terms.
- Collaborate with multiple functions to ensure quality software.
- Provide technical and business leadership for developers and Analysts.
- Lead the resolution of system and business requirement issues.
- Create test plans and estimates inclusive of evaluating and providing analysis on requirements documentation and identifying key areas of testing.
- Lead changes to process and procedure improvements.
- Follow established practices, processes and guidelines.
- Maintain a high level of knowledge on current system standards and IS department established methodologies.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Completion of post-secondary degree/certificate or equivalent experience.
- 3 to 5 years’ experience performing systems or business analysis. Experience with the Guidewire Insurance Suite is considered an asset.
- Advanced analysis and problem solving skills with the ability to prioritize a busy workload.
- Advanced attention to detail skills to produce high quality deliverables that accounts for all areas involved.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to communicate in a clear and concise manner with style fitting for the audience and message.
- Excellent planning and organizing skills, with the ability to develop and implement plans by prioritizing and multi-tasking.
- Good leadership skills to provide support and guidance to team members.
- Proven ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
- Demonstrated knowledge in agile practices, scrum, kanban and continuous delivery.
- Experience in programming languages is considered an asset.
- Certification with the Guidewire Insurance Suite is considered an asset.
- Knowledge and experience in insurance industry is considered an asset.
#LI-REMOTE
Wawanesa is proud to be one of Manitoba's Top Employers for 2023 recognizing that we are an exceptional place to work!
Wawanesa provides its employees with a respectful, challenging and rewarding environment where they can maximize their potential while contributing to the company’s goals. Our full-time permanent employees are provided with highly competitive compensation packages (salaries, generous vacation allowance, leave top up, annual bonus plan, premium free benefits and a pension plan). Wawanesa provides a stable environment for its employees in today’s challenging markets.
Wawanesa is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering a diverse workforce that is equitable and inclusive for all. Wawanesa provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to an individual’s protected status: race/ethnicity, colour, religion, creed, sex or gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family or marital status, pregnancy/childbirth or related conditions, national origin, disability, military or veteran status, or any other protected status. Accommodations are available upon request throughout all aspects of the selection process. Candidates requiring accommodations may contact, in confidence, jobs@wawanesa.com.
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