Guidewire Business Analyst at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

What will you do?

• Bridge the gap between the business and technical teams, by working closely with the Product Owner to define and communicate the vision and scope for the product or project.  
• Work with the Product Owner to stock the product or project backlog to ensure that it represents the overall scope of the project.
• Work with the Product Owner on a continuous basis to refine the backlog, by organising/ prioritising stories, splitting epics into stories that can be delivered within a sprint, and by getting selected stories into a ready state by capturing detailed user requirements before sprint planning.
• Participate in quality assurance activities, including working with the Test Analyst to establish proper test coverage and traceability to requirements, and with the Product Owner to demonstrate developed functionality, and assist with user acceptance testing.
• Work with Test Analyst to assist and monitor User Acceptance Testing
• Participate in daily standup meetings, sprint planning and retrospective
• Participate in POC to support new opportunities.
• Guide and mentor junior Business Analysts.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of development processes.

What are we looking for?

• Senior BA
• 3 plus years within BA space :
• Candidate should have Guidewire Property & Casualty insurance product (PC, BC or CC) business analysis experience. 
• Working experience in at least one of the Guidewire InsuranceSuite products (PolicyCenter, ClaimCenter, BillingCenter or Digital Portal) from a functional perspective.
• Experience in writing business requirements and user stories.
• Experience with test methodologies, and assisting the Test Analyst in ensuring that delivery meets business requirements.
• Experience in Requirement and Ticket Management tools like Jira and Confluence.
• Knowledge of the AGILE methodology/Scaled Agile Framework, SDLC processes is essential.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

What is nice to have?

• Business Analysis Certification (IIBA Certified Business Analyst)
• Prior client facing experience
• Azure/AWS Cloud experience
• Guidewire Business Analysis Certification on current solutions