As one of the leading writers of Federal Crop Insurance, AgriSompo North America combines industry experience, resources, capital and talent to deliver both traditional and innovative crop insurance and productivity tools to farmers, ranchers, insurers and agribusinesses in the United States. Our organization operates within a culture rooted in ethics, integrity and a belief that accountability, collaboration and agility are crucial to long-term success.
AgriSompo North America is a part of AgriSompo, Sompo International’s global agriculture platform. This platform is an integrated underwriting, technology and distribution platform delivering innovate insurance and reinsurance solutions to agriculture partners worldwide. Sompo International, AgriSompo’s parent company, is a global organization driven by its core values, a carrier that holds promise, trust and the commitment to protect. Through operating subsidiaries, Sompo International writes agriculture, casualty and other specialty, professional lines, property, marine/energy and aviation lines of insurance and catastrophe, property, casualty, professional lines and specialty lines of reinsurance.
As a leading provider of crop insurance and other agricultural risk management tools, we recognize that our success is derived directly from those whose contributions matter most: our people. AgriSompo North America has major offices in Lenexa, Kansas and Des Moines, Iowa as well as regional offices around the country. A shared commitment to integrity, accountability, collaboration and agility define our culture, and we strive to create exceptional value for our clients and shareholders and maintain AgriSompo North America as a desirable place to work.
Job Description
Are you looking for your next opportunity?
Sompo has a unique opportunity for a Business Analyst IIII.
Location: This position will be based out of our Lenexa, KS office with a hybrid schedule (3 days in office; 2 days at home). We strive for collaboration which is why we offer a work environment where our employees thrive and develop long lasting careers.
Job Summary
As a liaison between the Business SMEs and IT, the primary role of the Business Analyst is to translate general business requirements into formal business and functional requirements. The Business Analyst also supports the Development and QA teams during development and testing activities, plans and executes User Acceptance Testing, and supports the training team to help create User Manuals, where appropriate.
Job Responsibilities:
Conducts the as-is and to-be analysis of business systems; analyzes and engineers improved processes
Reviews, analyzes documents complex business systems and user needs
Collects and business & functional requirements
Constructs workflow charts and diagrams
Participates in the planning and execution of functional testing
Assists in training end users in new applications and business processes
Technical Qualifications:
Microsoft Office Suite
Microsoft Visio
Any data modeling tool
Any process modeling tool
Confluence or Jira a plus
Basic UML is a plus
Axure or other User Interface Design Tool
General Qualifications:
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
Experience writing traceable business and functional requirements documents.
Demonstrated knowledge of SDLC
Familiarity with data and business process modeling
Familiarity with BABOK and its methodologies
Experience with gathering reporting and data requirements
Ability to ask the deeper questions so that the correct level of requirements can be gathered and documented
Ability to document report and/or data requirements
Ability to lead JAD sessions (Joint Application Development)
Experience with UI design specifications and wireframes
Agriculture Insurance industry experience
Actual compensation for this role will depend on several factors including the cost of living associated with your work location, your qualifications, skills, competencies, and relevant experience.
At Sompo, we recognize that the talent, skills, and commitment of our employees drive our success. This is why we offer competitive, high-quality compensation and benefit programs to eligible employees.
Our compensation program is built on a foundation that promotes a pay-for-performance culture, resulting in higher incentive awards, on average, when the Company does well and lower incentive awards when the Company underperforms. The total compensation opportunity for all regular, full-time employees is a combination of base salary and incentives that gets adjusted upfront based on overall Company performance with final awards based on individual performance.
We continuously evaluate and update our benefit programs to ensure that our plans remain competitive and meet the needs of our employees and their dependents. Below is a summary of our current comprehensive U.S. benefit programs:
Two medical plans to choose from, including a Traditional PPO & a Consumer Driven Health Plan with a Health Savings account providing a competitive employer contribution
Pharmacy benefits with mail order options
Dental benefits including orthodontia benefits for adults and children
Vision benefits
Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Company-paid Life & AD&D benefits, including the option to purchase Supplemental life coverage for employee, spouse & children
Company-paid Disability benefits with very competitive salary continuation payments
401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with competitive employer contributions
Competitive paid-time-off programs, including company-paid holidays
Competitive Parental Leave Benefits & Adoption Assistance program
Employee Assistance Program
Tax-Free Commuter Benefit
Tuition Reimbursement & Professional Qualification benefits
In today’s world, what do we stand for?
Ethics and integrity are the foundation of delivering on our commitment to you. We believe that core values drive success, and that when relationships are held in the highest regard, there is nothing that cannot be accomplished. At Sompo, our ring is more than a logo, it is a symbol of our promise. Click here to learn more about life at Sompo.
Sompo is an equal opportunity employer and we intentionally value inclusion and diversity. Above all, we want you to work in an environment that respects everyone’s unique contributions – we are passionately committed to equal opportunities. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex orientation, national origin, or age.
