Support application upgrades, testing activities, and operational readiness efforts associated with application enhancements and vendor releases.
Business Partnership
Develop strong working relationships with Brokerage Services business teams to understand operational needs and application usage.
Serve as a subject matter expert/resource for assigned applications and business processes.
Communicate application issues, resolutions, outages, and planned changes to stakeholders as appropriate.
Delivery Team Collaboration
Collaborate with Delivery teams to investigate defects, support testing efforts, and validate resolutions.
Partner with Delivery teams to remain informed of project roadmaps, application enhancements, technology changes, and new capabilities being introduced into production environments.
Vendor & Technical Coordination
Work with vendors and support partners to troubleshoot issues, manage support cases, and understand product capabilities and roadmap opportunities.
Coordinate with infrastructure, security, and IT Operations teams as necessary to support issue resolution and system availability.
Additional Responsibilities
Documentation & Knowledge Management
Maintain application documentation, support procedures, and knowledge resources.
Continuous Improvement
Analyze support requests, recurring issues, and user feedback to identify opportunities for process improvements and system optimization.
Contribute to application enhancement recommendations that improve business efficiency and user experience.
Assist in developing reporting, metrics, and documentation to monitor application performance and support effectiveness.
Strategic Contribution
Provide input regarding future application capabilities, enhancements, and optimization opportunities based on user needs and support trends.
Perform special projects and other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Attend system related educational seminars/webinars to gain knowledge of product and upcoming vendor roadmap for future application strategies. Some travel may be involved.
Excellent interpersonal skills to develop effective trust relationships with the technical team and business users.
Demonstrates strong organizational skills and the ability to perform tasks accurately with attention to detail including the ability to prioritize tasks/assignments and the ability to meet deadlines.
Ability to be available for work on a daily basis and extended hours as necessary.
Ability and willingness to consistently participate in internal and external educational opportunities to enhance knowledge of current insurance topics or relevant system improvements.
Ability and willingness to pursue relevant designations and/or continuing education, as appropriate.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Ability to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, or pull objects.
Must be knowledgeable of and comply with HMA's Client Privacy Policy, HIPAA regulations and E&O procedures and policies.
Qualifications
Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer or business-related discipline preferred.
Experience: 3 years of combined experience in desktop, application, data or business analysis support. Experience in insurance, healthcare, or financial services preferred.
Here’s a little bit about us
In addition to being great at what you do, we place a high emphasis on building a best-in-class culture. We do this through empowering employees to build trust through honest and caring actions, ensuring clear and constructive communication, establishing meaningful client relationships that support their unique potential, and contributing to the organization's success by effectively influencing and uplifting team members.
Benefits: In addition to core benefits like health, dental and vision, also enjoy benefits such as:
Paid Parental Leave and supportive New Parent Benefits — We know being a working parent is hard, and we want to support our employees in this journey!
Company paid continuing Education & Tuition Reimbursement — We support those who want to develop and grow.
401k Profit Sharing — Each year, Holmes Murphy makes a lump sum contribution to every full-time employee’s 401k. This means, even if you’re not in a position to set money aside for the future at any point in time, Holmes Murphy will do it on your behalf! We are forward-thinking and want to be sure your future is cared for.
Generous time off practices in addition to paid holidays — Yes, we actually encourage employees to use their time off, and they do. After all, you can’t be at your best for our clients if you’re not at your best for yourself first.
Supportive of community efforts with paid Volunteer time off and employee matching gifts to charities that are important to you — Through our Holmes Murphy Foundation, we offer several vehicles where you can make an impact and care for those around you.
Inclusion & Belonging Programs — Holmes Murphy is committed to celebrating every employee’s unique potential. Through inclusion and belonging initiatives, titled Uniquely United, not only do we offer employees a paid Diversity Day time-off option, but we also have a Uniquely United Committee, Employee Resource Groups, and development programs to advance our culture of belonging. We encourage employees to engage in ways that are meaningful to them to enhance their overall experience!
Consistent merit increase and promotion opportunities — Employees are reviewed annually for merit increases and promotion opportunities because we believe growth is important — not only with your financial wellbeing, but also your career wellbeing.
Discretionary bonus opportunity — Yes, there is an annual opportunity to make more money. Who doesn’t love that?!
At this time, we are not considering candidates who require any type of immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes candidates whose current work authorization is temporary or set to expire and who would require employer participation in any renewal, extension, or new authorization process to continue employment.
Holmes Murphy & Associates is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
