Job Description
Job DescriptionGuidewire Business analyst
Location: Warren, NJ (onsite)
Duration: 12 months
Position type: W2 contract.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with business stakeholders, technical teams, and product owners to gather, analyze, and document detailed business and system requirements for Guidewire integration initiatives.
- Translate business needs into clear, concise, and actionable user stories and acceptance criteria within an Agile delivery framework.
- Serve as a key contributor on the Integrations track of the Guidewire project, ensuring smooth data flow and system interoperability.
- Facilitate and lead requirement elicitation sessions, workshops, and stakeholder interviews to capture integration and business process needs.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure technical solutions align with business objectives, Guidewire best practices, and P&C insurance standards.
- Utilize Azure DevOps (or similar Agile tools) for backlog grooming, sprint planning, and ongoing task tracking.
- Act as a liaison between business units and IT teams, ensuring seamless communication and understanding of requirements throughout the SDLC.
- Leverage strong problem-solving skills to troubleshoot issues and support ongoing integration and configuration efforts.
- Apply knowledge of Guidewire (PolicyCenter, ClaimCenter, or BillingCenter) and P&C insurance operations to provide domain-specific insight and ensure accurate system behavior.
- Review and validate solutions against business requirements, participating in testing activities as needed.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of Agile practices, team collaboration, and business analysis standards.
- Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders through written documentation, presentations, and verbal interactions.
- Proactively identify risks, gaps, and dependencies in the integration effort and provide recommendations to address them.
Experience Requirements:
Qualifications:
- 8-10 years Sr. BA experience.
- Experience working on Guidewire Implementation, Configuration, or Integration projects
- Guide Wire Associate Certification a must (in Policy, Claim or Billing Center)
- Experience working on projects within an Agile environment
- Experience building/gathering requirements and then translating them to user stories
- Property & Casualty Insurance experience is required
- Strong problem-solving skills and customer facing skills
- Experience working with Azure Dev Ops is preferred, although experience with a similar tool for planing and tracking Agile project is acceptable.
- Ability to take initiative while also working well as a team
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Microsoft Office Suite