We are looking for a Guidewire Program Manager to work for a leader in the commercial insurance industry. This strategic leadership role is responsible for the seamless implementation and integration of the Guidewire platform into downstream systems within a Property & Casualty (P&C) insurance company. The Program Manager is instrumental in ensuring that all projects are delivered on time, within budget, and exceed client expectations. This involves collaboration with cross-functional teams, meticulous project scope management, risk assessment, and maintaining transparent communication with stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle. A profound understanding of the Guidewire platform and best practices in the insurance industry is essential. The role also involves holding implementation teams accountable for deliverables, managing stakeholder expectations proactively, and effectively handling project escalations.
In this role you will be responsible for the following:
Key Responsibilities:
1. Project Leadership: Lead and manage multiple project workstreams, ensuring deliverables are met within specified budget and timelines, while maintaining excellent client engagement practices.
2. Client Collaboration: Collaborate with clients and various project stakeholders to address core business challenges or inefficiencies with technical and domain expertise, potentially leading smaller solution-focused teams.
3. Implementation Oversight: Oversee Guidewire implementation and downstream system integration projects from initiation to go-live across diverse products.
4. Project Planning: Formulate and manage detailed project plans, covering timelines, budgets, resource distribution, and risk management strategies.
5. Scope Management: Maintain strict adherence to project scope, while delivering regular project status updates to stakeholders.
6. Team Coordination: Foster effective communication and collaboration among project team members, business stakeholders, and IT teams.
7. Risk Management: Proactively manage and resolve project issues and risks, escalating them to senior management when necessary.
8. Continuous Improvement: Conduct comprehensive project reviews and retrospectives to pinpoint improvement areas and refine future project strategies.
9. Data Integration: Ensure comprehensive data migration and seamless integration between Guidewire and other enterprise systems.
10. Quality Assurance: Aid in creating and implementing testing strategies to guarantee the quality and reliability of Guidewire solutions and related systems.
11. Training and Documentation: Support user training initiatives and contribute to documentation as required.
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- Experience as a Guidewire Program Manager and working within insurance
P & C insurance experience (Property and casualty) - Understanding underwriting policy side of things, claims, lifecycle, policy administration
- Confidence to lead conversations with client leaders (client facing daily)
- Ability to travel to client site 1x a month
- Excellent oral and written communication
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.