PEAK6

Compensation

Full Description

WHO WE ARE We are PEAK6, a leading investment firm, using technology to find a better way of doing things. The company’s first tech-based solution was developed in 1997 to optimize options trading, and over the past two decades, the same formula has been used across a range of industries, asset classes, and business stages to consistently deliver superior results. Today, PEAK6 seeks transformational opportunities to provide capital and strategic support to entrepreneurs and forward-thinking businesses. PEAK6’s core brands include PEAK6 Capital Management, PEAK6 Strategic Capital, Apex Fintech Solutions, FOCUS, We Insure, Evil Geniuses, Poker Power, Zogo, and Bruce Markets. ABOUT THIS ROLE Job Summary: Leads, develops and documents business requirements that assist others in the development of quality based solutions and provides for intermediate business analysis functions for product development and implementation of an enterprise web based insurance processing application by performing the following duties. Duties/Responsibilities: Supervises, coordinates and supports the activities of other business analysts and execution team members. Facilitate, train, direct and lead cross functional teams in all areas of the application. Oversees the development of business requirements documents that meet our customer’s insurance business needs. Assign and oversee daily work for execution team members. Provides support and guidance daily to the business analysts in performing their assignments, monitors the successful delivery of BRDs, releases, performance reviews and adherence to policies and procedures. Facilitates all projects and workflow through the Kanban process seeing them to completion. Supports other Focus Technologies teams in their triage of production issues. Assists management in planning, resource allocation, project estimation, and scheduling for various projects and initiatives. Assists management in performance review process and salary recommendations of team members. Improves the application workflow for the betterment of our clients. Coordinates with the technical team during technical architecture design, development and delivery of product changes and enhancements. Develops and documents business solutions for business problems and translates those solutions to technical personnel and sees those solutions through the delivery process. Conducts business and technical requirements reviews and makes recommendations to improve the Business Analyst process. Continue to develop the Kanban process and identifying areas that can improve efficiencies, and improves internal and external processes as needed. Participates in the continuous development of the BA Teams standard practices and procedures. Required Skills/Abilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have a strong proficiency in SQL queries and related tools such as SQL functions and creation of temporary tables; Proficiency working with DB2 and the ability to work with SQL Server and Sybase. Proficiency working with reporting and Business Intelligence tools including the ability to understand and produce tabular reports, bar graphs, line graphs and pie charts. Working knowledge of SDLC concepts and goals. Experience with Kanban methodology, Cognos, InfoMaker and Rational Requisite Pro is a plus. Education and/or Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Risk Management, Insurance, Business or Computer Science preferred; 10 years relevant experience acceptable in lieu of Bachelor's degree Five (5) to seven (7) years of data analysis, or project management experience preferably in the insurance industry; minimum of three (3) years of supervisory experience in related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience working with Developers, Project Managers, Quality Assurance Managers and Release Managers preferred. Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Physical Requirements (if applicable): While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; talk and hear over the telephone; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. OUR REWARDS We offer a robust package of employee perks and benefits, including healthcare benefits (medical, dental and vision, EAP), competitive PTO, 401k match, parental leave, and HSA contribution match. We also provide our employees with a paid subscription to the Calm app and offer generous external learning and tuition reimbursement benefits. As a hybrid workforce, we offer our employees the ability to work remotely up to two days a week. PEAK6 is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other protected characteristic. Our hiring practices ensure that all qualified applicants receive fair consideration without regard to these characteristics. PEAK6 is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible workplace for all candidates, including those with disabilities. We are dedicated to ensuring equal employment opportunities and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please contact our HR department at hrpeak6@peak6.com. We will work with you to provide the necessary accommodations to ensure your full participation in our hiring process. #PEAK6 We're In The Business Of What Ought To Be The business of doing, creating, and building the world the way we see fit. We seek out the transformational opportunity, making it better, more useful, more valuable. At PEAK6, we activate what is into what ought to be through world-class technology, operational excellence and purposeful design. Headquartered in the Chicago Board of Trade Building, PEAK6 is not your typical investment firm. While trading got us our start and still powers our center, we quickly realized that our vision was to embrace and empower today’s consumer through technology, simplifying processes, improving performance and creating new wealth.