Title: Business Analyst
Location: Morristown, NJ (Hybrid)Job Description:In this role, you will serve as the critical bridge between business stakeholders and technology teams, supporting day-to-day production operations, triaging and resolving system issues, and driving continuous improvement across our commercial lines platforms.
Note: Candidates with experience in Duck Creek Technologies (DC) are stronglypreferred
Key Responsibilities:
Production Support & Incident Management:
- Serve as the first point of escalation for production incidents across commercial lines policy, billing, and claims systems
- Triage, prioritize, and coordinate resolution of system defects and operational issues in collaboration with IT and vendor teams
- Monitor system performance and proactively identify risk areas before they impact business operations
- Maintain detailed incident logs, root cause analyses, and post-mortem documentation
Business Analysis & Requirements:
- Elicit, document, and validate business requirements from Commercial Lines underwriting, operations, and product teams
- Translate complex business needs into clear functional specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria
- Conduct gap analyses and impact assessments for system changes, enhancements, and regulatory updates
- Develop and maintain process flow diagrams, data flow diagrams, and business process documentation
Stakeholder Collaboration:
- Partner closely with underwriters, product managers, IT developers, QA engineers, and vendor partners
- Facilitate working sessions, sprint ceremonies, and UAT coordination across cross-functional teams
- Communicate system status, defect resolution timelines, and project updates to business and technology leadership
Testing & Quality Assurance:
- Develop and execute test cases, test plans, and regression scripts for production fixes and enhancements
- Lead and coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) sessions with business stakeholders
- Validate that system fixes and releases meet business requirements and do not introduce regressions
Documentation & Continuous Improvement:
- Maintain comprehensive knowledge base articles, runbooks, and standard operating procedures for production support
- Identify recurring production issues and partner with development teams to drive permanent fixes
- Contribute to backlog grooming and sprint planning to balance production support needs with strategic initiatives
Required Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience as a Business Analyst in Property & Casualty (P&C) or Commercial Lines insurance
- Demonstrated experience in a production support orapplication support environment
- Strong understanding of commercial lines insuranceproducts — including General Liability, Commercial Property, Workers' Compensation, BOP, and Umbrella
- Proficiency in writing detailed business requirements documents (BRDs), functional specifications, and user stories
- Experience with Agile/Scrum methodology and tools such as Jira, Confluence, or Azure DevOps
- Excellent SQL skills for data validation, issue research, and ad hoc querying
- Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent incidents and projects in a fast-paced environment
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field
Preferred Qualifications:
Preferred — Duck Creek Technologies (DC):
- Hands-on experience with Duck Creek Policy, Billing, or Claims modules (configuration, workflows, rate tables, or integration)
- Familiarity with Duck Creek OnDemand (SaaS) platform and release management processes
- Experience analyzing and troubleshooting Duck Creek integration layers and data flows
- Experience with other commercial lines platforms such as Guidewire PolicyCenter or Applied Epic
- Working knowledge of ISO/AAIS forms, rating algorithms, and state filing requirements
- CBAP (Certified Business Analysis Professional) or equivalent certification
- Experience working with onshore/offshore development teams in a hybrid delivery model
- Background in data analysis or reporting using tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or Excel
taher@digitalscriptsinc.com