Polaris Developer - (Fully remote)

Fractal; City Of London; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A strategic AI partner is seeking a Polaris Developer for a fully remote position. This role involves ensuring the quality of system changes and overseeing the development lifecycle within a dynamic team. Ideal candidates will have experience with Polaris ProductWriter and a strong understanding of insurance products. This is a 12-month fixed-term contract offering opportunities for growth and collaboration.

Qualifications

• Competent knowledge of host policy administration systems.
• Experience with Polaris ProductWriter for commercial products.
• Working knowledge of development and project methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Review and provide feedback on Business Requirement Documents.
• Analyse business requirements to recommend the development approach.
• Manage project planning and resolve conflicts with other development activities.

Skills

Competent working knowledge of the host policy administration systems

Experience in using Polaris ProductWriter for Commercial products

Working knowledge of development and project methodologies

Experience in analysing insurance products

Understanding underwriting rules and complex pricing algorithms

Job description

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Polaris Developer (Fully remote)

12 month Fixed Term Contract

Fractal is a strategic AI partner to Fortune 500 companies with a vision to power every human decision in the enterprise. Fractal is building a world where individual choices, freedom, and diversity are the greatest assets. An ecosystem where human imagination is at the heart of every decision. Where no possibility is written off, only challenged to get better. We believe that a true Fractalite is the one who empowers imagination with intelligence. Fractal has been featured as a Great Place to Work by The Economic Times in partnership with the Great Place to Work Institute and recognized as a ‘Cool Vendor’ and a ‘Vendor to Watch’ by Gartner.

As a Polaris Developer, you will work as part of the business-led Development team being responsible for the development lifecycle, including internal systems, software house changes, scheduled releases, new products, product changes and faults.

You will be responsible for ensuring the quality of all system changes, reducing risk to the business and supporting Commercial to achieve strategic goals.

Role Responsibilities:

• Review and provide feedback on Business Requirement Documents, also providing development estimations based on these business requirements
• Analyse business requirements to recommend the development approach, strategy and conditions
• Take responsibility for the project/BAU planning for development, preparing development plans, managing and resolving conflicts with other development activities, and amending development plans throughout the life of the project/change
• Ensure that development build specifications are executed following business priorities and progress recorded in line with governance requirements
• Identify issues, to a level where the underlying issue is understood and recorded in line with governance requirements and resolution managed through to completion
• Provide updates to stakeholders and management on current development projects and BAU activities, highlighting conflicts for review and resolution
• Ensure that the integrity of the development environment and data is maintained
• Ensure that all development requirements, specifications and any variances are documented correctly, in line with group governance, providing an audit path and a document library.

Skills & Qualities you'll need

• Competent working knowledge of the host policy administration systems
• Experience in using Polaris ProductWriter for Commercial products
• Working knowledge of development and project methodologies
• Experience in analysing insurance products
• Understanding underwriting rules and complex pricing algorithms to a level where underlying requirements can be developed or configured to deliver the required solution

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