Business Analyst - Policy
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Job Description
Senior Business Analyst – Guidewire Policy Centre | Insurance
6‑Month Contract | Sydney
A leading Australian insurer is looking for a Senior Business Analyst to join a major transformation program, with a strong focus on Guidewire Policy Centre.
You will be working across functional and technical requirements aligned to Guidewire's data models, integration points and policy lifecycle processes.
This is a hands‑on BA role for someone who can translate complex business needs into clear, Guidewire‑aligned specifications and drive delivery through to outcome.
Responsibilities
- Leading elicitation and documentation of functional requirements across Policy Centre data structures, event triggers and integration behaviour.
- Working across Commercial and Personal Lines products (Motor, SME, Home, and similar).
- Partnering with business and delivery squads to translate requirements into Guidewire‑aligned functional specs, ensuring accuracy of data mapping and payload usage.
- Facilitating requirements workshops and elaboration sessions with cross‑functional business and technical teams.
- Working closely with Dev and QA squads to clarify requirements and support delivery.
- Securing business approvals on functional and technical specifications, aligned to compliance and governance standards.
What you'll bring
- Strong Guidewire experience, ideally Policy Centre, with Claims Centre knowledge highly regarded.
- Proven experience in insurance BA roles, general insurance preferred.
- Strong stakeholder management and facilitation skills, comfortable driving clarity in ambiguity.
- Experience working in Agile delivery environments.
- Solid documentation skills, including functional specs, data mapping and requirement traceability.