Job Details

Job Title: Guidewire Business Analyst

Location: Greenville, South Carolina/Hybrid role

Duration: Long Term

About Vlink- VLink, founded in 2006, is a leading global provider of software engineering services with next-gen technologies and best-in-class talent. Our Headquarters are in the U.S, and we have offices in 7+ countries from North America-Europe to APAC, with expansion plans in the Middle East. With over 1,000 employees working globally, VLink has helped SMBs, and large enterprises achieve their business goals, and gained the trust of Fortune-250 companies. VLink is 'Great Place to Work Certified™' and has been a consistent winner as- Best Places to Work in CTTrust, collaboration, and accountability are the three elements that are at the core of VLink's work culture. We value our professionals, providing comprehensive benefits and the opportunity for growth.

Your future duties and responsibilities

• Report to the Program Director and perform core business analysis functions
• Operate in a fast-paced, cross-functional Agile environment (Scrum/SAFe)
• Lead requirements gathering for Guidewire PolicyCenter and integration functions
• Collaborate with client SMEs to elicit business and technical requirements
• Facilitate workshops and JAD sessions; obtain timely stakeholder approvals
• Gather requirements for external rating modules and vendor integrations (e.g., LexisNexis)
• Document specifications for data analysis, mappings, and transformations across Guidewire and third-party integrations
• Develop functional specifications (user stories, process flows, use cases, data mappings) using tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Rally
• Conduct sprint demonstrations and participate in Agile ceremonies (stand-ups, planning, reviews, retrospectives)
• Deliver end-user training through workshops, guides, and operational manuals

Required qualifications to be successful in this role

• 10 – 12 years of experience in delivering wide range of technology solution across Insurance Industry
• At least 5-7 years of experience in Guidewire PolicyCenter, Rating and Integrations
• Hands on experience working on Guidewire Advance product designer, data dictionary, underwriting rules framework etc.
• Experience in data analysis, data mappings for Guidewire and third-party integrations
• Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills

Nice to have:

• Guidewire Policy Center functional certifications
• Agile Certifications (Scrum / SAFe)
• Insure Tech enthusiast

Technical Skills:

• Guidewire application knowledge (Policy Center, Integrations)
• Experience using management tools like Confluence, Jira, Rally, HP ALM
• Expertise in using Microsoft Office suite, Visio etc.
• Ability to query SQL DB and analyze results
• Experience working on XML and JSON structures
• Excellent Domain knowledge in Property & Casualty Insurance to understand and analyze the business needs of the customer
• Detailed knowledge of Guidewire applications specifically PolicyCenter and Rating
• Experience in documenting specification for Rating (Rate book, rate table and rate routines),
• Experience in data analysis, data mappings for Guidewire and third-party integrations
• Expertise in creating functional specifications in the form of User Stories, process flows, use cases, data mappings
• Experienced at gathering, defining, and organizing business and functional requirements including acceptance criteria for use by developers and tester to implement and test a functionality
• Ability to lead and facilitate the requirements gathering sessions
• Eliciting requirements and scope using client interviews, document review, legacy analysis, survey and translating client requirements into agile user stories
• Collaboratively work closely with business product owners, Actuaries, Architect, developers and testers to ensure the solution is built in accordance to defined requirements
• Identifying, capturing, resolving or escalating risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies
• Strong business judgment, leadership and integrity: He/she should be a tenacious decision maker, able to bring a healthy, aggressive, yet responsible approach to business problem
• Ability to work in the global delivery model and be a liaison between the client and software development team situation across different geographies
• . Experience in working in a fast paced Agile (Scrum/SAFe) and multiple stakeholder environments

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement:

VLink is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is celebrated. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check and/or drug screening, as applicable. Applicant information will be handled in accordance with VLink's privacy policy.

Warm Regards,

Shipra Gupta