Senior IT Business Analyst

Alliant Insurance Services; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Alliant Insurance Services is seeking a seasoned Business Analyst / Project Manager to drive complex technology initiatives and mentor junior team members. You will coordinate with SES, Alliant teams, external clients, and vendors to align requirements, backlog readiness, and release planning within an Agile framework.

You will lead data analysis, develop Power BI dashboards, and generate actionable reports to support strategic decisions, while maintaining schedules, risks, and stakeholder

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• 7+ years business analysis, project management, or related work experience
• Insurance industry experience
• Experience with project management and Agile delivery tools

Responsibilities

• Lead business analysis, stakeholder discovery, and documentation of requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and processes.
• Analyze and improve business processes, identify opportunities for automation and efficiency.
• Partner with stakeholders on backlog reviews and priority discussions.
• Facilitate release prioritization and scope discussions with engineering estimates and capacity.
• Coordinate requirements readiness with Business Analysts, Engineering, and QA before sprint planning.

Skills

Business analysis

Power BI

Tableau

SQL

Agile/Scrum

Data analytics

Leadership/Mentoring

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree

7+ years experience

Insurance industry experience

Tools

Agile tools

Job description

Alliant Insurance Services is one of the nation's largest and fastest-growing insurance brokerage and consulting firms. We operate through a network of specialized national platforms and local offices to offer our clients a comprehensive portfolio of solutions built on innovative thinking and personal service. Alliant is changing the way our clients approach risk management and benefits, so they can capitalize on new opportunities to grow and protect their organizations.

More information is available on the company's website at: www.alliant.com.

SUMMARY

Responsible for leveraging expertise in business analysis, project coordination, and Agile delivery to support complex technology initiatives, drive process improvements, and mentor junior team members. Coordinate activities across SES, Alliant teams, external clients, vendors, and technology partners. Partner with business liaisons and stakeholders on requirements, backlog readiness, and release planning, while supporting Agile delivery. Work with designated business and technology leaders who retain overall delivery accountability.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead business analysis, stakeholder discovery, and documentation of business requirements, functional specifications, user stories, acceptance criteria, and process workflows.
• Analyze and improve business processes, identifying opportunities for automation, efficiency, and better user adoption.
• Partner with Business Liaisons, Product Owners, and stakeholders on request intake, backlog reviews, and business priority discussions.
• Facilitate release prioritization and scope discussions using business priorities, engineering estimates, dependencies, and available capacity; support leadership decisions.
• Coordinate requirements readiness with Business Analysts, Engineering, and QA before sprint planning and development.
• Maintain project schedules, milestones, risks, issues, dependencies, decisions, and action items; proactively follow up and elevate impediments.
• Coordinate concurrent technology initiatives across SES, Alliant, external clients, vendors, and implementation partners.
• Facilitate cross-functional project meetings and communicate status, delivery expectations, and decisions to stakeholders and leadership.
• Support Agile and Scrum delivery, including backlog refinement, sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives, and Scrum Master coverage as needed.
• Coordinate UAT, business validation, release planning, implementation readiness, and post-release follow-up with participating teams.
• Collaborate with technical teams on system integrations, data exchanges, application modernization, and infrastructure initiatives.
• Use SQL to query and validate data, investigate discrepancies, and support root cause analysis and business requirements.
• Lead complex data analysis and deliver actionable insights for business decisions.
• Develop or enhance Power BI dashboards and visualizations to support strategic and operational reporting needs.
• Generate and improve recurring and ad hoc reports, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and alignment with stakeholder needs.
• Ensure project, process, and requirements documentation is accurate, current, and accessible throughout delivery.
• Mentor junior analysts and promote consistent requirements practices, documentation standards, and knowledge sharing.
• Guide cross-functional teams, facilitate resolution of competing needs, and drive accountability without requiring direct reporting authority.
• Support workload visibility and team development; demonstrate readiness for broader BA leadership responsibilities as organizational needs evolve.
• Leverage approved AI tools to support research, requirements analysis, documentation, and process improvements, while ensuring accuracy and adherence to company policies.
• Performs all duties in accordance with all company policies and procedures, and all federal, state and local laws, wherein the Company operates.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Seven (7) or more years business analysis, project management, or related work experience
• Experience with project management and Agile delivery tools to plan, track, and coordinate projects and releases
• Insurance industry experience

SKILLS

• Expertise in business analysis, requirements documentation, process modeling, and data analytics tools such as Power BI, Tableau, and SQL.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum, SDLC, backlog management, release planning, and project tracking tools.
• Ability to coordinate multiple initiatives across internal organizations, external clients, and vendors; manage risks and dependencies.
• Strong leadership and mentoring skills, with the ability to guide teams and influence without formal authority.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, stakeholder facilitation, analytical problem-solving, and process improvement skills.
• Demonstrates curiosity, resourcefulness, and a proactive, self-directed approach to problem solving, with the ability to work independently and navigate ambiguity.

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We are proud to provide comprehensive, high quality employee programs to meet employees' needs now and in the future, including a very competitive financial package. We encourage you to explore what we have to offer.

Alliant Insurance Services, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on their qualifications and ability without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, age, genetic information, or status as a protected veteran, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including California law.

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