Business and Quality Analyst

Americo Financial Life and Annuity; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Americo Financial Life and Annuity seeks a combined Business and Quality Analyst to bridge business analysis and QA testing. You will split duties between analyzing requirements, designing test plans, and executing tests to ensure quality and speed to market.

You will collaborate with IT and business areas, review requirements, create test strategies, maintain test beds, and provide metrics on defects while enabling efficient project delivery.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge of the life insurance and annuity industry.
• Proficiency with MS Office to chart, analyze, and document processes and business requirements (Excel, Word, Visio) and Azure DevOps.
• Strong leadership, facilitation, presentation skills.
• Very good interpersonal skills, particularly non-judgmental (active listening) skills.
• Very strong analytical, critical thinking, time management, and task management skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate (both written and verbal) and build trusting relationships with associates at all levels of the organization.
• Experienced in reading and creating technical specs and analyzing architecture to identify gaps.

Responsibilities

• Review requirements, specs and technical designs to provide detailed feedback to the project team during the requirements phase; reuse or create efficient test strategies and plans.
• Execute and maintain test bed for reusability and efficiency; provide metrics and feedback on defects.
• Collaborate with all areas of the business and IT to elicit, document, and manage business requirements during the lifecycle of a project, including traceability and testing.
• Split role between Business Analyst and QA Tester to improve speed to market and project efficiency.

Skills

Life insurance

MS Office

Azure DevOps

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Technical specs reading

Education

College Degree or Equivalent Experience

Tools

Excel

Word

Visio

Azure DevOps

Job description

The Business and Quality Analyst will split the role of a Business Analyst and a QA Tester. They will create and execute a test plan per project. They will also spend time taking a leading role in the analysis and development of projects with various areas of the company that will allow us to meet company objectives with innovation and efficiency while improving speed to market.

• Quality Analyst - Review requirements, specs and technical designs to provide detailed feedback to the project team during the requirements phase of the project. Reuse and/or create efficient test strategies and test plans based on the scope and requirements.
• Quality Analyst - Execute and maintain test bed for reusability and efficiency. Provide metrics and feedback on issues found and tracked in defects. Ensure quality results of technical implementation in business processes, analysis, modeling, and integration
• Business Analyst - Collaborate with all areas of the business and IT to elicit, document, and manage business requirements during the life-cycle of a project, including traceability and testing

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Demonstrated knowledge of the life insurance and annuity industry
• Good skills with MS Office to chart, analyze, and document processes and business requirements (such as Excel, Word, Visio, etc) as well as Azure DevOps
• Strong leadership, facilitation, presentation skills
• Very good interpersonal skills, particularly non-judgmental (active listening) skills.
• Very strong analytical, critical thinking, time management, and task management skills
• Ability to effectively communicate (both written and verbal) and build trusting relationships with associates at all levels of the organization
• Experienced in technical aspects of projects. Ability to read and create technical specs. Analyze architecture and identify gaps and dependencies in processes.

Education:

College Degree or Equivalent Experience

About Us

Americo: We’re in this for life!

The roots of the Americo family of companies date back more than 100 years. Americo is a life insurance and annuity company providing innovative products to our customers. At Americo, it’s the people who make things work, so we hope you join us!

What You’ll Love About Working at Americo:

Compensation

Our competitive pay and robust bonus program, offered to all associates, will make you feel valued.

Learning and development

We prepare you for success with a comprehensive, paid training program. Additionally, our Talent Development team creates various development opportunities for associates at every stage of their careers.

Work-life balance

We value work-life balance with our generous paid time off; you begin accruing hours every month, and they increase with tenure. All new hires earn over three weeks of paid time off annually, plus 11 paid company holidays! We also support new parents with a maternity and parental leave program, along with paid STD and LTD.

Health and well-being

We are committed to your health and are pleased to offer flexible benefits designed to support you and your family, with high quality coverage and meaningful company contributions.

Benefits include PPO and HDHP medical plan options with HSA and FSA eligibility, along with dental and vision coverage. Additionally, we provide company paid life insurance, disability coverage, a confidential EAP, a wellness program, comprehensive health resources, corporate fitness discounts, and a 401(k) plan with employer matching.

Future planning

Americo offers a 401(k) with a company match. We also have tuition reimbursement programs to further your education.

Giving back

We support several local organizations, such as Ronald McDonald House, Hope Lodge, the American Red Cross, Harvesters, and many more. Our associates volunteer their time and donate money alongside the company to make a difference in our community.

The fun stuff

Americo participates in the Kansas City Corporate Challenge, a great way to connect with coworkers. Additionally, we host events like a Royals Party at the K, a legendary Holiday Party, and in-office events with local vendors to allow associates to step away from work and enjoy each other’s company.

Bustling environment

Our newly renovated offices are conveniently located in downtown Kansas City, within walking distance of your favorite restaurants and attractions. Plus, you’ll receive complimentary paid parking near our Americo offices – downtown parking is a premium, but we’ve got you covered.