AES Guidewire PA-L3-GW PC Dev Senior Associate Consult

Industry / Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Guidewire

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

At PwC our people in business application consulting specialise in consulting services for a variety of business applications helping clients optimise operational efficiency. These individuals analyse client needs implement software solutions and provide training and support for seamless integration and utilisation of business applications enabling clients to achieve their strategic objectives.

As a Guidewire developer at PwC you will specialise in developing and customising applications using the Guidewire platform. Guidewire is a software suite that provides insurance companies with tools for policy administration claims management and billing. You will be responsible for designing coding and testing software solutions that meet the specific needs of insurance organisations.

Focused on relationships you are building meaningful client connections and learning how to manage and inspire others. Navigating increasingly complex situations you are growing your personal brand deepening technical expertise and awareness of your strengths. You are expected to anticipate the needs of your teams and clients and to deliver quality. Embracing increased ambiguity you are comfortable when the path forward isnt clear you ask questions and you use these moments as opportunities to grow.

Examples of the skills knowledge and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to :

• Respond effectively to the diverse perspectives needs and feelings of others.
• Use a broad range of tools methodologies and techniques to generate new ideas and solve problems.
• Use critical thinking to break down complex concepts.
• Understand the broader objectives of your project or role and how your work fits into the overall strategy.
• Develop a deeper understanding of the business context and how it is changing.
• Use reflection to develop self awareness enhance strengths and address development areas.
• Interpret data to inform insights and recommendations.
• Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance) the Firms code of conduct and independence requirements.

Job Summary -

A career in our Managed Services team will provide you an opportunity to collaborate with a wide array of teams to help our clients implement and operate new capabilities achieve operational efficiencies and harness the power of technology. Our Application Evolution Services (formerly Application Managed Services) team will provide you with the opportunity to help organizations harness the power of their enterprise applications by optimizing the technology while driving transformation and innovation to increase business performance. We assist our clients in capitalizing on technology improvements implementing new capabilities and achieving operational efficiencies by managing and maintaining their application ecosystems. We help our clients maximize the value of their investment by managing the support and continuous transformation of their solutions in the areas of Guidewire Insurance suite of applications.

Minimum Degree Required (BQ)

Bachelors Degree

Required Field(s) of Study (BQ) :

Preferred Field(s) of Study :

Minimum Year(s) of Experience (BQ)

Minimum of 6 to 9 years of experience

Certification(s) Preferred :

PolicyCenter Configuration ACE Integration ACE

Preferred Knowledge / Skills

Demonstrates a thorough level of abilities with and / or a proven record of success as both an individual contributor and team member with focus on deep expertise continuous execution throughput and quality

As a Senior Associate youll work as part of a team of problem solvers helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to :

Encourage everyone to have a voice and invite opinion from all including quieter members of the team.

Deal effectively with ambiguous and unstructured problems and situations.

Initiate open and candid coaching conversations at all levels.

Move easily between big picture thinking and managing relevant detail.

Anticipate stakeholder needs and develop and discuss potential solutions even before the stakeholder realizes they are .

Contribute technical knowledge in your area of expertise.

Contribute to an environment where people and technology thrive together to accomplish more than they could apart.

Navigate the complexities of cross-border and / or diverse teams and engagements.

Initiate open and candid coaching conversations at all levels.

Uphold the firms code of ethics and business conduct.

Follow risk management and compliance procedures.

Work in a team environment that includes client interactions manage accounts independently and cross-team collaboration.

Take up cross competency work and drive to COE activities.

Willingness to work Second Shift (2 pm IST to 11 pm IST) to support US based clients

Along with the above candidate should have ability to demonstrate :

Demonstrates abilities solutioning the Guidewire Suite of applications on premises and SaaS with proven success executing all aspects of complex engagements within the Guidewire product suite achieving on-time and on-budget delivery as well as the following :

Demonstrates advanced abilities providing solution strategy and Application Evolution Services (AES formerly AMS) delivery as a Guidewire Lead Developer. Employees in the Lead Developer position should think of themselves and be regarded by the client as a trusted advisor and think strategically about how to create value using the Guidewire Suite of products;

Demonstrates expert abilities delivering Guidewire application solutions as it will be critical that consultant in this position are capable of navigating both business processes as well as enterprise solution perspectives at high level and holistic view;

Demonstrates expert abilities developing a scalable and robust Guidewire Solution Strategies in a hybrid IT landscape (on premises and Cloud );

Demonstrates expert abilities and / or a proven record of success in developing independently new market-differentiated Guidewire solutions and leading proposal development efforts; Lead Developer in these positions should be capable of delivering Advisory-level work and be able to discuss future enhancements in Guidewire roadmap discussions with the client;

With a focus on AES demonstrates expert abilities assisting clients in the support of Guidewire Suite solutions and improving business processes; and taking a proactive approach to quality;

Demonstrates expert abilities developing solutions based on common issues facing clients in all lines of the P&C Industries (e.g. Auto Home Commercial Workmans Comp etc.).

Demonstrates expert abilities identifying and addressing client needs by : Developing and sustaining impactful client relationships using networking negotiation and persuasion skills to identify and sell potential new service opportunities; Preparing and presenting complex written and verbal materials; and Defining resource requirements project workflow budgets billing and collection;

Demonstrates expert abilities leading global teams to generate a vision establishing direction and motivating members creating a community of high performing professional consultants creating an atmosphere of trust leveraging diverse views coaching staff and encouraging improvement and innovation;

As a Lead Developer will be accountable for team of resources from both a utilization and learning perspective. Mentoring and helping to upskill junior resources will be critical in this role;

Demonstrates intimate abilities and / or a proven record of success developing strategy as well as writing communicating facilitating and presenting cogently; to and / or for all levels of industry audiences clients and internal staff and management such as presentation slides practice marketing materials change management plans and / or project plans workshops and whitepapers practice methodologies and tools policies and procedures and / or other standard business communications;

Be comfortable thrive and available during sustained period of time of instability with clients Guidewire solution and escalations; and

Key contributor and thought leader internally and externally with white papers blogs and training.

Preferred Skills :

Deep expertise in Guidewire Policy Center and good understanding of Claim Center BillingCenter and ContactManager ;

GOSU Guidewire Event and Rules Framework and Guidewire Web Services;

Good Knowledge on XML & JSON formats and ANT MAVEN Gradle scripts;

Experience using tools such as SOAP UI Postman and working with code repositories such as SVN & GIT;

Understanding of devops and build / deployment processes.

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Job Posting End Date

Required Experience :

Senior IC

Key Skills

Business,Baan,Communication,Corporate Advisory,HSSE

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1