Insurance Tech Senior Manager

Senior Manager role focused on leading end-to-end Guidewire programs (PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, ClaimCenter) for insurance clients, including implementations, upgrades, and cloud migrations. Responsibilities include defining target-state architectures, directing solution design and development in Gosu and Java, establishing non-functional requirements, overseeing data conversion, leading market activation efforts, and managing delivery teams and budgets.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead multi-release Guidewire implementations, upgrades, and Guidewire Cloud migrations from inception through hypercare, including environment strategy, release planning, and cutover execution.
  2. Define target-state architectures integrating Guidewire with rating, customer relationship management, document management, data, and financial systems using application programming interfaces, messaging, events, and Guidewire accelerators.
  3. Direct solution design and development in Gosu and Java, including product model configuration, business rules, workflows, batch processes, and plugins, and enforce coding standards and continuous integration/continuous deployment quality gates.
  4. Establish non-functional requirements and performance engineering strategies, and oversee data conversion, migration, and reporting and analytics design.
  5. Lead market activation efforts for Guidewire services, including pipeline development, offering design, pursuit support, pricing, and go-to-market asset creation, while building senior client relationships.

Skills

Required

  • 8+ years of Guidewire implementation experience
  • 2+ full-lifecycle deployments of PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, and/or ClaimCenter in production
  • 5+ years of Guidewire configuration and integration experience using Gosu and Java
  • 3+ years of experience leading Guidewire integration patterns using application programming interfaces, events, messaging, and web services
  • 2+ years of experience with Guidewire Cloud or Guidewire upgrades
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Information Systems

Nice to have

  • Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills
  • Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product
  • Ability to build and sustain professional relationships
  • Ability to lead projects or workstreams
  • Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
  • Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor
  • Ability to meet deadlines
  • Ability to mentor and provide clear guidance to others