Director/Director Product Management Cloud Policy Solutions

Company: Guidewire Software, Inc.
Location: San Mateo
Posted on: January 9, 2021

Job Description:

We understand coronavirus is causing a lot of uncertainty, but we want to let you know we're still recruiting. We're doing interviews over video, all assessments are online, and you'll start your job from home! Senior Director/Director Product Management Cloud Policy Solutions - San Mateo, CA Guidewire is widely recognized as the top tier provider ofsoftware solutions for the P&C Insurance industry. We areextending our market leadership by delivering leading-edge cloudPolicy solutions to tackle key challenges our customers face. Ouremergent solutions will empower our customers to unlock innovation,pursue ground-breaking new market opportunities, and reinvent theway they do business in P&C. We are looking for an experienced executive to join ourleadership team as Senior Director or Director of ProductManagement Policy Cloud Solutions. In this role, you will lead ahardworking team of product managers, P&C policy domainspecialists, and user experience designers to deliver Cloud PolicySolutions that delight our customers while providing the basis forGuidewire's continued financial success and business growth inyears to come. The successful candidate will be a diligent, results-orientedleader who takes ownership for driving the entire solutiondefinition and delivery lifecycle, from concept through successfuladoption by our customers. As a highly respected and compellingmember of Guidewire's leadership team, you will be a groundbreakingchange agent with a strong customer focus, guiding and encouragingyour team to plan the future of P&C business solutions runningin the cloud. This position will be located at Guidewire's U.S. headquartersin San Mateo, CA. Objectives :

• Build next-generation Cloud Policy Solutions on the Guidewire platform
• Promote adoption of new policy solutions by Guidewire customers
• Drive top-line revenue expansion from cloud policy sales Key Responsibilities :
  • Lead the development of the overarching Policy solution vision, strategy, and execution plan.
  • Be accountable for business, financial, and operations planning processes to ensure the Cloud Policy Solutions meet expectations for in-market performance and top line revenue expansion.
  • Drive development of a cohesive, multi-year strategy based on market needs as well as guidance from domain gurus both within and outside of Guidewire.
  • Lead market analysis, insight development, and market prioritization activities to fully advise Policy solution requirements definition and opportunity validation.
  • Champion customer-centered, market-demand thinking throughout the Policy solution team to ensure proposed Policy solution is fully aligned with business needs.
  • Develop a deep, customer-informed perspective and understanding of key market drivers, business challenges and new technology needs across the P&C industry.
  • Collaborate with other members of the leadership team to define comprehensive programs for transitioning existing Guidewire customers to the cloud.
  • Help evolve and optimize Guidewire's agile development lifecycle as needed to enable rapid inception, definition, and continuous improvement of innovative new cloud Policy solutions.
  • Be a catalyst and highly influential member of the product development leadership team, commanding attention and driving alignment across a range of opinions, alternatives and results-oriented interests.
  • Promote Guidewire's Policy solution strategy and vision to both internal and external partners, including the Guidewire management team, industry analysts, customers and prospects, as well as SIs and solution partners.
  • Lead a globally distributed community of business analysts, product managers, domain specialists, and other key contributors responsible for next generation cloud Policy solutions in P&C.
  • Recruit and mentor a high performance product management team, ensuring members have the resources, skills, and capabilities needed to conceive, define and deliver new cloud Policy solution. Required Skills & Experience :
    • 10+ years of product management leadership experience in planning, launching, and oversight of highly configurable enterprise software products and solutions.
    • 5+ years of experience in handling definition and market delivery of cloud-based and cloud-native business applications.
    • Very strong business acuity and ability to plan, execute, and achieve revenue targets across the solution portfolio.
    • Highly technical individual who is familiar with the latest cloud and other modern technologies but also has the intellectual curiosity to explore the market potential of new technology innovations.
    • Deep understanding of product management operational metrics and KPIs to provide transparency and accountability throughout the solution development lifecycle.
    • Keen understanding and appreciation for the business value of user-centered experience design and of design oriented thinking overall.
    • Excellent communication,interpersonal and analytical skills including the ability to present clearly and persuasively to customers, partners, colleagues and senior executives.
    • Highly structured and well-organized individual with ability to successfully lead product management activities across multiple, concurrently running solution domains.
    • Ability to balance a desire for enabling new software innovations with the need to fulfill business needs and customer expectations. About Guidewire Guidewire is the platform P&C insurers trust to engage,innovate, and grow efficiently. Guidewire combines core, data, digital, analytics, and AI todeliver our platform as a cloud service. 380 insurers, includingthe largest and most complex in the world, run on Guidewire. As a partner to our customers, we continually evolve to enabletheir success. We are proud of our unparalleled implementationtrack record with 700+ successful projects, supported by thelargest R&D team and partner ecosystem in the industry. Ourmarketplace provides hundreds of add-ons that accelerateintegration, localization, and innovation. Guidewire Software Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. All offers are contingent upon passing a criminal history and other background checks where it's applicable to the position. Guidewire is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Individuals seeking employment at Guidewire are considered without regards to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or sexual orientation. E-Verify-- is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

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