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About the Role

Guidewire PolicyCenter Functional Analyst bridging the gap between insurance business teams and technical developers. Requires mastery of core Property and Casualty (P&C) concepts, Out-of-the-Box (OOTB) policy workflows, and requirement documentation standards.

Required Technical/Functional Skills

• P&C Insurance Domain Knowledge:
  • Policy Lifecycle Management: Deep understanding of submissions, quotes, renewals, endorsements, cancellations, and reinstatements.
  • Underwriting & Rating: Knowledge of risk assessment rules, premium calculations, and product model definitions (lines of business like Personal Auto, Workers' Comp, or General Liability).
• Guidewire PolicyCenter Core Skills:
  • Out-of-the-Box (OOTB) Functionality: Expertise in standard PolicyCenter features to maximize OOTB use and minimize costly custom configurations.
  • Product Model & Administration: Ability to configure underwriting authorities, questions, modifiers, and availability rules.
  • Gap Analysis: Skills to evaluate business requests against native platform capabilities and propose viable solutions.
• Analysis & Documentation:
  • Requirements Gathering: Conducting workshops with business stakeholders and subject matter experts (SMEs).
  • Artifact Creation: Writing clear functional specifications, user stories, acceptance criteria, and mapping workflows.
  • UAT Facilitation: Designing user acceptance test plans and guiding business users through validation and sign-off.
• Delivery & Collaboration Tools:
  • Agile/Scrum Experience: Participating in daily standups, sprint planning, and backlog grooming.
  • Project Tools: Proficiency with tracking tools like Jira and collaboration spaces like Confluence.

Responsibilities

• Requirements Gathering and Analysis:
  • Lead workshops with underwriters and stakeholders to define business goals.
  • Map existing insurance workflows to Policy Center functionality.
  • Write user stories, detailed functional designs, and acceptance criteria.
  • Maintain traceability between business rules and system configurations.
• Product Modeling and Configuration Support:
  • Assist in configuring insurance products, lines of business, and underwriting rules.
  • Document rating logic, premium calculations, and data model adjustments.
  • Guide teams on utilizing Advanced Product Designer (APD) or out-of-the-box features.
  • Evaluate integration touchpoints with billing, claims, and external data sources.
• Testing and Delivery Coordination:
  • Collaborate with developers to clarify functional requirements during sprints.
  • Review and validate test cases to ensure compliance with business needs.
  • Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and troubleshoot functional defects.
  • Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies like planning, refinement, and retrospectives.

Managerial Skills

• Stakeholder and Relationship Management:
  • Expectation setting: Managing conflicting priorities and requests between underwriters, business sponsors, and IT leadership.
  • OOTB advocacy: Guiding business users to adopt standard Guidewire functionality rather than costly, complex customizations.
  • Facilitation: Leading interactive requirement workshops, interviews, and playback sessions.
• Project and Backlog Management:
  • Agile leadership: Managing sprint backlogs, grooming user stories, and defining precise acceptance criteria in tools like Jira or Rally.
  • Scope control: Performing impact analysis on change requests to prevent project creep and budget overruns.
  • Cross-functional coordination: Directing offshore/onshore developers, architects, and QA testers through release cycles.
• Quality and Risk Management:
  • UAT facilitation: Overseeing User Acceptance Testing, turning business needs into valid test scenarios, and signing off on deliverables.
  • Risk identification: Spotting integration or data migration roadblocks early and driving issue escalation paths.
  • Process mapping: Documenting clear workflows for complex transactions like policy submissions, renewals, endorsements, and cancellations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (Bachelor of Computer Science preferred).

Benefits

• Discretionary Annual Incentive
• Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans
• Family Support: Maternal & Parental Leaves
• Insurance Options: Auto & Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection
• Convenience & Professional Growth: Commuter Benefits & Certification & Training Reimbursement
• Time Off: Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holidays
• Legal & Financial Assistance: Legal Assistance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing

Pay

$115,000 - $125,000 a year

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