Senior Business Analyst

Eliassen Group; Phoenix (AZ); Remote; USD 114,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401k with company matching

Life insurance

Job summary

Eliassen Group is seeking a Senior Business Analyst for a remote contract-to-hire engagement focused on claims insurance. The role bridges business units and IT, translating needs into clear requirements and designs, with Guidewire Claims Center experience highly desired.

You'll work on a W2 basis with benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401k matching, and life insurance, and convert to full-time after the contract period.

Qualifications

• Detail oriented, organized, and able to manage multiple tasks.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience eliciting requirements.
• Advanced knowledge of business modeling tools, including process and workflow modeling.
• Experience writing test cases and test plans.
• Experience with agile methods.
• Insurance domain experience preferred, with Guidewire Claims Center background highly desired.

Responsibilities

• Capture, analyze, and document business and user requirements.
• Facilitate meetings with IT and business unit management and staff.
• Understand the business domain, processes, systems, data, and linkages to create project deliverables.
• Participate in or lead business process analysis to identify requirements.
• Partner with test teams to prepare testing strategies and execution plans, ensuring test cases map to requirements.
• Provide guidance for reporting documentation and how-to requirements.
• Participate in Business Analysis Center of Excellence activities and adhere to best practices.
• Engage in all project lifecycle phases to ensure business requirements are understood, documented, and met.
• Define or refine business needs for new or enhanced products, services, or optimized processes.
• Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships and consult to understand goals and objectives.

Skills

Business analysis

Requirements elicitation

Stakeholder facilitation

Technical documentation

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Meeting facilitation

Education

University degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Senior Business Analyst

Anywhere

Type: Contract-to-Hire

Category: Business Analysis

Industry: Financial Services

Workplace Type: Remote

Standard Hours: Open

Reference ID: JN -102026-108858

Date Posted: 09/30/2026

Shortcut: http://careers.eliassen.com/u5rZ7f

Description

Remote

Our client requires a senior Business Analyst to serve as the liaison between business units and IT, translating business needs into clear requirements and conceptual designs for technology solutions. The role focuses on claims insurance, with Guidewire Claims Center experience highly desired.

This is a contract to hire opportunity. Applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis and convert to FTE following contract duration. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $55.00 to $65.00/hr. w2

Responsibilities

• Capture, analyze, and document business and user requirements.
• Facilitate meetings with IT and business unit management and staff.
• Understand the business domain, processes, systems, data, and linkages to create project deliverables.
• Participate in or lead business process analysis to identify requirements.
• Partner with test teams to prepare testing strategies and execution plans, ensuring test cases map to requirements.
• Provide guidance for reporting documentation and how-to requirements.
• Participate in Business Analysis Center of Excellence activities and adhere to best practices.
• Engage in all project lifecycle phases to ensure business requirements are understood, documented, and met.
• Define or refine business needs for new or enhanced products, services, or optimized processes.
• Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships and consult to understand goals and objectives.

Experience Requirements

• Three or more years of business analysis experience supporting medium-sized initiatives.
• Detail oriented, organized, and able to manage multiple concurrent tasks.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Effective meeting facilitation.
• Clear and effective writing with experience creating technical documentation.
• Experience eliciting requirements.
• Skilled in collaborative facilitation methods.
• Advanced knowledge of business modeling tools, including process and workflow modeling.
• Knowledge of writing test cases and test plans.
• Advanced user of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Insurance domain experience preferred, with Guidewire Claims Center background highly desired.
• Experience with agile methods preferred.

Education Requirements

University degree, college diploma, or equivalent business experience.

Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.

Eliassen is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.

Eliassen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender identity or expression, sexual preference or orientation, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), marital status, creed, religion, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, age, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, prohibited criminal record inquiries of applicants and employees, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws.

About Eliassen Group: Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients’ capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve.