Associate Business Intelligence Developer Jobs in Chicago, IL

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GEICO is seeking a Business Intelligence Business Analyst. The position will report to the Director or Senior Manager of Business Intelligence. The Business Intelligence Business Analysts (BIBA) should possess a deep understanding of business operations and strategy for supported Geico business units. The BIBA plays a crucial role in bridging the gap between our business units' needs and the technical execution of business intelligence projects. Utilizing Kanban, Agile Scrum and/or Lean methodologies, you will ensure that our business units are equipped with the optimal data-related solutions to their challenges, facilitating the business units' strategic decision-making and operational efficiency.

Utilizing best practices, tools, and artifacts, The BI Business Analyst helps accurately capture and document project requirements and ensures that all stakeholders understand the project's timeline and objectives. The ideal candidate works well in a fast-paced environment where communication and collaboration between technical teams and business units is key.

Primary Responsibilities:

The BI Business Analysts employs a variety of best practices, tools, and artifacts to effectively gather, document, and facilitate project needs. This includes:

• Requirements Gathering: Collaborate closely with business units to understand their business intelligence needs, gathering and documenting precise requirements for BI projects.

• Solution Selection: Guide business units in selecting the right data-related solutions, evaluating potential tools and technologies such as SQL, Power BI & Power Query, SharePoint, and Power Apps.

• Requirements Interpretation: Translate business requirements into functional and technical requirements for development by BI Analysts, ensuring clarity and feasibility.

• Artifact Production: Generate all necessary artifacts, including features, user stories, process diagrams, and data flowcharts, to support project development and implementation.

• Stakeholder Engagement: Secure buy-in and engagement from all required stakeholders through continuous engagement, feature demonstration and approvals as needed. In collaboration with larger BA team, ensure synergy, alignment and compliance across departments.

• Project Support: Act as a liaison between business units and the development team, ensuring developers have the information necessary to plan and execute sprints efficiently.

• Agile or Kanban Participation: Actively participate in Agile Scrum or Kanban ceremonies, contributing to the continuous improvement of processes and outcomes.

Basic Qualifications:

Must be able to work both independently and in a team environment
Must be able to learn and apply large amounts of technical and procedural information
Must be able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
Must have the following experience/qualifications:

• Bachelors degree

• Relevant work experience of 2+ years (required) or 5+ years (preferred)

• P&C insurance experience (preferred)

• Exposure to Business Intelligence tools/procedures

• Azure DevOps experience, or similar (preferred)

Location: In office Hybrid work requirement - location specific.

Annual Salary

The above annual salary range is a general guideline. Multiple factors are taken into consideration to arrive at the final hourly rate/ annual salary to be offered to the selected candidate. Factors include, but are not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the role, the selected candidate's work experience, education and training, the work location as well as market and business considerations.

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GEICO reasonably accommodates qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to receive equal employment opportunity and/or perform the essential functions of the job, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship to the Company. This applies to all applicants and associates. GEICO also provides a work environment in which each associate is able to be productive and work to the best of their ability. We do not condone or tolerate an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment. We expect and require the cooperation of all associates in maintaining an atmosphere free from discrimination and harassment with mutual respect by and for all associates and applicants.