Senior Manager Guidewire Practice (Technical)

Wipfli•Madison, WI

12h•Hybrid

About The Position

Wipfli is seeking a Senior Manager Guidewire Practice (Technical) to join its team at its Madison, WI office location. The ideal candidate will work with clients to lead, analyze, research, communicate, architect, design, and implement technology solutions for various functional domains including Insurance, E-Commerce, and CRM. This role involves providing technical leadership in the Guidewire Suite, in-house developed systems, and the integration and implementation of cloud technologies, preferably Guidewire Cloud solutions. The position requires leading and managing globally distributed teams to deliver software solutions, taking accountability for solution design and technical delivery using industry standards and Agile principles. The candidate will align insurance business needs with Guidewire technologies, potentially involving expertise in Guidewire modules like Policy Center, Billing Center, or Claim Center, and knowledge in Guidewire configuration, integration, and customization.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related field (or foreign equivalent).
At least 8 years of progressive software development experience.
8 years of experience in Architecting, Designing and implementation of insurance policy administration systems including at least 8 years of using Guidewire Policy Center and Guidewire Claim Center.
8 years of experience in integrating the systems using Webservices, JMS, Batch processing, Integration views and Plugins.
8 years of experience working with Guidewire Edge Portals, preferably Producer Engage, Customer Engage portals.
6 years of experience working with Java, Spring, Hibernate, Gradle, Maven, Kubernetes and Oracle.
7 years of experience in crafting complex SQL queries.
8 years of experience in addressing and resolving time critical issues in Guidewire applications.
8 years of practicing and implementing SAFe Agile principles.
4 years of experience with front-end web development using JavaScript frameworks like Angular, React, NodeJS.
8 years of experience in fulfilling responsibilities including and not limited to planning and recommending on-board and work allocation and feedback for the team members.
8 years of software architecture experience including coding critical elements of architectural design, and counseling clients on the pros/cons of the proposed architecture.
8 years of experience managing offshore teams to navigate cross-cultural environments, coordinate remotely, and handle complex projects.
5 years of experience designing and building web applications for availability, scalability, performance, and disaster recovery in Cloud (Azure, AWS).
5 years of experience providing technical directions to a distributed team executing the solution architecture and system design.

Nice To Haves

Guidewire Cloud Ace certifications in Configuration and Integration.
Guidewire Cloud trainer certification.

Responsibilities

Lead, analyze, research, communicate, architect, design and implement technology solutions for a variety of functional domains including Insurance, E-Commerce and CRM.
Provide technical leadership in Guidewire Suite, in-house developed systems and integration and implementation of cloud technologies preferably Guidewire Cloud solutions.
Lead and handle globally distributed teams assembled to deliver software solutions to clients.
Take accountability for the solution design and technical delivery by following Industry standards and Agile principles.
Align insurance business needs with Guidewire technologies.
Analyze and translate requirements into implementations within Guidewire modules like Policy Center, Billing Center, or Claim Center.
Address and resolve time critical issues in Guidewire applications.
Plan and recommend on-board and work allocation and feedback for team members.
Counsel clients on the pros/cons of the proposed architecture.
Manage offshore teams to navigate cross-cultural environments, coordinate remotely, and handle complex projects.
Provide technical directions to a distributed team executing the solution architecture and system design.