Business Analyst - Guidewire

Location: Michigan(Remote)

Experience- 11 15 Years

• Domain Competencies (APPS) Insurance Package Solution Guidewire PolicyCenter.

• Gather, analyze, and document business requirements for Guidewire implementations, enhancements, and system improvements.
• Work closely with underwriters, product managers, policy operations teams, business users, and technical teams to understand business needs, project scope, and objectives.
• Translate business requirements into detailed functional specifications, workflows, user stories, and acceptance criteria aligned with Guidewire modules.
• Analyze and document PolicyCenter processes, including submissions, endorsements, renewals, cancellations, reinstatements, and other policy lifecycle activities.
• Support product and rating configuration by analyzing lines of business, coverages, exclusions, rating rules, and rate tables.
• Define data mapping and integration requirements between PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, ClaimCenter, and external or third-party systems.
• Collaborate with technical teams to ensure business requirements are properly translated into functional and technical solutions.
• Prepare and maintain process flows, business requirements documents, functional specifications, and other project documentation.
• Support UAT planning and execution by preparing test scenarios, validating expected results, and coordinating with QA teams.
• Participate in defect identification, analysis, tracking, and resolution throughout the testing lifecycle.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and user story demonstrations.
• Work with stakeholders to clarify requirements and resolve functional or business-related issues.
• Apply strong knowledge of Property & Casualty insurance concepts, including coverages, deductibles, underwriting workflows, and policy lifecycle processes.
• Demonstrate hands-on experience working as a Business Analyst on Guidewire Insurance Suite projects.
• Use tools such as JIRA, Confluence, and Visio or similar process-mapping applications for requirements, project tracking, collaboration, and process documentation.
• Communicate effectively with business stakeholders, technical teams, QA teams, and project leadership.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and ensure requirements and project documentation remain clear, accurate, and up to date.