Guidewire Project Manager

Job Title: Guidewire Project Manager

Location: NJ, NY, or CT – Hybrid 3 days in a week work from client office.

Client Domain: P&C Insurance

Job Description:  

MUST HAVE: Guidewire 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