Business Systems Analyst II

At The Standard, you’ll join a team focused on putting our customers first.

Our continued success is driven by a high-performance culture. We’re looking for people who are collaborative, accountable, creative, agile and are driven by a passion for doing what’s right – across the company and in our local communities.

We offer a caring culture where you can make a real difference, every day.
 
Ready to reach your highest potential? Let’s work together.

Job Summary

The Business Systems Analyst plays a vital role in supporting customers through technology. This person utilizes critical thinking to analyze complex business and system problems to drive solutions and perform data-driven root cause analysis for continuous improvement. The primary focus is collaborating with business and IT to implement system solutions to achieve short-term and strategic goals and investigate new uses of existing data and systems to achieve competitive advantage. The Business Systems Analyst participates in small to very large project efforts to provide subject matter and application expertise; to gather data to inform impact analysis for business and IT; to perform validation of solutions to satisfy requirements, user needs, and business processes; to identify and document defects.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities:

• Duties may include responsibility for coding system configurations and automations, identifying and prioritizing technology work for the business; documenting business requirements; writing test plans; and managing end-user testing.

• Business Systems Analysts may also partner with vendors to maintain and enhance vendor supported solutions to ensure system stability.

• In some cases, this role may do creation and modifications of workflows and screen layouts.

• The role will also include the development, maintenance, and production of reports from internal and external systems and sources for various constituencies. 

• The Business Systems Analyst helps team members grow their business, systems, and process knowledge and models superior customer focus, communication, and collaboration.

Skills and Background You’ll Need

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Finance, Accounting or related field.

• Three to five years progressively responsible experience in systems administration, group insurance benefits commercial mortgage lending, project management or business analysis, or the equivalent combination of education and/or relevant experience.

• Basic/Moderate proficiency in one or more of the following:  Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Principals and Practices, Salesforce, Lean methodology, Agile methodology, Microsoft Excel, database querying applications such as SQL Server and TOAD, VBA, GIS, XML and HTML CSS..

Key Behaviors of a Successful Candidate

• Knowledge:  Moderate understanding of multiple divisional applications and processes. Growing expertise in one or more systems or technologies.

• Leadership:  Serve as a role model to other team members, customers, and project team members to enable success in meeting team and departmental goals.

• Autonomy: Normally receives little instruction on day-to-day work, general instructions on new assignments.

• Problem Solving: Performs accurate assessments of moderately complex situations, using a mixture of tools and a data to identify patterns, find root causes and provide solutions. Seeks guidance when necessary.

• Interpersonal Skills: Listens attentively, actively shares information, and works cooperatively to build and strengthen relationships. Communicates moderately complex issues clearly and concisely..

Why Join the Standard?

We have built an enduring legacy of stability, innovation and financial strength thanks to the contributions of the talented, creative and compassionate people who choose to work at The Standard. To ensure we can attract and retain the best talent, when you join The Standard you can expect:

• A rich benefits package including a 401(k) plan with matching company contributions

• An annual incentive bonus plan 

• Generous paid time off

• A supportive and responsive management approach

• Opportunities for career growth and advancement  

• Paid time off to volunteer 

• An employee giving program that double matches your donations to eligible nonprofits and schools

• Much more!

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Please note - the salary range for this role is listed below. In addition to salary, our package includes incentive plan participation and comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits, as well as an initial PTO accrual of 164 hours per year. Employees also receive 11 paid holidays and 2 wellness days per year.

• Eligibility to participate in an incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program and plan. Any award depends on various factors, including individual and organizational performance.

Salary Range:

Positions will be posted for at least 5 days from original posting date.

Standard Insurance Company, The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York, Standard Retirement Services, Inc., StanCorp Equities, Inc. and StanCorp Investment Advisers, Inc., marketed as The Standard, are Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status or any other condition protected by federal, state or local law. The Standard offers a drug and alcohol free work environment where possession, manufacture, transfer, offer, use of or being impaired by an illegal substance while on Standard property, or in other cases which the company believes might affect operations, safety or reputation of the company is prohibited. The Standard requires a criminal background investigation, employment, education and licensing verification as a condition of employment. All employees of The Standard must be bondable.