For more than 170 years, The Hanover has been committed to delivering on our promises and being there when it matters the most. We live our values every day, demonstrating we CARE through our values, ESG initiatives and IDE journey.
Our HTG Specialty IT Team is currently seeking a Principal IT Business Analyst in our MA or remote location.
This is a full time, exempt role.
POSITION OVERVIEW:
Reporting to a Program Director within Specialty Lines, the Principal IT Business Analyst will be a hands-on working manager, leading BA’s and delivering as a BA for the most critical and high complexity projects.
Principal IT Business Analyst is part of matrixed Business Analyst community and is involved in overall success of BA’s across organization, process improvement initiatives and overall drive the maturity of the BA skillset.
You are expected to help drive Agile adoption and look for opportunities in implementation of most effective business analysis approaches to support business and technology.
Principal IT Business Analyst works in close contact with PMO, Dev and QA resources to help drive efforts forward and remove hurdles. Strong organizational and collaboration skillsets required.
IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL:
In this role a successful Principal IT Business Analyst will have an inquisitive mindset, strong technical background, and solid understanding of insurance industry.
Principal IT Business Analyst is expected to be a strategic partner to our business and lead by example. IT Business Analyst maybe called upon to help with BAT (Business Acceptance Testing), production validations, approvals, and sign offs.
- Perform work across multiple initiatives and processes with an understanding of the impacts and dependencies at an Enterprise level.
- Perform work in support of processes that include integrated business/technical solutions that span across departments, lines of business, and/or products.
- On the most complex programs/initiatives, serve as a subject matter expert; plans, drives, completes deliverables; manages team members.
- Consulting: Use professional or technical expertise to advise, intervene, and/or influence a customer or internal partner to provide effective and creative solutions, Synthesizes facts, trends, inferences, and key issues and/or themes in complex situations.
- Systems Knowledge: Maintain and apply specific knowledge of information systems elements and their application to developing solutions for business functions/processes.
- Analytical Thinking: Apply diagnostic fundamentals and techniques to resolve problems or issues (e.g., separating a complex whole into its parts or elements to resolve problems or issues), Understands linear relationships and linkages between components. Gathers, complies and synthesizes data and takes appropriate actions. – Innovation:
- Business Acumen: Understanding of the intricacies of the industry, business and products and associated trends, Demonstrate awareness of the organizations strategy, financial goals and external dynamics, providing clear explanations for actions taken.
- Performance Improvement Practices: Ability to identify, analyze and improve existing processes within an organization to meet goals and objectives. Understands and applies best practice methodologies
WHAT YOU NEED TO APPLY:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field is required.
- Minimum of 10 years of relevant work experience, with a minimum 0f 5+ years of people-leadership required.
- Guidewire application knowledge
- Data & Analytics background
- API management
- Insurance background
- Strong business and tech acumen are a must for this role
- Must be eligible to work in the US without requiring sponsorship now or in the future (ie. US citizen or green card holder)
- Soft skills (leadership, natural curiosity, technical mindset)
- Favorable hard skills (SQL, EXCEL, APEX)
CAREER DEVELOPMENT:
It’s not just a job, it’s a career, and we are here to support you every step of the way. We want you to be successful and fulfilled. Through on-the-job experiences, personalized coaching and our robust learning and development programs, we encourage you – at every level – to grow and develop.
BENEFITS:
We offer comprehensive benefits to help you be healthy, build financial security, and balance work and home life. At The Hanover, you’ll enjoy what you do and have the support you need to succeed.
Benefits include:
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
- 401K with a company match
- Tuition reimbursement
- PTO
- Company paid holidays
- Flexible work arrangements
- Cultural Awareness Day in support of IDE
- On-site medical/wellness center (Worcester only)
- Click here for the full list of Benefits
EEO statement:
The Hanover values diversity in the workplace and among our customers. The company provides equal opportunity for employment and promotion to all qualified employees and applicants on the basis of experience, training, education, and ability to do the available work without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex/gender, sexual orientation, national origin, gender identity, disability, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, ancestry or any other status protected by law.
Furthermore, The Hanover Insurance Group is committed to providing an equal opportunity workplace that is free of discrimination and harassment based on national origin, race, color, religion, gender, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, veteran status, genetic information or any other status protected by law.”
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Other details
- Pay Type Salary
- Required Education Bachelor’s Degree
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