Guidewire Business Analyst

Techaxis, Inc; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Techaxis, Inc. seeks a Senior Guidewire Business Analyst to drive insurance domain initiatives in Plano, TX. You will analyze, design, and validate Guidewire solutions across PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, and ClaimCenter, coordinating with developers, QA, and business stakeholders.

You will lead requirement workshops, create functional specs and user stories, and ensure regulatory compliance while guiding agile ceremonies and integration efforts.

Qualifications

• Strong functional knowledge of Guidewire data model and core insurance workflows.
• Experience with Guidewire implementation, enhancement, migration, and integration projects.
• Experience in SIT/UAT and production validation.
• Ability to translate requirements into functional specs, user stories, use cases, and flows.
• Collaborate with developers, QA, and product owners in Agile environments.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business stakeholders to document processes and requirements.
• Conduct requirement gathering workshops, stakeholder interviews, and gap analysis sessions.
• Translate business requirements into functional specifications, user stories, use cases, process flows, and acceptance criteria.
• Analyze and configure Guidewire modules: PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, ClaimCenter.
• Work closely with Guidewire developers, architects, QA teams, and product owners during design and implementation.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies including backlog grooming, sprint planning, demos, and retrospectives.
• Support integration requirements involving Guidewire, APIs, data warehouses, and external vendors.
• Develop and maintain business process workflows, UML diagrams, data mapping documents, and BRDs/FRDs.
• Participate in SIT, UAT, and production validation activities.
• Analyze defects, prioritize issues, and coordinate resolution with development teams.
• Support Guidewire upgrades, migrations, and cloud transformation initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and insurance business requirements.

Skills

Guidewire knowledge

PolicyCenter

BillingCenter

ClaimCenter

Agile ceremonies

Requirements gathering

UML diagrams

BRDs/FRDs

Job description

Job title: Senior Guidewire Business Analyst

Note: If someone is ready to relocate from Day 1, they can also apply.

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

• Strong functional knowledge of:
• Understanding of Guidewire data model and core insurance workflows.
• Experience with Guidewire implementation, enhancement, migration, and integration projects.

Insurance Domain

• Personal and Commercial Lines
• Billing & Payments
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand and document business processes, functional requirements, and system enhancements.
• Conduct requirement gathering workshops, stakeholder interviews, and gap analysis sessions.
• Translate business requirements into functional specifications, user stories, use cases, process flows, and acceptance criteria.
• Analyze and configure business processes across:
• Guidewire PolicyCenter: Policy lifecycle management, underwriting, rating, product configuration, renewals, endorsements, cancellations, and policy issuance.
• Guidewire BillingCenter: Billing plans, payment processing, invoicing, collections, refunds, and commission management.
• Guidewire ClaimCenter: FNOL, claim lifecycle management, reserves, payments, recoveries, subrogation, and settlement processes.
• Work closely with Guidewire developers, architects, QA teams, and product owners during design and implementation.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies including backlog grooming, sprint planning, demos, and retrospectives.
• Support integration requirements involving Guidewire, third-party systems, APIs, data warehouses, and external vendors.
• Develop and maintain business process workflows, UML diagrams, data mapping documents, and BRDs/FRDs.
• Participate in SIT, UAT, and production validation activities.
• Analyze defects, prioritize issues, and coordinate resolution with development teams.
• Support Guidewire upgrades, migrations, and cloud transformation initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and insurance business requirements.