Guidewire Program Test Manager

Role: Guidewire Program Test Manager

Location : Columbia, TN (Onsite: 5 Days)

Responsibilities:

Minimum 15 years in Quality Assurance and Program Management
At least 5+ years in Guidewire testing/program management
Strong expertise in Guidewire modules PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, and ClaimCenter.
Define and manage the overall test strategy for the Guidewire program (PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, ClaimCenter).
Own QA governance, including test planning, defect triage, environment management, risk mitigation, and traceability across SIT, UAT, and regression phases.
Lead cross-functional QA teams, including onshore/offshore leads, test automation engineers, and business testers.
Interface with program stakeholders, product owners, development leads, and vendor partners to ensure alignment and transparency.
Drive multi-stream test coordination across Guidewire, integrations, middleware, and legacy applications.
Establish entry/exit criteria, test readiness reviews, and sign-off checkpoints for all test phases.
Track QA KPIs and health dashboards, and report progress, risks, and mitigation plans to senior leadership.
Ensure regulatory and compliance alignment with insurance industry standards (e.g., NAIC, DOI filings).
Enforce defect lifecycle standards and manage defect trends across vendors using ALM tools (e.g., JIRA, HP ALM).
Enable continuous improvement by conducting test retrospectives and embedding best practices.