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Job Description

Line of Service

Advisory

 

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

 

Specialism

Guidewire

 

Management Level

Director

 

Job Description & Summary

A career in our Advisory Acceleration Centre is the natural extension of PwC’s leading class global delivery capabilities. We provide premium, cost effective, high quality services that support process quality and delivery capability in support for client engagements.

 

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As a GW Tech. Director, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution.

12+ years of Guidewire Development experience in either PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, or ClaimCenter is required:

• Good experience in software industry working in end-to-end global delivery model environment

• Experienced in organizing and directing large client, vendors, on-shore and off-shore teams, within timelines and budgets.

• Must have exposure in leading Offshore-Onsite Guidewire Implementation project.

• Ability to conduct walkthroughs, workshops and meetings involving various business stakeholders.

• Ability to build and maintain client relationships, able to comfortably converse with all facets in the client’s organization.

• Hands on experience in driving RFI / RFP and other proposal activities

• Excellent solution evaluation skills. Drive technology solutions from a holistic and business value perspective.

• Strong verbal and written communications skills.

• Experience in Coaching and Mentoring including overseeing new employee onboarding and providing career development planning and opportunities.

• Well versed with Planning for large-scale customization implementations, design and managing custom application development projects, Setup and Configuration of Core Guidewire package Implementation from offshore with Onshore coordination

• Experience in Agile SCRUM & SAFe methodology.

• Identifying, managing, resolving, and mitigating key risks and issues impacting the project delivery.

• Possessing prior experience in programing / software development is highly desirable.

• Managing multiple projects teams simultaneously and proven Track record of coaching and developing scrum teams.

• Leveraging experience in all phases (development, execution, and transition) of project delivery;

• Developing multi-level relationships with client and team members to establish project delivery goals are met as planned.

Additional skills:

• Serve as the primary contact for the onshore and offshore team for the Insurance transformation Project. Coordinate meetings, communications and processes between the onshore and offshore teams to resolve open issues, validate decisions and synchronize planning tasks consistent with scope of the project.

• Leading and managing a professional team in delivering quality output within the given deadlines and budget.

• Conduct workshops and knowledge transfer sessions with the offshore team • Work with the clients in defining systems and project priorities, scope assessment, approach, resource requirements, timing and prioritizing deliverables.

• Identifying the right resources for executing the project deliverables.

• Identifying project team training needs and facilitate the same to all the team members

• Ensuring that the project requirements and project design approach meet the client standards and the recommended practices.

• Reviewing and validating the completeness and applicability of the client requirements and to map ant tailor them to the delivery management processes. • Supporting team members in organizing meeting with engagement / client in resolving doubts & issues with respect to deliverables.

• Conducting software quality reviews of developed software modules.

• Monitoring the overall project and providing weekly written and oral status reports and regular updates to the teams and also providing to plan information. • Presenting project progress by conducting senior management reviews on monthly basis.

• Prepare and monitor staff training, quality assurance, risk management and productivity.

• Contribute to organization performance management by identifying reuse artifacts during the course of the project.

• Assist Engagement Manager in identifying current and future competency needs of the group.

• Improve customer relations by way of effective communication, managing expectation and meeting commitments

 

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:

 

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

 

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

 

Required Skills

 

Optional Skills

 

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

 

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

 

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

 

Government Clearance Required?

Yes

 

Job Posting End Date

Skills Required

• Oral Written and Communication Skills
• Organization skills