Sameer Raghunath Kurhade
Business Systems Analyst @Assurant
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WORK HISTORY
Business Systems Analyst @Assurant
Manchester, GB
Project Goal: Managing the ELITA insurance system for the EU and UK regions, ensuring seamless functionality and operational efficiency across customer and new dealers onboarding, billing, BACS, SEPA Payments, claims processes, etc.• Elicited and documented 50+ business requirements through 15+ workshops/interviews with stakeholders, translating them into 8 Epics and 40+ User Stories within ADO.• Enhanced backlog management practices and MVP definition, resulting in clearer prioritisation and a 20% increase in delivery throughput.• Reduced sprint blockers by 15% through proactive dependency management with TPOs, developers, and QA teams, improving cross-functional efficiency.• Defined comprehensive acceptance criteria and supported UAT, reducing post-release defects by 40% and accelerating sign-off timelines.• Developed user guides and delivered training sessions ensuring quick adoption of new features and reducing support queries post-deployment.• Led REST/SOAP API integrations between ELITA and 3 external partner systems, streamlining claims and policy servicing with real-time data exchange.• Created data dashboards using SQL and Power BI, enabling stakeholders to access real-time metrics and make faster, data-driven decisions.• Mentored 2 junior Business Analysts on requirements management and Agile best practices, improving team productivity and delivery quality.
EDUCATION
NIIT Institute
Software engineering, SQL
University of Mumbai
Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), Accounting and Finance
ABOUT SAMEER RAGHUNATH KURHADE
Sameer is an IIBA-CBAP Certified Business Analyst offering 10+ years of Insurance, Banking and Finance industry success.He is communicative and collaborative with a proven history of improving business operations to support corporate growth and revenue. He is accomplished at leveraging past lessons to inform future decision-making and possesses exceptional organizational, project management, and leadership skills. Sameer is skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand. His technical expertise in Relational Database Management Systems includes writing and executing SQL queries to view and validate the data and conducting Functional Testing, Integration Testing as well as Database testing.Skills:* Business Analysis* Requirement Gathering* Business Requirement Document (BRD)* Functional Specification Document (FSD)* Clear Communication with team leads/stakeholders* User Acceptance Testing (UAT)* User Stories/Test Cases/Use Case Scenarios* SQL and Database* API Integrations* Waterfall/Agile Methodology (SDLC)* Project Management * JIRA, ADO, Power BI
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