Role : Guidewire Project Manager
Location : Jersey City, NJ, New York, NY & Hartford, CT
Type : Contract
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
Tekshapers is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
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