Guidewire Claim center Business Analyst

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Birlasoft, a global leader at the forefront of Cloud, AI, and Digital technologies, seamlessly blends domain expertise with enterprise solutions. The company’s consultative and design-thinking approach empowers societies worldwide, enhancing the efficiency and productivity of businesses. As part of the multibillion-dollar diversified CKA Birla Group, Birlasoft with its 12,000+ professionals, is committed to continuing the Group’s 170-year heritage of building sustainable communities.

ROLE SUMMARY

The Claims Business Analyst is responsible for developing detailed business and functional requirements for claims processing and administration systems, as well as ensuring proper integration with downstream systems for reporting purposes. The role also includes planning and conducting User Acceptance Testing to guarantee that the systems meet the necessary specifications. Additionally, the Claims Business Analyst provides analytical support for various projects and initiatives aimed at enhancing the claims management processes within the organization.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead requirements definitions for complex enhancements and on-going strategic initiatives.

• Identify and translate business needs into clearly defined requirements.

• Create documentation inclusive of business use cases, process / data flows, traceability matrices, and report mock-ups.

• Plan, facilitate, and conduct requirements gathering sessions, meetings, and presentations.

• Lead review sessions for completed business/functional requirements, with key business users focused on gaining consensus and final business approval.

• Cultivate strong professional relations within business units to thoroughly understand business needs.

• Collaborate with the development and testing teams to provide subject-matter expertise.

• Assist in troubleshooting and resolving issues when out-of-the-box functionality is leveraged.

• Ensure future solutions are efficient and effective across all business processes, while being consistent across products.

• Participate in the development and planning of the user acceptance testing activities, including test plans and scripts, based on requirements. After the planning phase, facilitate the UAT execution phase.

• Work with the business lead and project manager to obtain UAT signoff.

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS

• 7+ years of business analysis experience, with 3+ years within the space of property and casualty insurance claims.

- Experience with iterative and agile methodologies, with working knowledge of both SDLC and PMLC processes.
- Strong experience with the development of detailed business requirements and technical specifications.
- Proven hands-on experience with creation of business process diagrams, data rules, business requirements, and functional requirements/user stories.
- Knowledge and experience when reviewing, re-engineering, or developing IT solutions for business process/improvements automation.
- Experience operating and interfacing with business management during walkthrough, interview, presentation, and negotiation processes.
- Proven track record for creating clear, concise deliverables which reflect a deep understanding of business needs and software functionality.

GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Proven track record for claims system implementation and support.

• Clear verbal and written skills.

• Ability to understand communication channels and can escalate appropriately.

• Experience using standard project and business tools including, Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, SharePoint, UI mock-up tools, etc.

• Must be proficient with process Modeling tools (e.g., Visio.)

• Experience with visualization tools is beneficial.

• Experience supervising small teams.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

• B.A./B.S. Degree.

• Certified Business Analyst Professional (CBAP) is a plus but not required.