Lead with insight. Shape enterprise solutions. Elevate what’s possible. Rural Mutual Insurance Company is seeking a Lead Business Analyst to drive high-impact analysis across complex systems, business areas, and enterprise initiatives. In this senior-level role, you’ll own requirements strategy, partner with leaders across the organization, and guide teams in delivering scalable, customer-centered solutions. This position will primarily work remotely with occasional travel to support team and business needs within the state of Wisconsin. If you enjoy solving complex problems, influencing direction, and bringing clarity to ambiguity, and you’re ready to coach other analysts and shape BA standards, this is a rare opportunity to make a meaningful, organization-wide impact. Responsibilities: As the Lead Business Analyst, you’ll serve as the primary analytical leader on major initiatives. You’ll combine strategic thinking with hands-on analysis while guiding teams, influencing decisions, and shaping how Rural Mutual delivers business and technology solutions. You will: • Own end-to-end requirements strategy for high-impact or enterprise-level initiatives. • Lead the analysis, design, and documentation of business requirements across complex systems and business areas. • Conduct advanced data analysis using enterprise databases to investigate issues, evaluate solution options, and validate outcomes. • Assess current and future-state business processes and design workflows that enhance efficiency and user experience. • Build business cases supported by benefits, risks, costs, and resource considerations. • Partner with business leaders to shape roadmap priorities and recommend strategic improvements grounded in operational and data insights. • Facilitate requirements, planning, and decision-making sessions with stakeholders, ensuring clarity, alignment, and traceability. • Collaborate with technology teams to evaluate feasibility, system impacts, and scalable solution design. • Provide oversight of requirements traceability for large initiatives and ensure alignment with business and technical objectives. • Support UAT strategy, test scenario development, and defect resolution for major releases. • Lead incident and problem management analysis, identifying root causes and long-term solutions. • Mentor Senior and mid-level BAs; elevate team standards, practices, and documentation quality. • Establish and refine analysis frameworks, templates, and best practices for the BA discipline. • Communicate effectively with senior leadership on risks, decisions, and strategic recommendations. • Support change management and adoption activities across the organization. Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, or related field—or equivalent experience. • 5+ years of progressive BA experience , including work on complex or enterprise-level projects. • Proven experience leading requirements, mapping complex processes, and performing advanced data analysis. • Strong understanding of project management methodologies and SDLC practices. • Demonstrated success partnering with senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders. • Advanced analytical and critical-thinking skills. • Strong leadership capabilities and experience mentoring other analysts. • Executive presence and comfort when presenting to senior leadership. • Expertise in business analysis methods, data interpretation, and process modeling. • A steady hand when navigating ambiguity and the ability to create clarity where none exists. • A track record of influencing decision-making and driving results. Compensation: $90,000 - $110,000 yearly

• As the Lead Business Analyst, you’ll serve as the primary analytical leader on major initiatives. You’ll combine strategic thinking with hands-on analysis while guiding teams, influencing decisions, and shaping how Rural Mutual delivers business and technology solutions.You will: • Own end-to-end requirements strategy for high-impact or enterprise-level initiatives. • Lead the analysis, design, and documentation of business requirements across complex systems and business areas. • Conduct advanced data analysis using enterprise databases to investigate issues, evaluate solution options, and validate outcomes. • Assess current and future-state business processes and design workflows that enhance efficiency and user experience. • Build business cases supported by benefits, risks, costs, and resource considerations. • Partner with business leaders to shape roadmap priorities and recommend strategic improvements grounded in operational and data insights. • Facilitate requirements, planning, and decision-making sessions with stakeholders, ensuring clarity, alignment, and traceability. • Collaborate with technology teams to evaluate feasibility, system impacts, and scalable solution design. • Provide oversight of requirements traceability for large initiatives and ensure alignment with business and technical objectives. • Support UAT strategy, test scenario development, and defect resolution for major releases. • Lead incident and problem management analysis, identifying root causes and long-term solutions. • Mentor Senior and mid-level BAs; elevate team standards, practices, and documentation quality. • Establish and refine analysis frameworks, templates, and best practices for the BA discipline. • Communicate effectively with senior leadership on risks, decisions, and strategic recommendations. • Support change management and adoption activities across the organization.