Guidewire PolicyCenter Business Analyst

at  Cognizant

GUIDEWIRE POLICYCENTER BUSINESS ANALYST

At Cognizant, our global community sets us apart—an upbeat, collaborative and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. And with projects at the forefront of innovation, you can build a multifaceted, rewarding career and draw inspiration from dedicated colleagues and leaders. Cognizant is right where you belong.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Lead Requirements Effort: Define, estimate, and manage timelines and efforts for handling requirements.
• Collaborative Scope: Direct requirement sessions with multiple partners, including multi-functional teams, vendors, and remote members.
• Structured Elicitation: Apply a variety of techniques to elicit, analyze, document, and manage business requirements, ensuring partner engagement and thorough understanding.
• Documentation Excellence: Produce and maintain key Business Analyst (BA) artifacts, document high-level and detailed processes, and business use cases within scheduled timelines.
• Strategic Partnerships: Collaborate closely with Business and Technology teams to analyze and determine optimal solution options.
• Quality Assurance: Understand and chip in to test strategies, including documentation of test cases and managing defects.
• Expertise in Delivery: Demonstrate sophisticated knowledge of business analysis and project delivery practices throughout the project lifecycle.
• Impact Analysis: Evaluate how changes affect customers, partners, and technology interactions, ensuring alignment with business outcomes.
• Risk Management: Proactively manage risks related to requirements, keeping key partners advised of potential impacts and solutions.
• Leadership and Communication: Offer guidance and leadership, clearly communicating significant project updates to partners and driving strategic discussions.
• Mentorship Role: Enhance team capabilities by mentoring junior peers, sharing insights and standard methodologies in business analysis.

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE ROLE:

• More than 5 years of demonstrated ability working in a Business Analyst role.
• More than 3 years of experience in General Insurance business (Home and Auto).
• More than 3 years of demonstrated ability on the Guidewire platform (PolicyCenter and BillingCenter).
• Experience in enterprise Agile methodology, Ability to work in a fast-paced and demanding environment and Strong facilitation & elicitation skills.
• A great teammate with the ability to communicate effectively with multiple partners at different hierarchical levels with Strong creative and critical thinking skills.
• Solid skills in Process Maps, Business Use Cases, Jira and Confluence experience.
• Required experience in Usage-based Insurance.