Technical BA III — Insurance Solutions & Process Automation

Northwestern Mutual Group; Franklin (WI); On-site; USD 81,000 - 122,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work schedules

Concierge service

Comprehensive benefits

Employee resource groups

Job summary

Northwestern Mutual in the United States is seeking a Technical Business Analyst III to translate complex business needs into actionable solutions that empower advisors and support clients’ financial security.

This hands-on role leads requirements discovery, writes user stories, refines the backlog, and collaborates with engineers to ensure clarity and delivery on medium-to-large initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 2-4 years in a Business Analyst role.
• Experience writing user stories and translating requirements into technical details.
• Experience partnering with engineering/technology teams.
• Agile/Scrum backlog refinement experience.

Responsibilities

• Own requirements and analysis from stakeholders and translate into clear requirements.
• Independently write user stories, features, use cases, and acceptance criteria.
• Partner with engineering to clarify requirements and maintain alignment.
• Refine and groom the backlog for upcoming work.
• Participate in solution planning for larger initiatives.
• Document current-state processes and propose future-state solutions.
• Support testing and delivery with test plans and business sign-off.
• Communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders to align on solutions.
• Advance moderately complex work with independent judgment.

Skills

Requirements elicitation

User stories

Agile/Scrum

Backlog management

Technical collaboration

Cross-functional teamwork

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Agile tooling

Job description

Northwestern Mutual in the United States is seeking a Technical Business Analyst III to translate complex business needs into actionable solutions that empower advisors and support clients’ financial security.

This hands-on role leads requirements discovery, writes user stories, refines the backlog, and collaborates with engineers to ensure clarity and delivery on medium-to-large initiatives.