Guidewire Sr. Business Analyst

CGI Group Inc.•Webster, MA

35d•Onsite

About The Position

We're seeking experienced Guidewire Business Analysts to help drive success on high-impact client engagements. This is an exciting opportunity to work on transformative projects within the Property & Casualty Insurance space, leveraging your expertise to deliver innovative solutions. We're building a best-in-class team by combining the deep knowledge of our existing P&C Insurance Vertical members with fresh talent and new perspectives. If you're passionate about technology, insurance, and creating real business value, we want you on our team! This position is located in the client office in Webster, MA.

Requirements

10 - 12 years of experience in delivering wide range of technology solution across Insurance Industry
At least 5-7 years of experience in Guidewire PolicyCenter, Rating and Integrations
Hands on experience working on Guidewire Advance product designer, data dictionary, underwriting rules framework etc.
Experience in data analysis, data mappings for Guidewire and third-party integrations
Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills
Guidewire application knowledge (PolicyCenter, Integrations)
Experience using management tools like Confluence, Jira, Rally, HP ALM
Expertise in using Microsoft Office suite, Visio etc.
Ability to query SQL DB and analyze results
Experience working on XML and JSON structures
Excellent Domain knowledge in Property & Casualty Insurance to understand and analyze the business needs of the customer
Detailed knowledge of Guidewire applications specifically PolicyCenter and Rating
Experience in documenting specification for Rating (Rate book, rate table and rate routines)
Experience in data analysis, data mappings for Guidewire and third-party integrations
Expertise in creating functional specifications in the form of User Stories, process flows, use cases, data mappings
Experienced at gathering, defining, and organizing business and functional requirements including acceptance criteria for use by developers and tester to implement and test a functionality
Ability to lead and facilitate the requirements gathering sessions
Eliciting requirements and scope using client interviews, document review, legacy analysis, survey and translating client requirements into agile user stories
Collaboratively work closely with business product owners, Actuaries, Architect, developers and testers to ensure the solution is built in accordance to defined requirements
Identifying, capturing, resolving or escalating risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies
Strong business judgment, leadership and integrity: He/she should be a tenacious decision maker, able to bring a healthy, aggressive, yet responsible approach to business problem
Ability to work in the global delivery model and be a liaison between the client and software development team situation across different geographies
Experience in working in a fast paced Agile (Scrum/SAFe) and multiple stakeholder environments

Nice To Haves

Guidewire PolicyCenter functional certifications
Agile Certifications (Scrum / SAFe)
InsureTech enthusiast

Responsibilities

Report to the Program Director and perform core business analysis functions
Operate in a fast-paced, cross-functional Agile environment (Scrum/SAFe)
Lead requirements gathering for Guidewire PolicyCenter and integration functions
Collaborate with client SMEs to elicit business and technical requirements
Facilitate workshops and JAD sessions; obtain timely stakeholder approvals
Gather requirements for external rating modules and vendor integrations (e.g., LexisNexis)
Document specifications for data analysis, mappings, and transformations across Guidewire and third-party integrations
Develop functional specifications (user stories, process flows, use cases, data mappings) using tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Rally
Conduct sprint demonstrations and participate in Agile ceremonies (stand-ups, planning, reviews, retrospectives)
Deliver end-user training through workshops, guides, and operational manuals