Product SR Analyst

Jobtailor; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Saint Paul, MN seeks a results-driven Product/Business Analyst to translate annuity business needs into technical requirements. You will collaborate with Product Owner, business users, and technology teams in an Agile environment to define scope and prioritization.

You will document requirements, support releases, and help ensure scalable solutions while maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders and vendors.

Qualifications

• Strategic thinker who is analytical and results driven.
• Ability to influence priorities in a collaborative Agile environment.
• Working knowledge of Agile practices, including iterative development, backlog management, velocity, and task definition.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills to engage teams and resolve conflict.
• Analytical and creative problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.
• Ability to work with minimal direction, adapt to shifting priorities, manage multiple issues in a fast-paced environment.
• Sufficient understanding of technical concepts to help drive scalable and sustainable solutions.
• 3–10 years of experience as a product or business analyst with demonstrated delivery of business value.
• Experience supporting annuity products and/or annuity new business processes.
• Familiarity with electronic order entry or e-application platforms such as Affirm, An4, or Firelight.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Product Owner and business partners to identify technology needs for annuity new business.
• Document technology needs and business requirements with stakeholders.
• Assist planning for upcoming releases, considering priority, effort, and dependencies.
• Refine requirements with teams and stakeholders, identifying risks and dependencies.
• Provide assistance to development and QA during each release and contribute to testing strategy.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation of system and business processes.
• Grow and maintain knowledge of annuity products and supporting systems.
• Stay informed of trends in annuity and financial services tech space.
• Build strong relationships with team members, users, stakeholders, SMEs, and vendors.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Agile environment

Influence priorities

Communication

Analytical thinking

Requirements elicitation

Documentation

Annuity domain

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Job description

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Product Owner and business partners to identify and elicit technology needs related to annuity new business and work with internal technology teams and vendor partners to identify solutions.
• Help the Product Owner document technology needs and business requirements.
• Assist the Product Owner and team in planning work for upcoming releases, considering factors such as priority, effort/cost, complexity, dependencies, and business and system impacts.
• Collaborate with the Product Owner, internal and external teams, and business stakeholders to refine requirements and prepare them for development, while identifying dependencies, risks, and other concerns.
• Provide assistance throughout each release to the development team and quality engineers, including answering questions on requirements and providing input into testing strategy.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation of system and business processes.
• Grow and maintain knowledge of annuity products, business processes, and supporting system applications.
• Stay informed of trends in the annuity business and financial services technology space.
• Build strong relationships with team members, business users, stakeholders, subject matter experts, and vendors to help navigate problems, decisions, and related implications.

Requirements

• Strategic thinker who is analytical and results driven.
• Demonstrated ability to influence priorities and navigate differing viewpoints in a collaborative, Agile environment.
• Working knowledge of Agile practices, including iterative development, incremental delivery, backlog management, velocity, and task definition.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills to engage teams, facilitate discussions, advocate for outcomes, and resolve conflict.
• Solid analytical and creative problem‑solving skills with high attention to detail.
• Ability to work with minimal direction, adapt to shifting priorities, manage multiple issues simultaneously, and operate effectively in a fast‑paced environment.
• Sufficient understanding of technical concepts to help drive scalable and sustainable solutions.
• 3–10 years of experience as a product or business analyst, with demonstrated delivery of business value and outcomes.
• Experience supporting annuity products and/ or annuity new business processes.
• Familiarity with electronic order entry or e‑application platforms such as Affirm, An4, or Firelight (or the ability to quickly learn new platforms).