Specialist IT Business Systems Analysis

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About Us

At Transamerica, hard work, innovative thinking, and personal accountability are qualities we honor and reward. We understand the potential unleashed by leveraging the talents of a diverse workforce. We embrace an environment where employees enjoy a balance between their careers, families, communities, and personal interests.

Ultimately, we appreciate the uniqueness of a company where talented professionals work collaboratively in a positive environment — one focused on helping people look forward and plan for the best life possible while providing tools and solutions that make it easier to get there.

Transamerica is a part of Aegon, an integrated, diversified, international financial services group. The Aegon companies employ over 21,500 people and have approximately 31.7 million customers.* For more information, visit www.transamerica.com.

Who We Are

Transamerica has been making financial services available to the many, not just the few, for more than 100 years. We’re a leading provider of life insurance, retirement, and investment solutions, serving millions of customers throughout the United States.Transamerica’s dedicated professionals focus on helping people live their best lives through saving, investing, and protecting their loved ones. Transamerica is dedicated to building America’s leading middle market life insurance and retirement company, providing a broad range of quality individual life insurance policies, workplace supplemental insurance benefits, workplace retirement plans, individual retirement accounts, and investment products, including mutual funds, annuities, stable value solutions, as well as investment management services.

What We Do

Transamerica is organized by lines of business (Life Insurance, Annuities, Mutual Funds, Retirement Plans, and Employee Benefits), which are supported by Transamerica Corporate (Corporate Development; Finance; Internal Audit; Legislative, Regulatory & Policy; Office of the CEO; People and Places; Brand; Corporate Affairs; Risk; and Technology).

Job Description Summary

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Ensure key areas, including business and functional teams, adhere to priorities of the strategic roadmap.

• Serve as mentor to build and transfer knowledge to less experienced peers; reinforce company objectives to help motivate teams to exceed expectations.

• Represent the business strategy as an acting Implementation Manager/Product Owner; prioritize team backlog as needed.

• Communicate to stakeholders as an acting member of the Scrum team; serve as a decision maker to escalate and resolve issues, clarify user stories, and define acceptance criteria.

• Understand, appreciate and promote the importance of systems development life cycle methodologies, project management techniques, quality assurance and testing methodologies, and enterprise architecture principals.

• Adhere to SDLC and project methodologies; may lead or train a team accordingly.

• Develop metrics/measures and provide analysis to assist management in improving key processes and deliverables.

• Oversee requirements documentation developed by the team; assist in related activities as needed.

• Gain a comprehensive understanding of Business and IT Systems, mastering the functionality, being able to illustrate the data and systems flow.

• Document end to end functionality and effectively translate it to the Tech team.

• Conduct impact analysis on IT systems working with the Dev team.

• Work on internal, external audits, data certifications and other business continuity exercises.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or business management, or equivalent experience

• Ten years of experience in business systems analysis

• Excellent written/oral communication and business partnering skills

• Leadership, decision making, and analytical skills

• Ability to work autonomously in a fast paced team environment and manage multiple priorities across teams

• Results oriented with the ability to motivate, inspire, and lead others

• Ability to quickly grasp technology concepts

• Financial services industry experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Expert knowledge of project management and SDLC (Agile or Waterfall)

• Distribution domain, Commission Systems, Compensation systems knowledge

• IT and Business Application and User Acceptance testing knowledge

Working Conditions

• Office environment

• Work outside of normal business hours may be required based on priorities and deliverables

• Occasional travel

Compensation

**Please note that the compensation information that follows is a good faith estimate for this position only and is provided pursuant to applicable pay transparency and compensation posting laws. It is estimated based on what a successful candidate might be paid in certain Company locations.**

The salary for this position generally ranges between $105,000 -$115,000 annually. This range is an estimate, based on potential qualifications 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 15% based on the Company Bonus Plan/Individual Performance and is at the Company’s discretion.

This job description is not a contract of employment nor for any specific job responsibilities. The Company may change, add to, remove, or revoke the terms of this job description at its discretion. Managers may assign other duties and responsibilities as needed. In the event an employee or applicant requests or requires an accommodation in order to perform job functions, the applicable HR Business Partner should be contacted to evaluate the accommodation request.

What We Offer

For eligible employees, we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support both the personal and financial well-being of our employees.

Compensation Benefits

• Competitive Pay

• Bonus for Eligible Employees

Benefits Package

• Pension Plan

• 401k Match

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Disability Insurance

• Medical Insurance

• Dental Insurance

• Vision Insurance

• Employee Discounts

• Career Training & Development Opportunities

Health and Work/Life Balance Benefits

• Paid Time Off starting at 160 hours annually for employees in their first year of service.

• Ten (10) paid holidays per year (typically mirroring the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) holidays).

• Be Well Company holistic wellness program, which includes Wellness Coaching and Reward Dollars

• Parental Leave– fifteen (15) days of paid parental leave per calendar year to eligible employees with at least one year of service at the time of birth, placement of an adopted child, or placement of a foster care child.

• Adoption Assistance

• Employee Assistance Program

• College Coach Program

• Back-Up Care Program

• PTO for Volunteer Hours

• Employee Matching Gifts Program

• Employee Resource Groups

• Inclusion and Diversity Programs

• Employee Recognition Program

• Referral Bonus Programs

• Peer Recognition Program (BRAVO)

* As of December 31, 2022

Inclusion & Diversity 

We believe our commitment to diversity and inclusion creates a work environment filled with exceptional individuals. We’re thrilled to have been recognized for our efforts throughthe Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index, Dave Thomas Adoption Friendly Advocate, and several Seramount lists, including theInclusion Index, 100 Best Companies for Working Parents, Best Companies for Dads, and Top 75 Companies for Executive Women.

To foster a culture of inclusivity throughout our workforce, workplace, and marketplace, Transamerica offers a wide range of diversity and inclusion programs. This includes our company-sponsored, employee-driven Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), which are formed around a shared interest or a common characteristic of diversity. ERGs are open to all employees.Theyprovide a supportive environment to help us better appreciate our similarities and differences and understand how they benefit us all.

Giving Back 

Webelieve our responsibilities extend beyond our corporate walls. That's why we created the Aegon Transamerica Foundation in 1994. Through a mixof financial grants and the volunteer efforts of our employees, the foundation supports nonprofit organizations focused on the things that matter most to our people in the communities where we live and work.

https://www.transamerica.com/why-transamerica/aegon-transamerica-foundation 

Transamerica’s Parent Company 

Aegonacquired the Transamerica business in 1999. Since its start in 1844, Aegon has grown into an international company serving more than 29.5 million people across the globe. It offers investment, protection, and retirement solutions, always with a clear purpose: Helping people live their best lives. As a leading global investor and employer, the company seeks to have a positive impact by addressing critical environmental and societal issues, with a focus on climate change and inclusion and diversity.