London | Guidewire Program Mgr | PCON
Job Summary
Location London UK
Compensation Competitive (including bonus)
Role summary
We are seeking an experienced Guidewire Program Manager to lead end to end delivery of Guidewire Programs (Implementation Upgrade and AMS) for UK Insurers including Specialty / London Market and Lloyds ecosystem.
The role requires strong delivery ownership stakeholder management advisory capability in an onsite client-facing environment ensuring successful implementation upgrade or support initiatives across the insurance value chain.
The role involves managing cross-functional teams (business IT vendors and offshore teams) establishing delivery governance frameworks tracking KPIs risks and dependencies and ensuring alignment with business objectives
The ideal candidate will also drive innovation productivity improvements and process optimization while ensuring compliance with delivery standards and maintaining high-quality outcomes throughout the program lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Leadership
- Provide technical leadership for Guidewire programs (Maintenance & Support Upgrades).
- Design architecture and solutions aligned with Guidewire best practices.
- Ensure proper use of Technical features in Guidewire modules (PolicyCenter ClaimCenter BillingCenter).
- Drive Innovations code quality performance optimization and scalability.
Program Leadership
- Own end-to-end delivery of Guidewire programs (Implementation Upgrade AMS) with strong governance KPIs and risk management
- Act as the primary interface for client leadership aligning business IT vendors and Guidewire teams for Guidewire programs
- Oversee planning execution and delivery of Guidewire programs from inception to closure ensuring projects are delivered on time within budget and meet quality standards for various initiatives across the insurance value chain for Guidewire programs
Transformation & Innovation
- Drive innovation productivity improvements Automation and process optimization initiatives
Agile Delivery
- Lead distributed onsite-offshore teams using Agile/Hybrid models with transparent reporting and KPI tracking
Workforce enablement
- Defining and executing a structured skill development strategy that combines upskilling and cross-skilling ensuring a flexible future-ready workforce capable of delivering complex transformation programs with high quality and efficiency
- Strong IT experience and proven experience in leading and driving Guidewire programs.
- Strong understanding of P&C / specialty insurance and London Market.
- Strong experience in Guidewire InsuranceSuite (PC BC CC).
- Prior onsite UK / Europe client engagement experience .
- Proven track record in managing large transformation / multi-vendor programs.
- Experience in leading Guidewire Cloud / upgrade / AMS engagements.
- Strong client-facing communication consulting and leadership skills.
- Guidewire Certification
- Program Management certification
Personal
Besides the professional qualifications of the candidates we place great importance in addition to various forms personality profile. These include:
High analytical skills
A high degree of initiative and flexibility
High customer orientation
High quality awareness
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
About Infosys
Infosys is a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting. We enable clients in 59 countries to navigate their digital transformation.
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