Remote Strategic Business Analysis Manager

First American Financial Corporation; Las Vegas (NV); Remote; USD 112,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

First American Financial Corporation is seeking a Manager, Strategic Business Analysis (Remote) to lead a team of BAs/BSAs, drive strategic analysis across programs, and liaise between business and technology stakeholders.

The role emphasizes mentoring, best-practice documentation, and strong communication with management to inform roadmaps and budgets. A BS/BA is required with advanced certifications preferred, and finance/insurance domain knowledge is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience.
• Advanced degree preferred.
• CBAP or IIBA Certifications, PBA, Agile certifications a plus.
• Demonstrated experience as a Lead BA or Business Analysis Manager with supervisory duties.
• Strong people leadership capabilities with an ability to influence and inspire change.
• Strong Business Analysis expertise with experience and knowledge in creating and maintaining analysis documentation, including but not limited to: process mapping, requirements elicitation, API analysis, writing test cases, capturing business rules, data analysis etc.
• Experience in leading analysis for digital transformation programs within complex agile environments.
• Experience in collaborating with business, product and engineering teams to identify and translate business requirements into systems definitions and solutions.
• Must be a strong and confident communicator with exceptional abilities in presenting, influencing and collaborating with internal and external partners at management level for success.
• Strong experience in Business Analysis and Business Systems Analysis methodologies, best practices and industry standards.
• Standard Microsoft office skillset.
• Knowledge of Title insurance & settlement services operations is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of BAs/BSAs leading analysis for various business processes, products and transformation programs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams from business, technology and external partners to identify business needs and provide analysis support.
• Provide business analysis expertise and act as a Lead Analyst to analyze and document business needs on key initiatives.
• Lead and mentor team in utilizing best practices in business analysis for process improvement, automation, data and product initiatives.
• Oversee the creation and maintenance of required supporting documentation following best practices (e.g., API, process maps, business rules, user stories, data validation).
• Act as a strategic partner, liaising between business, OCM, PMO, Product, Design, and Engineering teams.
• Set and manage team goals and objectives for day-to-day operations and projects.
• Participate in hiring, conduct performance reviews, manage disciplinary actions, and other HR activities for the team as required.
• Provide guidance to team in identifying business problems, completing gap analysis, researching alternatives, defining requirements, driving solutions, testing, gaining consensus, and implementing solutions.
• Participate in stakeholder meetings and provide subject matter expertise from a business analysis perspective.
• Provide inputs to leadership and create reports/presentations to inform roadmaps, budgets, and resource planning.
• Lead the creation of a Center of Excellence for the Business Analysis Practice.

Skills

People leadership

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Requirements elicitation

Process mapping

API analysis

Data analysis

Test case writing

Program/Project management

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Advanced degree preferred

CBAP / IIBA / PBA / Agile certifications

Lead BA / BA Manager with supervisory duties

Knowledge of title insurance domain

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

First American Financial Corporation is seeking a Manager, Strategic Business Analysis (Remote) to lead a team of BAs/BSAs, drive strategic analysis across programs, and liaise between business and technology stakeholders.

The role emphasizes mentoring, best-practice documentation, and strong communication with management to inform roadmaps and budgets. A BS/BA is required with advanced certifications preferred, and finance/insurance domain knowledge is a plus.