Guidewire Business Systems Consultant

The Opportunity

Are you looking for a caring, collaborative, values-driven workplace with inspiring teammates and leaders? Do you have the ambition and desire to be the best and thrive at the most impactful global insurance provider in the world? Look no further than Zurich Canada.

If you have experience working in the Property and Casualty space and are looking for a new challenge, we would love to hear from you.

Zurich Canada is currently looking for a Guidewire Business Systems Consultant with specialized knowledge in information technology to join our dynamic team.

Being part of the core platforms team, you will play a key role in analyzing business processes, identifying system requirements, supporting solution implementation while working closely with various stakeholders. This role requires a deep understanding of programs business as well as experience working with commercial insurance systems and technologies. 

This is a unique opportunity to build your knowledge and experience for the future in a supportive environment where your voice matters.

This is a hybrid work opportunity.

What you will do - 

• Collaborate with business stakeholders, including underwriting, claims, reinsurance, actuarial, and customer service teams, to gather and analyze business requirements to onboard programs onto core systems and manage them.

• Lead and participate in conversations at the time of programs onboarding, renewals with both internal and external partners for successful launch.

• Lead and participate in regular touchpoint meetings with various stakeholders to provide status, direction and prioritize backlog jointly with the product owners/stakeholders.

• Translate business requirements into detailed system specifications, including functional and technical requirements, data mappings, and process flows.

• Monitor business decisions and manage requirements documentation and communication.

• Organize and manage multiple assignments with competing priorities and deadlines, while adhering to departmental guidelines and expectations.

• Evaluate project impact through consultation with the business, regulatory, Information Technology management, development, quality assurance, validation, and training teams.

• Lead analysis of requirements to determine the systems’ potential and define impact on other business units and systems.

• Support the development team in completion of impact assessments and validation of effort estimates.

• Create process models based on business requirements in order to determine the completeness of the information and process components.

• Utilize Unified Modeling Language tools in creating Use Cases, Class and Sequence Diagrams based on the product design documentation.

• Support system configuration and integration testing including the functionality, performance and fit to ensure original requirements are met.

Job Qualifications

What you bring to the table:

Required:

• Bachelors Degree in Business Administration or Computer Science or Engineering and 8 or more years of experience in the Information Technology area.

OR

• High School Diploma or Equivalent and 10 or more years of experience in the Information Technology area.

AND

• Process reengineering, e.g. LEAN/Six Sigma, Continuous improvement methodologies

• Process modeling tools

• Business Systems Integration

Preferred:

• Property and Casualty Insurance experience.

• Understanding of end-to-end SDLC .

• Experience in intermediate to complex enterprise projects, in a fast-paced environment

• Able to identify and consider business implications of the application of technology to the current business environment

• General knowledge of financial services industry including knowledge of insurance business processes and processing

• Must possess in-depth, strong problem solving analytical skills

• Strong written and verbal communication skills needed; ability to tailor approach based upon audience and message

• Hands on experience with change management tools/methodologies

• Proficient in using computer based tools.

Our Culture

At Zurich, we are proud of our culture. We are passionate about Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Belonging (DIEB). We want you to bring your whole self to work, and we want our employees to be reflective of the communities in which we live and work. Our DIEB initiatives are creating an environment where everyone feels welcome.

We have a collaborative culture where diversity of thought is valued. We value your input and strive to give our employees the tools they need to make an impact.

We care about our employees’ well-being and offer a comprehensive health/benefits plan with varying levels of coverage to suit your specific needs and a competitive total compensation package.

We understand how important it is to rest, recharge and do the things you love. At Zurich, all employees receive a minimum of four weeks of vacation per year to do just that.

We also understand that employees require time off for personal reasons. Maybe you have an appointment during a workday, a cultural or religious holiday you would like to observe, or you need time off to focus on your mental health. Zurich employees receive four personal days per year to be used at their discretion.

We are committed to continuous improvement, and offer access to a comprehensive range of training and development opportunities.

We care about our communities. Our communities are where our customers, people, and shareholders live and work. While we can be proud of the contribution to society Zurich makes through our core

business of insurance, we must also give back to our communities through our talent, time and resources.

We have won numerous awards for our workplace culture. We are proud to be one of Greater Toronto’s Top Employers and to have received Insurance Business Canada’s 5-Star Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award.

Make a difference. Be challenged. Be inspired. Be supported. Love what you do. Work for us. 

About Us

Zurich Canada is part of the Zurich Insurance Group, a multi-line insurer with approximately 55,000 employees worldwide serving customers in global and local markets. Zurich Canada has been a leading insurance provider serving mid-sized and large companies, including multinational corporations, in the Canadian commercial market for 100 years. With over 500 employees in offices across the country, Zurich offers the global strength of a top insurance provider combined with in-depth knowledge of industries and local markets. Zurich Canada aspires to be risk management professionals’ first choice as their premier partner to help meet the risk challenges of today and tomorrow. Read more at www.zurichcanada.com.