Sr. Director, Guidewire Product and Digital Delivery
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30+ days ago
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1 Vacancy
Job Summary
What part will you play If youre looking for a place where you can make a meaningful difference youve found it.
The work we do at Markel gives people the confidence to move forward and seize opportunities and youll find your fit amongst our global community of optimists and problem-solvers. Were always pushing each other to go further because we believe that when we realize our potential we can help others reach theirs. Join us and play your part in something special! Markels Programs and Solutions area is seeking a Sr. Director to oversee and manage our Markel PolicyCenter and enhanced digital experience implementation for the Personal Lines business unit. This role will oversee multiple product and digital delivery workstreams in a fast-paced implementation environment. The ideal candidate will ensure delivery excellence and continuous improvement while leading multiple cross functional teams.Key Responsibilities:
- Guiding and mentoring project delivery teams to ensure successful alignment execution and outcomes across multiple workstreams
- Ensure the quality of delivered product through oversight and engagement with IT business partners and System Integrators
- Collaborate closely with product management enterprise architecture and other key stakeholders to align execution plans with overall business needs and roadmaps
- Oversight and development of any risk mitigation plans to ensure successful implementations
- Facilitate and support internal and external change management plans
- Facilitate and support the documentation of key internal audit controls over the course of project execution
- Manage and support software delivery release processes with a keen eye towards speed to market and quality
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement innovation and operational excellence within delivery teams
- Engage in strategic planning road mapping and forecasting
Required Qualifications:
- Extensive experience (10 years)in delivering varying solutions across the Guidewire suite (Policy Claims Billing) of products.
- Proven knowledge and expertise with Guidewire Product Designer Product Model development Guidewire Rating Contact Manager and other critical Guidewire components.
- Proven knowledge and expertise with leveraging Guidewire Digital capabilities and frameworks (API Jutro etc.) in alignment with other industry solutions and technologies
- Strong understanding of modern web architecture and micro frontends
- Experience with wide range of integration patterns to support 3rd party data backend reporting and process optimization
- Experience of the interworkings and delivery on Guidewire SaaS offering
- Experience in Agile delivery methodologies and tools (ie; Jira Confluence)
- Proven hands-on leadership experience managing multi-disciplinary teams with a mix of vendor partners and internal talent.
- Solid understanding of complete insurance lifecycle for both admitted and non-admitted product offerings
- Excellent strategic thinking planning and communication skills.
- Strong collaboration skills with the ability to work across multiple teams (IT and business) and geographies.
- Hands on experience managing and mentoring resources through all phases of performance and development
Preferred Skills:
- Experience working in regulated industries (Insurance and/or Financial Services).
- Experience in working within an environment managing multiple vendors / system integrators
- Familiarity with agile delivery methodologies and value-stream based organization structures.
US Work Authorization
US Work Authorization required. Markel does not provide visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future.
Who we are:
Markel Group (NYSE MKL) a fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20 countries is a holding company for insurance reinsurance specialist advisory and investment operations around the world.
Were all about people We win together We strive for better
We enjoy the everyday We think further
Whats in it for you:
In keeping with the values of the Markel Style we strive to support our employees in living their lives to the fullest at home and at work.
We offer competitive benefit programs that help meet our diverse and changing environment as well as support our employees needs at all stages of life.
All full-time employees have the option to select from multiple health dental and vision insurance plan options and optional life disability and AD&D insurance.
We also offer a 401(k) with employer match contributions an Employee Stock Purchase Plan PTO corporate holidays and floating holidays parental leave.
Are you ready to play your part
Choose Apply Now to fill out our short application so that we can find out more about you.
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Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Business
- Clerical
- Abinitio
- Arabic Speaking
- General Management
- Crystal Report
