Business Systems Analyst (1099 Contract)

Bestow; Northern (KY); Remote; USD 55,000 - 96,000; Part time

Job summary

Bestow in the United States is seeking a Delivery Management-focused Business Systems Analyst for a 6-month, 1099 contract. You will partner with the Sr Director of Delivery Management to document and deliver business requirements, translating them into technical specifications for engineering teams.

Ideal candidates have at least 2 years in a Business Systems Analyst role within insurance or SaaS, adept at gathering and aligning data, workflows, and carrier interactions.

Qualifications

• 2+ years as a Business Systems Analyst, preferably in insurance, financial services, or SaaS.
• Experience gathering, documenting, and translating business requirements into technical specifications.
• Able to interpret and organize complex product configuration data sets.
• Familiarity with policy administration systems or underwriting workflows is a plus.
• Comfortable working directly with Bestow's clients and our internal teams, in writing and verbally.
• Proficiency with Google Sheets, JIRA, Confluence, and a data visualization tool such as Tableau or Grist.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Gather requirements and document them for complex configuration data sets.
• Work directly with carriers to document key scope decisions for assigned project(s).
• Translate requirements into technical specifications for Bestow's engineering team.

Skills

Business Systems Analyst

Requirements gathering

Documentation

Technical specifications

Stakeholder management

Data interpretation

Policy administration knowledge

Communication

Tableau

Grist

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or Information Systems

Tools

Google Sheets

JIRA

Confluence

Tableau

Grist

Job description

ABOUT BESTOW

Life insurance is one of the world's most important products. It's also one of the hardest to build, distribute, and modernize. Bestow exists to change that.

Bestow is a leading vertical technology platform serving some of the largest and most innovative life insurers. Our platform unifies the fragmented, legacy value chain, enabling carriers to launch products in weeks instead of years. Carriers choose us to scale and operate at unprecedented speed, powered by AI and automation.

Bestow isn't selling policies. We're building the infrastructure that helps an entire industry move faster, reach more people, and deliver on its promise.

Backed by leading investors (Goldman Sachs, Hedosophia, NEA, Valar, 8VC) and trusted by major carriers, Bestow is powered by a team that moves with precision, purpose, and heart. If you want to help reimagine a centuries-old industry with lasting impact, join us.

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ABOUT THE TEAM

The Bestow Delivery Management team is part of the Engineering organization and is responsible for execution of high priority strategic initiatives. We serve internal employees, consumers, and enterprise customers. We partner closely with Product, Engineering, and Revenue teams to implement Bestow Platform solutions and build new, custom solutions. Our major functional teams include Technical Program Management, Business Systems Analysis, and Implementation Management.

This is a 6 month, 1099 contract engagement supporting a temporary project. You will partner with the Sr Director of Delivery Management to complete specific deliverables for Bestow, some of which are described below.

Remote (US, contiguous 48 only).

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Gather requirements. You’ll document and deliver business requirements to Bestow for complex configuration data sets.
• Work directly with carriers. Engage stakeholders at insurance carriers to document key scope decisions for assigned project(s).
• Translate requirements. You’ll turn business requirements into technical specifications that Bestow's engineering team can build against for assigned project(s).

WHO YOU ARE

• Experienced. 2+ years as a Business Systems Analyst, preferably in insurance, financial services, or SaaS.
• Requirements-fluent. Experience gathering, documenting, and translating business requirements into technical specifications.
• Data-comfortable. Able to interpret and organize complex product configuration data sets.
• Domain-aware. Familiarity with policy administration systems or underwriting workflows is a plus.
• A clear communicator. Comfortable working directly with Bestow's clients and our internal teams, in writing and verbally.
• Tool-proficient. Proficiency with Google Sheets, JIRA, Confluence, and a data visualization tool such as Tableau or Grist.
• Degreed or equivalent. Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience.