Operating Effectiveness Lead Analyst/Business Analyst Cigna

Lead and manage complex projects independently, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to project goals. Document all detailed business requirements within internally approved systems using Scaled Agile Methodology (Composing Epics) Engage with senior business leads to understanding new project scope, creating scope statements and detail scope requirements as required for the portfolio and project intake process. Document and oversee system integration requirements involving legacy platforms, third party solutions by acting as a liaison between business units and technology teams ensuring clear communication and delivery. Build an extensive knowledge of business operation to analyze current work procedures and practices. Investigate, evaluate and report alternative solutions to business needs ensuring compliance with the regulatory standards and enterprise architecture guidelines. Collaborate closely with IT Business Systems Analysts to ensure business processes align with technology solutions. Will participate in some systems analysis design sessions as needed. Lead the user acceptance test cases in collaboration with business stakeholders. Oversee the execution of user acceptance testing ensuring thorough validation of business requirements. Monitor, track and report UAT defects while coordinating with the QA test team for defect remediation and ensuring timeline resolution.

Main Duties/Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage complex projects independently, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to project goals.
• Document all detailed business requirements within internally approved systems using Scaled Agile Methodology (Composing Epics).
• Engage with senior business leads to understanding new project scope, creating scope statements and detail scope requirements as required for the portfolio and project intake process.
• Document and oversee system integration requirements involving legacy platforms, third party solutions by acting as a liaison between business units and technology teams ensuring clear communication and delivery.
• Build an extensive knowledge of business operation to analyze current work procedures and practices.
• Investigate, evaluate and report alternative solutions to business needs ensuring compliance with the regulatory standards and enterprise architecture guidelines.
• Collaborate closely with IT Business Systems Analysts to ensure business processes align with technology solutions.
• Lead the user acceptance test cases in collaboration with business stakeholders.
• Oversee the execution of user acceptance testing ensuring thorough validation of business requirements.
• Monitor, track and report UAT defects while coordinating with the QA test team for defect remediation and ensuring timeline resolution.

Skills Required:

• Exceptional communication skills both verbal and written with a ability to convey complex information
• Eagerness to continuously learn and adapt to new business processes and technologies.
• Strong Interpersonal skills
• Proven ability to work effectively in teams,
• Customer Focus - internal/external
• In depth business/product knowledge
• Excellent Organizational skills
• Advance time management
• Strong Negotiation skills
• Decisive Decision making
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft applications Word, Excel, Project, Visio
• Extensive Experience in usage of Jira, Azure Dev Ops Platforms
• Strong problem identification and problems solving skills.
• Knowledge of Scaled Agile framework
• Six sigma certifications would be a plus
• Advanced Data analysis and Interpretation
• Critical Thinking abilities