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Jeffrey Amarfio

BCS Certified Business Analyst / Cert CII (London Market)

Summary

Business Analyst with strong experience delivering insurance transformation initiatives across commercial lines, specialising in digital claims, underwriting, and operational process change. Skilled in requirements elicitation, current- and future-state process mapping, user story development for Agile delivery, system integration analysis, and early-stage UAT preparation.

Experienced in engaging underwriting, claims, and operational stakeholders to capture business needs and translate them into actionable system and process improvements. Adept at working across legacy and cloud-based platforms, supporting change initiatives that modernise core insurance operations. Seeking to apply my expertise within a London Market insurer driving strategic transformation across a broad project portfolio.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
8
8
Certifications

Work History

Business Analyst / Education Tech Transformation

Ambition Institute
London
07.2023 - Current
  • Delivered full end-to-end SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) experience as part of a cross-functional team, successfully developing an award-winning Initial Teacher Training (ITT) learning management system for trainee teachers.
  • Led workshops with key stakeholders to gather and validate requirements, ensuring alignment with organisational goals and user needs.
  • Translated requirements into well-defined user stories with clear acceptance criteria, facilitating smooth handovers to the development team.
  • Produced comprehensive technical documentation, including process flows, data models, and system interface designs, to guide development and ensure robust implementation.
  • Collaborated with UX/UI designers to optimise user experience and ensure accessibility for a diverse range of users across the ITT programme.
  • Worked closely with developers and QA teams during sprint cycles, supporting backlog refinement, sprint planning, and defect resolution.

Business Change Analyst

RSA Insurance
London
08.2021 - 07.2023

Supported RSA’s digital claims transformation initiative following its acquisition by Intact Financial Corporation. Worked closely with underwriting, claims, and technology teams on early-stage delivery planning for the migration to Guidewire ClaimCenter.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Gathered and documented business requirements for new digital claims intake processes across Commercial Property and Motor insurance lines.
  • Mapped current-state legacy claims workflows and designed future-state processes aligned to Guidewire ClaimCenter functionality.
  • Facilitated workshops with claims handlers, brokers, and operational SMEs to identify pain points and future feature requirements.
  • Authored user stories and acceptance criteria to support Agile sprint development for ClaimCenter configuration.
  • Assisted in early UAT preparation, defining test scenarios based on updated claims triage and notification journeys.
  • Collaborated with IT architecture teams to define integration needs between legacy systems and the Guidewire Cloud platform.
  • Supported change management activities by preparing training material drafts and stakeholder impact assessments.

Business Studies and ICT Teacher

Department For Education
London
07.2008 - 07.2023

Education

Guidewire Certified Associate - InsuranceSuite - Insurance Technology

Guidewire Education
London
12.2023 - 04.2024

Certificate in London Market Insurance -

Chartered Insurance Institute
London
01.2024 - 12.2024

PGCE - Secondary Education

London Metropolitan University
London
09.2007 - 07.2008

Bachelor of Arts - History and Business

London Metropolitan University
London
09.2004 - 07.2007

Skills

Requirements Gathering

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Software

Guidewire InsuranceSuite

Jira / Confluence

MS Office Suite

MS Visio / UML / BPMN 20

Certification

Guidewire Certified Associate - InsuranceSuite Analyst

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Guidewire Certified Associate - InsuranceSuite Analyst

04-2025

CII / LM3 - London Market Underwriting Principles

10-2024

CII / LM2 - London Market Insurance Principles and Practices

09-2024

CII / LM1 - London Market Insurance Essentials

07-2024

Certificate in London Market Insurance -

Chartered Insurance Institute
01.2024 - 12.2024

Guidewire Certified Associate - InsuranceSuite - Insurance Technology

Guidewire Education
12.2023 - 04.2024

Business Analyst / Education Tech Transformation

Ambition Institute
07.2023 - Current

BCS - Business Process Modelling

03-2023

BCS - Requirements Engineering

12-2022

Business Change Analyst

RSA Insurance
08.2021 - 07.2023

PSM1 - Professional Scrum Master

06-2020

BCS - Foundation Business Analysis

05-2020

Business Studies and ICT Teacher

Department For Education
07.2008 - 07.2023

PGCE - Secondary Education

London Metropolitan University
09.2007 - 07.2008

Bachelor of Arts - History and Business

London Metropolitan University
09.2004 - 07.2007
Jeffrey Amarfio BCS Certified Business Analyst / Cert CII (London Market)