Axyra Ai

ROLE OVERVIEW 

Axyra is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to join a client engagement team supporting transformational Life & Annuity initiatives. This role carries lead-level responsibility within a component or workstream — driving design decisions, applying deep platform and domain expertise, and mentoring junior analysts. Candidates should be comfortable operating with a high degree of autonomy in fast-paced, delivery-focused consulting environments. 

REPORTING STRUCTURE 

Reports to: Engagement Lead / Project Director (assigned per client engagement). 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Lead design decisions within an assigned component or workstream, ensuring alignment with overall project architecture and client objectives. 
• Apply deep platform and/or domain expertise (FAST, Salesforce, Azure, annuity products) to shape solution design and resolve complex requirements gaps. 
• Translate business and regulatory requirements into detailed functional specifications for annuity product administration, illustration, and processing systems. 
• Serve as the primary subject-matter point of contact for annuity product mechanics, transaction processing, and industry regulatory considerations. 
• Partner with technical teams (development, QA, architecture) to validate that build and configuration align with business intent. 
• Identify risks, dependencies, and design gaps early, and drive resolution with client and Axyra leadership. 
• Mentor and provide direction to junior and mid-level business analysts on the engagement. 
• Support client workshops, requirements sessions, and design reviews, representing Axyra's delivery standards. 
• Contribute to reusable artifacts, playbooks, and lessons learned to strengthen Axyra's L&A delivery capability. 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS 

• 7+ years of Business Analyst experience, with strong specialization in insurance and/or annuity products. 
• Demonstrated experience leading design decisions at the component or workstream level on transformation or system implementation projects. 
• Deep platform or domain expertise in one or more of: FAST (policy administration), Salesforce, Microsoft Azure, or annuity product design/administration. 
• Strong working knowledge of annuity product types, transaction processing, and related regulatory/compliance considerations. 
• Proven ability to mentor and develop other analysts on an engagement team. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to engage credibly with client stakeholders and executives. 
• Consulting or client-facing delivery experience strongly preferred. 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS 

• Experience across multiple annuity platforms or systems (e.g., FAST plus one additional core admin system). 
• Prior experience with de novo carrier builds or large-scale legacy system migrations. 
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum delivery methodologies. 

ABOUT AXYRA 

Axyra Applied Intelligence is a Life & Annuity focused consulting firm providing advisory and delivery capabilities for transformational client projects. Axyra uses AI tools as an accelerant to deliver high-quality, measurable outcomes. The firm was founded by Ernst Renner, a two-time entrepreneur with 30+ years of executive-level Life & Annuity experience, including founding two de novo annuity carriers, Ceres Life and ALIC. 

Axyra builds, launches, and transforms Life & Annuity businesses for carriers, distributors, and investors. Our teams are deep, focused and practical. If you have run annuity operations, worked with a new carrier, architected a platform, held innovative roles with carriers or distributors, or built the systems supporting them, there is a seat here where your experience is the product.