Systems Analysis Consultant - REMOTE from any EST or CST US-based location

Job Details

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CNO Financial Group’s IT team is hiring a Systems Analysis Consultant to lead and support system design requirements for complex, business‑critical systems. This role serves as a trusted consultant and subject matter expert within their technology domain, providing systems expertise across multiple business areas. The Systems Analysis Consultant partners closely with stakeholders to gather and translate business requirements into technical solutions and acts as a liaison for scoping, estimation, and solutioning of new systems and system enhancements.

As a Systems Analysis Consultant, your responsibilities will include:

• Participating in and/or leading the system design requirements for the complex and critical systems in your area. 

• Independently evaluating complex system requests to define the scope, sizing and requirements to implement.

• Serving as a consultant and ‘go to’ person for key system knowledge in their technology domain. 

• Formulating and defining systems scope and objectives through research and fact-finding combined with an understanding of applicable business solutions and business requirements.

• Working as a liaison among stakeholders to elicit, organize, evaluate and validate requirements for changes to systems.

• Documenting detailed system requirements for new and existing systems.  

• Reviewing business requirements with various business and technology stakeholders.

• Holding requirements gathering sessions, capturing meeting minutes, following up on action items, reporting project status, and owning project documentation

• Training, mentoring, and acting as a technical resource for colleagues with less experience such as System Analysts and Sr System Analysts

• Performing hands-on activities to develop, tune, maintain, and support nightly processing, reporting, and query capabilities to ensure a high performing system.

• Collaborating with project members to develop and model specifications, diagrams and flowcharts.

• Recommending new system functionality and typically leading upgrade planning; performing major system enhancements and supporting new product development.

The Systems Analysis Consultant position is well-suited for you if you:

• Have strong knowledge of IT systems and corresponding business applications.

• Can act as a technical thought leader in a critical business application area.

• Have strong verbal and written communication skills to communicate effectively to IT and business leaders to support decision making.

• Are adept at conducting research into system and technology related issues independently to identify potential resolutions and implement desired resolution.

• Have solid technical knowledge of IT business systems (including corresponding applications) and how they integrate with corresponding business area supported.

• Are able to build on knowledge of the organization, its processes, and customers to provide recommendations regarding system solutions. 

• Work well as a part of a collaborative team in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.

What you’ll need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or a related discipline; or equivalent experience.

• Typically requires a minimum of five to seven years of related work experience as a systems analyst, business analyst, programmer, etc.

• Prior experience working with large global delivery teams supporting and developing mission critical applications (offshore delivery model).

• Prior experience serving as a systems analysis lead for technical integrations, partnering with architects and developers to define API‑based integration requirements, data mappings, error handling, and end‑to‑end workflows.

What will set you apart:

• Insurance Industry experience

• Prior Agile delivery experience including relevant certifications (Agile, Scrum, SAFe, etc.).

• Prior experience supporting Marketing and/or Sales technology initiatives.

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical insurance

• Dental insurance

• Vision insurance

• 401(k) retirement plan with company match

• Short-term & long-term disability insurance

• Paid time-off and corporate holidays,

• Paid parental leave

• Company paid life insurance

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CNO embraces flexibility and encourages you to work where you’re most productive. Associates who live within a 60-mile radius of a corporate office (Carmel, Chicago, and Orlando) have access to come into that office. Associates who live outside of a 60-mile radius of a corporate office (Carmel, Chicago, and Orlando) may perform this role full-time work from home (WFH) from any EST or CST US-based time zone. All associates may be asked to travel to varying corporate offices periodically. Work cannot be performed from outside of the United States.

CNO Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CNO) secures the future of middle-income America. CNO provides life and health insurance, annuities, financial services and workforce benefits solutions through our family of brands, including Bankers Life, Colonial Penn, Optavise and Washington National. Our customers work hard to save for the future, and we help protect their health, income and retirement needs with 3.3 million policies and more than $38.3 billion in total assets. Our 3,300 associates, 4,900 exclusive agents and more than 6,500 independent partner agents guide individuals, families and businesses through a lifetime of financial decisions.

We are financially strong and well positioned for continued growth, and we are grounded in our core values of People Focused, Integrity, Customer Driven, and Excellence. We have offices in more than 220 communities in the U.S., including our headquarters in Carmel, Indiana, and corporate offices in Chicago, and Orlando.

At CNO Financial Group, we’re always looking forward—to the security and stability we help create for our insurance brands’ customers, and the growth we create within our own company. We're looking for ambitious people who want to do more. We'll provide you with opportunities to grow your skills through challenging professional experiences. If you're looking for a culture that encourages development, helps you reach your potential, and rewards you for your contribution, then CNO Financial Group is right for you. For more information, visit CNOinc.com.

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Compensation

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.