Sr Systems Analysis Consultant - REMOTE

Salary Range

$107,800 - $161,800 Annual

The stated pay range is based on a national average location. Actual salary is determined by factors including relevant work experience, skills and location. This position is bonus-eligible.

CNO Financial Group’s IT Team is hiring a Sr. Systems Analysis Consultant to lead complex projects, including scoping, estimation, and solutioning of new systems or enhancements. This role involves expertise in multiple systems, leading strategic projects/programs, and ensuring alignment with business goals and objectives.

Come join our growing IT department! In 2023, CNO was nominated for an “Exceptional Employer Award” from TechPoint, an Indiana tech advocacy non-profit. CNO IT, through progressive leadership, offers career advancement opportunities, consistently provides employee recognition, and maintains a fun and exciting culture. The CNO IT vision is to achieve Tech Happiness for both our business partners and IT associates.

• Serving as a subject matter expert (SME) through mastery of at least one enterprise function/business unit
• Leading system design requirements for the complex and critical systems in multiple business areas.
• Independently evaluating system requests of significant complexity and leading/conducting analysis needed to define the scope, sizing and requirements to implement system technology requests.
• 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 in order to elicit, organize, evaluate and validate requirements for changes to IT systems.
• Serving a knowledge expert on the creation and maintenance of highly technical documentation for new and existing systems; reviewing business requirements with various business and technology stakeholders.
• Mentoring and coaching more junior System Analysts and Consultants and coordinating the activities within business function.
• Serving as a primary consultant on systems serving large and highly complex projects.
• Recommending new system functionality, new products, and new capabilities; leading new product development.
• Collaborating with project members to develop and model specifications, diagrams and flowcharts
• Using a high degree of technical acumen to troubleshoot systems and system clusters; frequently leads relatively complex triage groups.

• Possess in-depth systems mastery over at least one enterprise function or business unit and deep understanding of business functions and processes.
• Have advanced understanding of technology concepts (applications, databases, browsers, etc.) as well as computing concepts and paradigms (integrations, networking, etc.)
• Are a strong communicator and have the diplomacy skills to direct, persuade, and influence others, particularly at senior levels within the function.
• Act as a technical thought leader in a critical business application areas and/or enterprise function/business unit. Projects led have high visibility within the IT function.
• Are adept at conducting research into system and technology related issues independently to identify potential resolutions and implement desired resolution.
• Possess solid technical knowledge of IT business systems and how they integrate with corresponding business area supported. The ability to recognize structural and system issues within the organization, functional interdependencies and cross‑domain redundancies.

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology is required
• Seven to ten years of related work experience.
• Experience with Marketing Technology Support.
• Demonstrated experience working with a large delivery team supporting and developing mission‑critical applications is required.
• Willingness to work Eastern time zone business hours.

• Prior insurance industry experience.
• The ability to work collaboratively in a fast‑paced, rapidly changing environment. Strong ability to multi‑task and balance multiple priorities.
• A passion for building on knowledge of the organization, its processes, and customers to provide…