- Location
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Type
- Full-time
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- Workday
Description
Management Level
Senior AssociateJob Description & Summary
At PwC, our people in business application consulting specialise in consulting services for a variety of business applications, helping clients optimise operational efficiency. These individuals analyse client needs, implement software solutions, and provide training and support for seamless integration and utilisation of business applications, enabling clients to achieve their strategic objectives.As a Guidewire consulting generalist at PwC, you will specialise in providing consulting services for Guidewire software solutions. You will apply an in-depth knowledge of Guidewire applications to assist clients in optimising operational efficiency through analysis, implementation, training, and support specific to Guidewire software.
Focused on relationships, you are building meaningful client connections, and learning how to manage and inspire others. Navigating increasingly complex situations, you are growing your personal brand, deepening technical expertise and awareness of your strengths. You are expected to anticipate the needs of your teams and clients, and to deliver quality. Embracing increased ambiguity, you are comfortable when the path forward isn’t clear, you ask questions, and you use these moments as opportunities to grow.
Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:
Respond effectively to the diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
Use a broad range of tools, methodologies and techniques to generate new ideas and solve problems.
Use critical thinking to break down complex concepts.
Understand the broader objectives of your project or role and how your work fits into the overall strategy.
Develop a deeper understanding of the business context and how it is changing.
Use reflection to develop self awareness, enhance strengths and address development areas.
Interpret data to inform insights and recommendations.
Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.
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?
Requirements Gathering: Engage with stakeholders to identify, document, and prioritize business needs through interviews, workshops, and surveys.
User Story Development: Translate business requirements into detailed user stories and acceptance criteria for the development team.
Process Mapping: Create visual representations of business processes to identify inefficiencies and areas for improvement.
Stakeholder Communication: Function as a liaison between business stakeholders and the development team, ensuring clear and consistent communication.
Sprint Planning and Review: Participate in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and sprint reviews to ensure alignment with business objectives.
Testing and Validation: Collaborate with QA teams to ensure that delivered solutions meet business requirements and function as intended.
Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities for process improvements and contribute to the ongoing enhancement of our Scrum practices.
Experience in Requirement and Ticket Management tools like Jira and Confluence.
Knowledge of the AGILE methodology/Scaled Agile Framework, SDLC processes is essential.
Training will be provided. The successful candidate will be required to complete Guidewire Analyst training and achieve Associate certification before they can be deployed on client projects.
What is nice to have?
Guidewire Business Analysis Certification on current solutions
Working experience in at least one of the Guidewire InsuranceSuite products (PolicyCenter, ClaimCenter, BillingCenter or Digital Portal) from a functional perspective.
Business Analysis Certification (IIBA Certified Business Analyst)
Prior client facing experience
Azure/AWS Cloud experience
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.
Travel Requirements
Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?
Job Posting End Date
August 25, 2026