Sr Life Underwriting Business Systems Analyst

Aegon; United States; Remote; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Bonus

Remote work

Job summary

Aegon is seeking a Senior Enhanced Life Underwriting Analyst to drive life underwriting system implementations and transformation initiatives in a remote-capable, national role. You will collaborate across business and IT teams, develop requirements, and support the project lifecycle from design to post-launch support.

The ideal candidate has strong analytical skills, experience in business systems analysis, and a track record managing complex projects within insurance environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in IT or business discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in business systems analysis.
• 2–4 years of industry experience preferred.
• Two years of experience managing technical projects in a complex environment.

Responsibilities

• Support life underwriting transformation initiatives.
• Collaborate with project team to gather requirements and align with IT.
• Prepare as‑is and current state documentation (flows).
• Create business process models using BPM techniques.
• Lead development of new or revised processes.
• Facilitate elicitation and documentation of requirements.
• Analyze requests and identify solutions with IT/Operations.
• Prepare various formats of business and system requirements.
• Contribute on teams developing or modifying complex information systems.
• Quantify business opportunities and provide formal recommendations.
• Support SDLC methodologies to meet deliverables.
• Provide test scenarios and approve test plans.
• Coordinate readiness activities and training.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Decision making

Problem solving

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in IT or business

Job description

This position serves as a key stakeholder in life underwriting system implementations and transformation initiatives, facilitating the implementation of strategic projects, process improvements, and technology solutions that support the evolution of life underwriting operations. The Senior Enhanced Life Underwriting Analyst partners across Life Underwriting, New Business, Operations, Product, Technology, QA, Distribution, Training & Development, Project Management, and vendor organizations and serves as a liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams. The position supports the project lifecycle from business analysis and requirements gathering through solution design, testing, implementation, training, and post-launch support.

Responsibilities

• Support life underwriting transformation initiatives focused on modernization, automation, process improvement, and operational excellence.
• Collaborates with underwriting project team and related stakeholders to gather requirements, provide feedback, and ensure alignment with IT on project goals and deliverables
• Prepares “as is” and “current state” documentation in written and graphical form (flows).
• Use Business Process Modeling techniques and tools to create business process models
• Lead effort to develop new or revised processes or procedures in lieu of system development.
• Facilitate the elicitation, analysis, and documentation of business and system requirements, translating underwriting business needs into clear requirements for technical teams.
• Analyze business unit requests and understand business requirements. Work with various technical staff members to determine possible solutions and communicate business and system impacts to IT and Operations staff.
• Prepare documentation for business and system requirements in various formats.
• Works on project teams that are developing or modifying highly complex information systems. Includes analysis and documentation of business and system requirement and revising existing system logic difficulties as necessary.
• Conducts research and analysis to quantify business opportunities and develops formal recommendations to management.
• May use project management and program management methodologies to support a systems development methodology to meet project deliverables.
• Provide test scenarios or test criteria based on knowledge gained through business and systems analysis. Prepare cases for test beds. Provide approval or quality check on test plans or test matrix.
• Coordinate business readiness activities and assist with training, knowledge transfer, stakeholder communications, and training materials as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education/experience, preferably in IT or a business area discipline
• Minimum of 5 or more years of experience in business systems analysis.
• 2-4 years of industry experience also preferred.
• Two years of experience managing technical projects in a complex environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Working knowledge of life insurance products, underwriting processes, and operational workflows.
• Two or more years of underwriting experience within Transamerica or two or more years of experience supporting an enhanced underwriting project.
• Strong analytical, decision-making, problem-solving, and organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills with the ability to communicate effectively with business and technical stakeholders.
• Ability to accept and manage changing priorities and address issues quickly and professionally.
• Demonstrates a high degree of initiative and accountability.

Working Conditions

• Remote Environment

The Salary for this position generally ranges between $85,000-100,000 annually. Please note that the salary range is a good faith estimate for this position and actual starting pay is determined by several factors including qualifications, experience, geography, work location designation (in-office, hybrid, remote) and operational needs. Salary may vary above and below the stated amounts, as permitted by applicable law.

Additionally, this position is typically eligible for an Annual Bonus of 10% based on the Company Bonus Plan/Individual Performance and is at the Company’s discretion.