Guidewire Project Manager, Multiple Locations

Title: Guidewire Project Manager

Locations: Alpharetta, GA; Charlotte, NC; Chicago, IL; Conshohocken, PA; Denver, CO; Fargo, ND; Garden City, NY; Houston, TX; Lubbock, TX; Morristown, NJ; Mt Juliet, TN; New York, NY; Purchase, NY; Topeka, KS – Hybrid 03 days per week

Duration: Long Term

MUST HAVE: Guidewire Cloud Implementations exp, P&C Insurance domain, Project Management

Role Summary: The Guidewire Project Manager will lead end-to-end delivery of Guidewire InsuranceSuite implementation and enhancement programs. This is an on-site role requiring strong stakeholder management, delivery governance, and hands-on program control across Guidewire PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, and ClaimCenter implementations. The role involves close collaboration with client business teams, system integrators, and offshore delivery teams to ensure timely, quality, and cost-effective execution.

Key Responsibilities

Delivery & Program Management:
Own end-to-end delivery of Guidewire programs including scope, schedule, budget, and quality.
Manage large-scale Guidewire implementations, upgrades, or transformation initiatives.
Drive project planning, sprint execution, milestone tracking, and release management.
Ensure adherence to delivery governance, SDLC, and Agile/Scrum methodologies.

Stakeholder & Client Management:
Act as the primary on-site point of contact for client stakeholders, including business, IT, and leadership teams.
Facilitate steering committee meetings, status reviews, and executive reporting.
Manage expectations, risks, dependencies, and escalations proactively.

Team & Vendor Coordination:
Lead and coordinate cross-functional teams including Guidewire developers, integration teams, QA, and business analysts.
Manage offshore and near-shore delivery teams, ensuring alignment with on-site priorities.
Coordinate with third-party vendors, system integrators, and platform partners.

Risk, Quality & Compliance:
Identify project risks and issues early and implement mitigation plans.
Ensure compliance with insurance domain regulations, security standards, and internal controls.
Drive quality assurance, defect management, and UAT sign-off processes.

Financial & Commercial Management:
Track project financials including budget, burn rate and forecasts.
Support change requests, scope management, and commercial discussions.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Technical & Domain:
Strong hands-on experience managing Guidewire Insurance, Suite implementations (PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, ClaimCenter).
Solid understanding of P&C insurance domain processes (policy lifecycle, claims, billing).
Experience with Guidewire integrations, data migration, and cloud/on-prem deployments.

Project & Leadership Skills:
Proven experience in Agile and/or hybrid delivery models.
Excellent planning, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Strong leadership ability to manage multi-vendor and distributed teams.

Tools & Methodologies:
Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, MS Project, or similar tools.
Knowledge of DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and release management is a plus.

Preferred Qualifications:

PMP, SAFe, or Agile certifications.
Prior on-site client-facing role in large insurance transformation programs.
Experience working with Tier-1 insurers or global insurance clients.

Key Success Factors:
Strong on-site presence and client relationship management.
Ability to translate business requirements into executable delivery plans.
Proactive risk management and delivery predictability.
High ownership mindset with strong execution discipline.