Job Description

Digital @ GuidewireLove solving sticky problems? Excited about crafting innovative solutions for a leading global software company in the Insurance space? Interested in working on digital solutions and services that touch everyone\'s lives? We are a multidisciplinary Digital team working to make innovative solutions that are at the forefront of the business transformation within the insurance industry.The Guidewire Digital Practice is a group of highly motivated technology engineers, user experience designers, and domain experts working with insurance clients, InsurTechs and delivery partners in current, leading-edge technologies delivering exciting, customer-facing projects.We are seeking individuals with deep P&C Insurance Domain experience to work across Business, User Experience (UX)design, and Digital Engineering in an agile, collaborative, and dynamic environment across multiple client projects.We consider digital transformation a team sport where, together with our clients, we strategically solve by balancing business realities with innovative and scalable solutions for both enterprise and customer facing applications.We\'re committed to an inclusive workspace that embraces people with diverse backgrounds, experiences, skills, and talents. \ To be considered you should have a combination of experience in the following:

• As a subject matter expert in the insurance industry, consult with insurance customers to understand their digital business objectives and advise them on how to best implement these solutions and underlying processes using the Guidewire Cloud Platform to fulfill those objectives
• Have a strong understanding of Design Thinking practices to facilitate customer discussions to drive innovative customer centric solutions for our carriers
• Collaborate with stakeholders to elicit and document business and system requirements specific to P&C insurance products and services.
• Conduct workshops, interviews, and focus groups with insurance professionals to understand pain points, workflow requirements, and business rules.
• Collaborate with insurance carrier business and SI partner resources across business, technology, and UX to produce business requirements and business process documents
• Learn and master the functionality provided by Guidewire application(s) in order to become a customer facing professional services consultant
• Able to adhere and promote an operating framework for making decisions, managing stakeholder relationships, and identifying legitimate authority
• Translate business requirements into detailed functional specifications for software development teams.
• Communicate with stakeholders to ensure necessary buy-in
• Able to facilitate business design and support solution estimates for complex product gaps and enhancements
• Prepare and present reports, demos, and updates to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Able to provide verbal and written feedback, and help team members develop advanced skills in their designated focus areas
• Sets local or team-based standards for requirements definition, then advises on their application and ensures Guidewire and local compliance

What you need to be successful:

• 8-10 years project experience in insurance, technology, or a related field.
• Industry knowledge of the P&C insurance industry with primary focus on customer facing operations and processes
• Capability to communicate clearly and efficiently as well as influence outcomesAbility to solve complex problems analytically
• Able to lead medium sized implementation projects
• Ability to research solutions and work with subject matter experts where necessary
• Ability to identify when business requirements are not in scope
• Experience with software implementation project(s) in requirements gathering, functional specifications, and user acceptance testing
• Familiar working with UX, Data, and Digital teams is a plus.
• Applying principles of a design-led approach is also a plus
• Exceptional documentation skills, and the ability to facilitate discussions with both technical and business stakeholders
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to present complex data in a simple and actionable way.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills.
• Eagerness to learn and grow in the role with a proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team-oriented environment.
• BSc in Computer Science/Arts or equivalent.
• Flexibility to do shift work as needed (aligning to AMER/APAC colleagues/customers).

How we work @ Guidewire

• Collaboration: We build on each other\'s ideas and draw on interdisciplinary approaches to craft impactful experiences.
• Integrity: We stand behind our words and commitments as part of a global community, respecting and recognizing our interdependence.
• Curiosity: We are lifelong learners, with a growth mindset, who are passionate about advancing our discipline through entertaining new ideas and unique perspectives.

\ About GuidewireGuidewire is the platform P&C insurers trust to engage, innovate, and grow efficiently. We combine digital, core, analytics, and AI to deliver our platform as a cloud service. More than 540+ insurers in 40 countries, from new ventures to the largest and most complex in the world, run on Guidewire.As a partner to our customers, we continually evolve to enable their success. We are proud of our unparalleled implementation track record with 1600+ successful projects, supported by the largest R&D team and partner ecosystem in the industry. Our Marketplace provides hundreds of applications that accelerate integration, localization, and innovation.For more information, please visit and follow us on Twitter: .Guidewire Software Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. All offers are contingent upon passing a criminal history and other background checks where it\'s applicable to the position.We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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