Guidewire Project Manager

Job Title: Guidewire Project Manager

Location: Piscataway, NJ-Onsite / Hybrid (as per client requirements)

Employment Type: C2C / W2

Domain: Insurance

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced Guidewire Project Manager with a strong background in the Insurance domain to manage and deliver Guidewire implementation, integration, upgrade, and enhancement projects.

The ideal candidate should have excellent project management, stakeholder management, and leadership skills, along with experience managing cross-functional technical and business teams. The candidate will be responsible for overseeing end-to-end project delivery, ensuring projects are completed within scope, budget, and timelines.

Key Responsibilities

Manage end-to-end Guidewire implementation, upgrade, integration, and enhancement projects.

Develop project plans, schedules, budgets, and resource allocation strategies.

Coordinate with business stakeholders, technical teams, QA teams, vendors, and leadership.

Oversee projects involving Guidewire PolicyCenter, ClaimCenter, and BillingCenter.

Monitor project progress and ensure timely delivery of milestones and deliverables.

Identify project risks, issues, and dependencies and implement mitigation plans.

Lead project meetings, sprint planning, status reviews, and stakeholder discussions.

Manage Agile/Scrum teams and coordinate project releases.

Ensure effective communication between onshore and offshore teams.

Provide regular project status reports and updates to senior management.

Ensure project deliverables meet business requirements and quality standards.

Required Skills & Qualifications

10+ years of overall IT Project Management experience.

5+ years of experience managing Guidewire projects.

Strong experience in the Insurance domain.

Experience managing Guidewire PolicyCenter, ClaimCenter, and/or BillingCenter implementations.

Experience handling end-to-end Guidewire implementation and transformation projects.

Strong understanding of insurance business processes, including policy administration, claims management, and billing.

Experience with Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall methodologies.

Excellent stakeholder management and client communication skills.

Experience managing cross-functional and geographically distributed teams.

Strong project planning, budgeting, risk management, and resource management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

PMP, CSM, or SAFe certification.

Experience with Guidewire Cloud implementations.

Knowledge of Guidewire integrations and third-party applications.

Experience working with US-based insurance clients.

Experience managing vendor relationships and large-scale enterprise projects.