Lead Business Systems Analyst

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IT - Business Analysis

At Transamerica, hard work, innovative thinking, and personal accountability are qualities we honor and reward. We understand the potential of leveraging the talents of a diverse workforce. We embrace an environment where employees enjoy a balance between their careers, families, communities, and personal interests.

Ultimately, we appreciate the uniqueness of a company where talented professionals work collaboratively in a positive environment—one focused on helping people look forward and plan for the best life possible while providing tools and solutions that make it easier to get there.

We believe everyone deserves to live their best life. More than a century ago, we were among the first financial services companies in America to serve everyday people from all walks of life.

Today, we’re part of an international holding company, with millions of customers and thousands of employees worldwide. Our insurance, retirement, and investment solutions help people make the most of what’s important to them.

We’re empowered by a vast agent network covering North America, with diversity to match. Together with our nonprofit research institute and foundation, we tune in, step up, and are a force for good—for our customers and the communities where we live, work, and play. United in our purpose, we help people create the financial freedom to live life on their terms.

Transamerica is organized into three distinct businesses:
1) World Financial Group, including Transamerica Financial Advisors;
2) Protection Solutions and Savings & Investments, comprising life insurance, annuities, employee benefits, retirement plans, and Transamerica Investment Solutions; and
3) Financial Assets, which includes legacy blocks of long‑term care, universal life, and variable and fixed annuities. These are supported by Transamerica Corporate, which includes Finance, People and Places, General Counsel, Risk, Internal Audit, Strategy and Development, and Corporate Affairs, which covers Communications, Brand, and Government and Policy Affairs.

Transamerica employs nearly 7,000 people. It’s part of Aegon, an integrated, diversified, international financial services group serving approximately 23.9 million customers worldwide. For more information, visit

Leads the business analysis process and those who are identifying business requirements for system solutions or improved processes that will increase efficiency and overall productivity. Recommends potential solutions that provide the most effective results for the enterprise. Recommends changes in procedures. Ensure the use of consistent team operating procedures.

• Leads the effort in which the BSA group conducts business process analyses and needs assessments in an effort to align information technology solutions with business initiatives.
• Use Business Process Modeling techniques and tools to create business process models.
• Lead effort to develop new or revised processes or procedures in lieu of system development.
• Facilitates the elicitation of business and systems requirements, utilizing comprehensive understanding of applicable business systems and industry requirements.
• Provides leadership to analyze business unit requests and understand business requirements. Work with various technical staff members to determine possible solutions and communicate business and system impacts to IT and Operations staff.
• Prepare complex documentation for business and system requirements in various formats.
• Leads project teams that are developing or modifying highly complex information systems. Includes leading the analysis and documentation of business and system requirements.
• Conducts research and analysis to quantify business opportunities and develops formal recommendations to management.
• Participates in the Enterprise Architecture program. This may involve providing input as to how data is created, stored and used (re used) as it relates to our business processes.
• May use project management and program management methodologies to support a systems development methodology to meet project…