Guidewire Business Analyst

German-Speaking Guidewire Business Analyst

Location: Germany (100% Remote)

Candidates can be based anywhere within the EU

Contract | Excellent Daily Rates | Long-Term Programme

The Opportunity

We're recruiting for an experienced German-speaking Guidewire Business Analyst to join a major insurance transformation programme delivering large-scale Guidewire solutions for a leading organisation in Germany.

This is a fantastic long-term contract opportunity for a Business Analyst who enjoys working closely with business stakeholders, delivery teams and technical specialists to shape and deliver complex Guidewire implementations.

Working remotely from anywhere within the EU, you'll become a key member of a high-profile programme helping drive the successful evolution of core insurance platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with business stakeholders to capture, analyse and document functional and business requirements.
• Translate business needs into clear functional specifications and user stories.
• Support the design and implementation of Guidewire solutions across insurance operations.
• Facilitate workshops and requirements sessions with business and technical teams.
• Analyse existing business processes and identify opportunities for optimisation and improvement.
• Collaborate closely with Solution Architects, Developers, Test Teams and Product Owners throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support system integration activities and ensure business requirements are accurately implemented.
• Assist with UAT planning, execution, defect management and business acceptance.
• Produce functional documentation, process flows, use cases and other project artefacts.
• Act as the key liaison between business users, delivery teams and third-party partners.

Required Experience

• Proven Business Analysis experience delivering Guidewire InsuranceSuite projects.
• Strong functional knowledge of Guidewire PolicyCenter and/or ClaimCenter.
• Previous experience within Property & Casualty (P&C) insurance environments.
• Solid understanding of insurance policy administration, claims and core insurance processes.
• Experience gathering requirements and documenting business processes within enterprise transformation programmes.
• Knowledge of Guidewire workflows, business rules, integrations and functional configuration.
• Experience supporting testing activities including UAT, defect triage and business validation.
• Comfortable working alongside development, architecture and QA teams throughout delivery.
• Experience working with Agile delivery methodologies, with exposure to Waterfall projects considered beneficial.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills across both business and IT teams.

Technical Knowledge

Experience with one or more of the following would be highly beneficial:

• Guidewire PolicyCenter
• Guidewire ClaimCenter
• Guidewire integrations
• REST and SOAP APIs
• Web services
• CRM integrations
• Business process modelling
• Functional specification documentation
• User Stories & Acceptance Criteria
• UML, Process Mapping or Sequence Diagrams

Essential Skills

• Guidewire Functional Analysis
• Business Requirements Gathering
• Process Analysis & Optimisation
• Stakeholder Management
• Insurance Domain Knowledge (P&C)
• UAT & Defect Management
• Functional Documentation
• Agile Delivery
• Cross-Functional Collaboration

Languages

• Fluent German (Essential)
• Professional English (Essential)

What's on Offer

• Fully remote working from anywhere within the EU
• Long-term contract on a major Guidewire transformation programme
• Excellent daily rates
• Opportunity to work on high-profile insurance transformation initiatives
• Collaborative international delivery team with long-term project stability

If you're an experienced professional with strong insurance knowledge and fluent German language skills, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today or contact us for a confidential discussion.