Lead UW Systems Analyst

CopperPoint Insurance Companies•Atlanta, GA

2d•Remote

About The Position

CopperPoint has an exciting opportunity for a Lead Underwriting Systems Analyst. This role partners with Underwriting Systems, Product Analysts, IT, Actuarial, Operations, Billing, Claims and other stakeholders to implement, maintain and enhance commercial insurance products within Guidewire PolicyCenter. Serving as the systems product owner for assigned product lines, this individual leads requirements documentation, supports development and quality assurance, oversees user acceptance testing, resolves business user requests and delivers system training. This role is key to ensuring underwriting integrity, regulatory compliance, efficient workflows and a positive user experience while supporting CopperPoint’s growth and strategic initiatives.

Requirements

Requires a minimum of 5 years of professional experience in Commercial Insurance
High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent required
Interpersonal skills enabling you to build positive, collaborative working relationships with peers, clients, and leaders on a remote basis
Strong organizational skills and work ethic to manage the demands of the job and to ensure deadlines are met
Adaptability and willingness to accept and champion change
Ability to interpret technical resources for insurance products (such as bureau manuals, regulatory bulletins, underwriting and proprietary product guidelines) and for Guidewire.
Ability to learn and translate system functionality in order to develop effective user acceptance test cases and training material for business end users
Desire to work in an environment where you own multiple assignments that require you to exercise proper judgment to prioritize appropriately
Attentiveness to details
Willingness to be challenged to find solutions for time-sensitive and/or critical problems to meet the business users’ needs
Ability to work flexible hours, including deployment evenings/weekend, as needed

Nice To Haves

College degree and/or professional insurance certifications desirable
Job-related commercial insurance experience preferred
Ideal candidate possesses: Experience with system and product needs associated with commercial insurance, workers compensation expereince preferred
Prior experience working with Guidewire PolicyCenter (or similar policywriting administration application)
Understanding of business workflows for transacting commercial insurance
Knowledge of Agile methodology
Prior experience working with Jira/Confluence
Prior hands-on experience developing test case scenarios and writing business requirements

Responsibilities

Responsible for assigned lines of business General Liability, Umbrella, Commercial Auto (ISO) with proprietary coverages for Cyber and Employment Practices Liability Property & Crime (ISO), Inland Marine & Commercial Output (AAIS) including proprietary Equipment Breakdown Workers Compensation & Maritime Employers Liability
Serves as systems product owner specific to assigned lines of business (es).
Prioritize Product Backlog: Refines, maintains and prioritizes the product backlog, ensuring that the highest-priority items are at the top and represent the most valuable features for the business.
User Story Creation: Create detailed user stories with acceptance criteria that effectively communicate the features and functionality desired for the product.
Requirements Clarification: Be available to the development team to provide clarification on user stories and requirements.
Engage with Stakeholders: Regularly communicate with stakeholders, including end-users, to understand their needs and gather feedback.
Feedback Integration: Integrate stakeholder feedback into the product backlog and decision-making processes.
Define Release Goals: Work with the Underwriting Systems Manager to define release goals and prioritize features for each release.
Release Scope: Clearly communicate the scope for each release to the development team.
Define Acceptance Criteria: Works with Product, Corporate Underwriting, and business stakeholders to clearly define acceptance criteria for user stories to ensure that the delivered product meets the defined criteria.
Conduct Acceptance Testing: Actively participate in test case development, execution and maintenance acceptance testing to validate that the delivered product aligns with user expectations.
Creates/revises system training materials and resources relevant to the LOBs and common functionality
Responsible for informal leadership and development of analysts for production support, user acceptance testing and requirement/defect documentation.
Ability to provide clear direction and support aligned with system needs.
Responsible for projects specific to assigned lines of business (es) and or designated system functionality. Inclusive of capacity planning, roadmap, and execution against the plan.
Contributes to the establishment of, and adherence to, the standards and best practices for processes governing requirement development, defect reporting, user acceptance testing and UW system troubleshooting.
Identify and advocate for process improvements.
Participate in retrospectives and pursues implementation of changes.