Guidewire Portal Lead, Manager

Guidewire and Scrum Master Certification

Demonstrates extensive abilities and/or a proven record of success in managing projects related to and/or leveraging one or more of the following areas related to systems configurations within the Insurance industry, including:

• Hands-on experience in end to end implementation/customization/upgrading of GW Portals and integrating it with Guidewire Policy Center, Billing Center, Claim Center, Contact Center through Edge backend and Javascript/ReactJs/AngularJS frontend as per client requirements; 
• Experience in development of front-end digital capabilities (using Javascript JSON, NodeJS, AngularJS/ReactJS) that communicate with the Guidewire Core applications through the Edge Services API offering new functionalities to the digital user community;
• Utilize GOSU Language for Guidewire implementation projects (Core Applications: PolicyCenter, BillingCenter and ClaimCenter);
• Utilize GW Portals such as ProducerEngage, CustomerEngage, VendorEngage, ServiceRepEngage;
• Coordinate build, deployment and code merge activities;
• Work with client business SMEs to understand the requirements and translate them into viable solutions;
• Maintain and fix issues in various environments like Dev, QA, UAT and Prod. Involve in unit testing and documentation;
• Utilize Guidewire Studio, Guidewire Cloud Console, Visual Code Studio/JetBrains, JSON, NodeJS, HTML, CSS, Rest API, Git/Bitbucket;
• Experience Web service hosting and consuming, using Guidewire studio toolkits;
• XML Coding;
• ANT, MAVEN and code repository such as Clear Case, SVN, TFS; and,
• Cogent communication, facilitation, and presentation to and/or for all levels of industry audiences, clients and internal staff and management.

Demonstrates extensive abilities and/or a proven record of success in identifying and addressing client needs by:

• Building impactful relationships with clients;
• Developing an awareness of Firm services;
• Communicating with the client in an organized and knowledgeable manner;
• Delivering clear requests for information;
• Demonstrating flexibility in prioritizing and completing tasks; and,
• Communicating potential conflicts to a supervisor.

Demonstrates extensive abilities and/or a proven record of success in leading engagement and project teams, within the Financial Services and Insurance industries is preferred.

Demonstrates extensive abilities and/or a proven record of success as a team member by:

• Understanding personal and team roles;
• Contributing to a positive working environment by building collaborative relationships with team members;
• Seeking guidance, clarification and feedback proactively; and,
• Providing guidance, clarification and feedback to less experienced staff.

Demonstrates extensive abilities and/or a proven record of success in creative thinking and problem solving skills, individual initiative and the following abilities, leveraging MS Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint), Lotus Notes and other technologies appropriately to accomplish:

• Communicating in an organized and knowledgeable manner in written and verbal formats including delivering clear requests for information and communicating potential conflicts;
• Managing teams and/or workstreams on an engagements, staying educated on current trends and assisting in the development of knowledge capital;
• Collaborating with business development teams responsible for writing and presenting proposals to prospective clients;
• Presenting to senior executives, with the ability to develop lasting relationships; and,
• Identifying and addressing client needs while displaying the ability to contribute to the development of a business vision and manage implementation efforts with complex project management capabilities.