Business Analyst

Prudential Financial; Newark (NJ); On-site; USD 76,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

401(k) match

Pension plan

Wellness programs

Education benefit

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Prudential Financial, Inc. is seeking an experienced Business Analyst, Data Exchange in the Customer Data Management team within Group Insurance.

The role is customer-facing and blends business and technical expertise to implement data exchanges using existing integration capabilities and custom solutions. You will lead data integration efforts, define data requirements with clients, ensure data accuracy, coordinate data loads, and collaborate with internal partners, customers, and TPAs to

Qualifications

• Excellent communication with customers and ability to tailor messages
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills on data integration projects
• Excellent interpersonal skills to partner with customers, TPAs and internal teams
• Proven track record of delivering results in a fast-paced environment
• Data quality assessment and data testing experience
• Ability to work independently, prioritize deliverables and drive to solutions
• Experience with Text, CSV/fixed width formats
• Agile team experience is highly desired
• Technical background with Excel, text file manipulation and SQL
• Working knowledge of APIs and SSO
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience

Responsibilities

• Define data requirements for customers’ plan designs and review data with customers
• Coordinate data loads into administration systems and promote data integrations to production
• Provide feedback for data corrections to meet data tolerances
• Lead data integration implementations and collaborate with customers and partners
• Solve complex problems with a broad perspective and identify solutions
• Support onboarding activities for Group Insurance customers with data integrations
• Conduct iterative data auditing/testing for completeness and plan adherence
• Participate in projects focusing on process improvements in onboarding

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Independent work

Data auditing

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience

Tools

Excel

Excel Macros

SQL

APIs

SSO

Compass Administration system

Job description

Job Classification

Operations - Insurance Operations

Group Insurance is seeking an experienced professional to join the Customer Data Management (CDM) Team as a Business Analyst, Data Exchange.

This will be a role customer-facing that requires a unique mix of business and technical expertise within the Service Operations organization. The ability to perform a consultative role to our internal partners within Operations and Distribution as well as our customers and their technology partners is critical to delivering on the key responsibilities of the position. A successful candidate will possess the ability to work independently on implementations of multiple data exchanges, leveraging already established integration capability as well as custom solutions as the need arises.

The primary responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to:

• Working independently and leading others through complex situations
• Defining data requirements specific to the customers’ plan design, review data requirements with the customer and offer alternatives for data concerns.
• Providing feedback for data corrections to meet predefined tolerances for data accuracy.
• Coordinating activities to complete data loads into the appropriate administration system and promoting the data integrations to production status.
• Collaborate to solving complex problems by taking a broad perspective to identify solutions.
• Supporting the installation of Group Insurance customers implementing data integrations byUtilizing already established, strategic, file and non-file based methodologies (SSO / API).
• Working closely with our internal partners, customers and/or the Third-Party Administrators to define, recommend and implement effective solutions
• Completing iterative data auditing / testing for completeness and adherence to plan details.
• Participation in projects and process improvement initiatives that focus on bringing efficiencies to customer onboarding activities

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills, including direct interaction with customers and the ability to tailor messages based on the customer needs
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills working on data integration projects
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build and cultivate partnerships with Group Insurance customers, their technology partners, TPA's and internal business partners
• Proven track record of delivering results, with the ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated ability to perform data quality assessment and data testing
• Ability to work independently, prioritize deliverables and drive to solutions
• Experience with Text, CSV / fixed width file formats required
• Expertise on Compass Administration system is highly desired
• Knowledge of Group Insurance products highly desired
• Experience working on an agile team is highly desired
• Ability to build new and mature existing business processes to be used by others is highly desired
• Technical background with Excel / Excel Macros, text file manipulation and SQL to participate on the agile team on projects is highly desired
• Working knowledge of APIs and SSO highly desired
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience

What We Offer You

Prudential is required by state specific laws to include the salary range for this role when hiring a resident in applicable locations. The salary range for this role is from $76,000.00 to $125,400.00. Specific pricing for the role may vary within the above range based on many factors including geographic location, candidate experience, and skills.

• Market competitive base salaries, with a yearly bonus potential at every level.
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, Paid Time Off (PTO), and leave of absences, such as parental and military leave.
• 401(k) plan with company match (up to 4%).
• Company-funded pension plan.
• Wellness Programs including up to $1,600 a year for reimbursement of items purchased to support personal wellbeing needs.
• Work/Life Resources to help support topics such as parenting, housing, senior care, finances, pets, legal matters, education, emotional and mental health, and career development.
• Education Benefit to help finance traditional college enrollment toward obtaining an approved degree and many accredited certificate programs.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Shares can be purchased at 85% of the lower of two prices (Beginning or End of the purchase period).

Eligibility to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance. To find out more about our Total Rewards package, visit Work Life Balance | Prudential Careers. Some of the above benefits may not apply to part-time employees scheduled to work less than 20 hours per week.

Prudential Financial, Inc. of the United States is not affiliated with Prudential plc. which is headquartered in the United Kingdom.

Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetics, disability, marital status, age, veteran status, domestic partner status, medical condition or any other characteristic protected by law.

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