Guidewire Business Analyst

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

A career in Information Technology, within Internal Firm Services, will provide you with the opportunity to support our core business functions by deploying applications that enable our people to work more efficiently and deliver the highest levels of service to our clients. You’ll focus on managing the design and implementation of technology infrastructure within PwC, developing and enhancing both client and internal facing applications within PwC, and providing technology tools that help create a competitive advantage for the Firm to drive strategic business growth.

Our Business Analysis - Client Services team oversees Information Technology project lifecycles to help align our clients Information Technology solutions with their business needs by identifying and addressing any gaps. As a part of the team, you’ll help our clients optimise opportunity cost, document the right requirements to create solutions that meet user needs, improve efficiency by reducing rework, and shorten project timelines.

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As a Senior Associate, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Use feedback and reflection to develop self awareness, personal strengths and address development areas.
• Delegate to others to provide stretch opportunities, coaching them to deliver results.
• Demonstrate critical thinking and the ability to bring order to unstructured problems.
• Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current industry or sector trends.
• Review your work and that of others for quality, accuracy and relevance.
• Know how and when to use tools available for a given situation and can explain the reasons for this choice.
• Seek and embrace opportunities which give exposure to different situations, environments and perspectives.
• Use straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing and connecting with others.
• Able to read situations and modify behavior to build quality relationships.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

Job Description & Summary

PwC has recently launched the South African Technology & Innovation Centre (SATIC).  SATIC is designed to innovate, build and deploy for our global clients across a range of technology and transformational solutions. 

PwC's ambition to grow through acquisitions and development of new innovative ways to serve clients, mandatory firm rotation, the ongoing climate of regulatory change, and the increased focus on globalisation all mean that PwC's ability to maintain Independence from our audit clients is ever more business critical for PwC. 

The Guidewire team has a vital role to play in enabling PwC's growth, whilst protecting our reputation and brand, and the team will be at the heart of change in the firm over the next few years.  

If you are looking for a career where every day is different, where challenges are complex and where you can make a real difference, then we want to hear from you.  

Why join PwC?

We have tasted the fruit of our success and exciting changes are afoot here at PwC as we seek to take on board an entire new Guidewire Development team as we embark on an era of digital innovation and transformation right across the UK.

About the Role

We have a number of exciting opportunities across a range of roles and disciplines to join our expanding Guidewire/Insurance team. As a Guidewire Business Analyst you will be responsible for participating in business requirements review meetings and working with the Product Owner to ensure that requirements for Guidewire projects are captured as user stories that are prioritised and in a ready state.  Ready means that stories must be immediately actionable.  The development team must be able to determine what needs to be done and the amount of work required to complete the story.

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

What’s in it for you?

We're exceptionally passionate about providing you with the necessary skills, experience and training to help you develop both personally and professionally. As a PwC employee you will be included on our specific Operate training framework, tailored to match your skills, needs and career aspirations.

Fully funded by us, you'll complete externally accredited qualifications that will benefit you in the role you are working in. 

In addition to the client projects and training, our employees are also rewarded with various others as part of your employment.

• Competitive salary plus a potential discretionary bonus (performance related)

• 25 days standard holiday pro rata, with options to increase this through your benefits package

• Flexible benefits scheme that can be tailored to suit your (and your family's) needs.

• Provision of a group pension plan with additional funding provided by PwC

To find out more please click the link below.

https://www.pwc.co.uk/careers/about-us/reward.html

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Job Posting End Date

December 1, 2024