Guidewire Business Analyst (London Market Insurance) - London

Guidewire Business Analyst (London Market Insurance) - London

Reference Code: 539081-en_GBContract Type:PermanentProfessional Communities: Business Analysis

Job Title: Guidewire Business Analyst (London Market Insurance)

Location: London

About the Job you are considering:
We are seeking an experienced Guidewire Business Analyst with 10+ years of experience in IT Consulting and the Insurance domain. The ideal candidate will be a strong Functional SME with deep expertise in Guidewire InsuranceSuite, including PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, and ClaimCenter, and a solid understanding of London Market Insurance.

The role requires expertise in business analysis, requirements management, stakeholder engagement, release planning, and end-to-end delivery support. The candidate will work closely with business stakeholders, product owners, architects, development teams, and QA teams to deliver business-critical transformation initiatives.

Hybrid working:

The places that you work from day to day will vary according to your role, your needs, and those of the business; it will be a blend of Company offices, client sites, and your home; noting that you will be unable to work at home 100% of the time.

Your Role:

Business Analysis & Requirements Management

• Lead requirements gathering workshops, stakeholder interviews, and discovery sessions.
• Analyze business processes and translate business requirements into functional specifications.
• Document user stories, business requirements documents (BRDs), functional specifications, and acceptance criteria.
• Facilitate requirements prioritization and backlog grooming activities.

Functional Consulting & Solution Design

• Act as the Functional SME for Guidewire InsuranceSuite applications including PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, and ClaimCenter.
• Drive functional solution design sessions and collaborate with technical teams to define target-state solutions.
• Review business requirements and ensure alignment with Guidewire best practices.
• Support impact assessments and gap analysis for enhancement and transformation initiatives.

Delivery & Release Management

• Support project planning, estimation, release planning, and scope management activities.
• Coordinate with business and technology teams to ensure successful delivery of project milestones.
• Manage UAT planning, execution support, defect triage, and business sign-off processes.
• Track dependencies, risks, assumptions, and issues throughout the project lifecycle.

Your Skills:

Essential

• 10+ years of experience in IT Consulting, Business Analysis, or Insurance Technology.
• Strong functional experience with:
  • Guidewire PolicyCenter
  • Guidewire BillingCenter
  • Guidewire ClaimCenter
• Experience working as a Guidewire Functional SME in large-scale insurance transformation programs.
• Deep understanding of London Market Insurance and Specialty/Commercial Lines business processes.
• Strong knowledge of:
  • Underwriting
  • Policy Administration
  • Claims Management
  • Billing & Collections
• Experience with Agile/Scrum delivery methodologies.
• Proven expertise in requirements gathering, solution workshops, business process analysis, and release planning.
• Experience managing UAT cycles and business sign-off activities.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and leadership skills.

Desirable

• Guidewire Certification (Business Analyst or relevant InsuranceSuite certification).
• Exposure to Guidewire Cloud implementations.
• Experience working with Lloyd's Market processes and regulatory environments.
• Knowledge of insurance product lifecycle management and policy administration systems.
• Experience supporting multi-vendor and globally distributed delivery teams.

We are a Disability Confident Employer:

Capgemini is proud to be aDisability Confident Employer (Level 2)under the UK Governments Disability Confident scheme. As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we will offer an interview to all candidates who:

• Declare they have a disability, and
• Meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.

Please opt in during the application process.

Make It Real (what does it mean for you):

• Youd be joining an accredited Great Place to work for Wellbeing in 2024. Employee wellbeing is vitally important to us as an organisation. We see a healthy and happy workforce a critical component for us to achieve our organisational ambitions.
  To help support wellbeing we have trained Mental Health Champions across each of our business areas, and we have invested in wellbeing apps such as Thrive and Peppy.
• You will be empowered to explore, innovate, and progress. You will benefit from Capgeminis learning for life mindset, meaning you will have countless training and development opportunities from thinktanks to hackathons, and access to 250,000 courses with numerous external certifications from AWS, Microsoft, Harvard ManageMentor, Cybersecurity qualifications and much more.
• You will be joining one of the Worlds Most Ethical Companies, as recognised by Ethisphere for 13 consecutive years. We live our values by making ethical business choices every day. Working ethically is at the centre of our culture at Capgemini, meaning you will be helping to create a future we can all be proud of.
  
  

Why you should consider Capgemini:

Growing clients businesses while building a more sustainable, more inclusive future is a tough ask. When you join Capgemini, youll join a thriving company and become part of a collective of free-thinkers, entrepreneurs and industry experts. We find new ways technology can help us reimagine whats possible. Its why, together, we seek out opportunities that will transform the worlds leading businesses, and its how youll gain the experiences and connections you need to shape your future. By learning from each other every day, sharing knowledge, and always pushing yourself to do better, youll build the skills you want. Youll use your skills to help our clients leverage technology to innovate and grow their business. So, it might not always be easy, but making the world a better place rarely is.

About Capgemini:

Capgemini is an AI-powered global business and technology transformation partner, delivering tangible business value. We imagine the future of organisations and make it real with AI, technology and people. With our strong heritage of nearly 60 years, we are a responsible and diverse group of 420,000 team members in more than 50 countries. We deliver end-to-end services and solutions with our deep industry expertise and strong partner ecosystem, leveraging our capabilities across strategy, technology, design, engineering and business operations. The Group reported 2024 global revenues of 22.1 billion.
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