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Assist the department director in monitoring and evaluation of insurance legislation and regulation including response to Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation (OFIR) queries. Provide compliance direction and advice to functional Property Casualty (P/C) departments within the company. Consult with internal and external legal counsel as needed. Participate in company P/C projects in both a compliance and product capacity. Draft P/C policy language as assigned. Fill department and project leadership roles as assigned.

• Balance business goals with customer and end-user goals to propose the most appropriate user experience involvement for each project.
• Conduct user experience research to give development teams insight into end users' current environments, work needs, and productivity opportunities. Be proficient with both field research and lab research including the following methods:
  • Contextual Inquiry
  • Ethnographic Interview
  • Usability Focus Group
  • Usability Testing
  • Surveys
  • Low-fidelity sketches
• Advocate user experience best practice principles within IT's software development process.
• Handle multiple tasks and change priorities when necessary while maintaining focus on meeting project deadlines.
• Possess and maintain a high degree of organizational and follow-up skills.
• Work well with clients of varying backgrounds, engaging them with a friendly business-like style.
• Work under minimum direction and use independent judgment in decision-making.
• Stay aware of user experience advances as relayed by professional societies and publishing, and identify opportunities for sharing such findings with fellow Jackson associates.
• Teach and coach user experience strategies and tactics to Jackson associates as appropriate.

• Graduate degree in a user experience-related discipline such as technical communication, human factors engineering, interaction design, human-computer interaction, anthropology, cognitive psychology, or equivalent experience is preferred.
• Five + years of experience applying UX methods such as usability testing, focus groups, cognitive walkthroughs, surveys, expert review, persona creation, field studies including contextual inquiry and ethnographic interview, paper prototyping.
• Portfolio of user experience research and design project work that demonstrates expertise in developing useful, usable, and enjoyable software and websites.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, public speaking, and interpersonal skills.
• Effective leadership skills balanced with good collaboration skills in team environments
• Effective use of Word, Excel, diagramming tools, screen recording tools, wireframing tools, and the ability to learn new tools as needed.

• Familiarity with the insurance/financial services industries.
• Experience in large IT departments

This position is primarily responsible for performing duties as a Senior Test Analyst incl. coordinating resources related to testing projects & reviewing output for quality; providing work direction for other testing staff; distribution of workloads & mentoring other testing staff; performing as the test lead role on large scale projects or testing initiatives; developing & executing systems testing; providing system expertise on advanced & large-scale system changes. Inspect & provide feedback on application changes & enhancements. Consult with business unit staff to stay current with workflow processes, system processes, & identify testing needs. Contacts include Enterprise employees at all levels as well as external vendors. Coordinate, & assign work to testing staff to ensure projects are completed in timely manner. Review output for quality. Provide work direction & prioritization for other enterprise staff testing, incl. managing workloads for assigned projects. Develop & execute complex test plans & manual & automated test cases for Enterprise-wide applications & interfaces between internal & external systems, as well as for processes to ensure functional quality processes. Assisting other testing staff with developing & executing test plans. Coordinate testing initiatives for assigned Enterprise projects, department projects & change requests (communication, providing subject matter & testing expertise, coordinating testing resources). Identify, analyze, & retest defects relating to system changes, procedures, or workflows in regards to requirements or specifications. Create & maintain test management documentation & reports. Ensure the Project Portfolio Planning System is kept current for assigned testing initiatives. Develop/create & distribute periodic & ad hoc reports. Provide Test Automation Developer with test automation requirements in order to test software enhancements, modifications & new releases for quality & functionality. Validate application test results to verify documented business requirements have been addressed & work appropriately. Follow the SDLC process, specifically in areas that relate to testing. Review, evaluate & make recommendations for process improvements. Investigate & test potential changes or solutions for company-wide applications & processes. Function as testing expert in the inspection of business & system requirements. Develop documentation for testing tools & conducts training for same. Provide accurate issue resolution for helpdesk requests &  assigned call tickets. Maintain confidentiality. Understand, use & retain the technical & business knowledge of the Enterprise for testing purposes. Create & manage queries for use in test case generation for testing applications/programs, troubleshooting production problems & troubleshooting development issues. This description identifies the responsibilities typically associated with the performance of the job. The percentage of time in any responsibility may vary between positions. Other relevant essential functions may be required.

This individual will plan, develop, budget, monitor and direct corporate and marketing communication activites for Farm Bureau Insurance, resulting in agents and employees, Farm Bureau members, policyholders and members of the general public achieving a greater understanding, appreciation and support of Farm Bureau Insurance products, services, programs and people.  These activities include public relations, publications (both print and electronic), advertising, social media, news releases, promotions, events and displays, audio-visual productions, speeches, Multiple-Line Marketing Convention, meetings and other communication efforts.

Responsible for ensuring the proactive management of work-related illnesses and injuries by utilizing an outcome-based disability management model. Exercise significant discretion in the determination of compensability of workers compensation claims. Estimate the costs of personal injury, considering such factors as nature of the injury, diagnosis, prognosis, earning capability, and the need for rehabilitation. Negotiates and settles with claimants and/or attorneys, within authority, at earliest possible point to bring cases to final disposition.

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Jackson National Life Insurance Company® has an opening for a Senior Accountant.  Jackson is one of the nation's largest and fastest growing financial services companies, with over $100 billion in total assets.  We offer a range of retirement products and services including variable; fixed and fixed index annuities; term and permanent life insurance.  Please visit our website at www.jackson.com for more information. 

• Consolidation and reporting of GAAP and IFRS basis financial results
• Analyzing financial data to evaluate performance of the Company, its lines of business and its products
• Research and resolution of new accounting guidance and regulatory issues
• Monitoring of regulatory and industry developments and trends
• Participating in the development and documentation of accounting policies and procedures
• Work effectively with all departments and companies to create an atmosphere of cooperation and ensure integration of all strategic goals and policies of the department and company
• Perform other assignments as requested