FSO - Tech Cons - Platforms - P&C Insurance - Guidewire - Technical Consultant - Senior Manager

About the role

EY’s Financial Services Organization (FSO) is a leader in serving the global financial services marketplace, with a dedicated business unit focused on the insurance industry. As a Senior Manager in EY's Guidewire practice, you will play a pivotal role in guiding insurance companies through technology-enabled transformation programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of large, multi-release Guidewire programs across multiple client engagements – from inception through hypercare – including environment strategy, release planning, and cutover execution for PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, ClaimCenter and Digital portals.
• Define and own target-state architectures integrating core Guidewire applications, digital portals, rating, CRM, document management, data, and financial systems using APIs, micro-frontends, messaging, and Guidewire accelerators.
• Establish non-functional requirements, performance engineering strategies, and accessibility standards, and oversee data conversion, migration, reporting, and analytics design across all channels.
• Drive market activation for EY's Guidewire services – including pipeline development, offering design, pursuit support, pricing, proposals, and go-to-market asset creation – while building and sustaining senior client relationships and serving as a trusted advisor on transformations.
• Develop and operationalize reusable Guidewire assets and accelerators, including packaging and publishing them for availability in the Guidewire Marketplace.
• Build and manage delivery teams, budgets, roadmaps, governance, risk management, vendor coordination, user acceptance testing, training, release readiness, and production support operating models.
• Provide strategic input into EY's Guidewire practice strategy, innovate delivery processes, and contribute to thought leadership, points of view, and eminence in the marketplace.
• Mentor and develop top-performing teams, foster a collaborative and inclusive culture, and ensure compliance with EY's risk management, independence, and security standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Technology or a related field, with 10+ years of relevant work experience at a Property and Casualty Insurance carrier or consulting firm; or a master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Technology or a related field with 8+ years of equivalent experience.
• A minimum of 5 years in a leadership role managing large, multi-workstream Guidewire or digital transformation programs, including budget, delivery, and people accountability.
• Previous application experience in any of the following: Guidewire, JUTRO, REACT JS, Angular, Enterprise Webservices, OneShield, Exigen, MajescoMastek, DuckCreek, FirstBest, Business Objects, Cognos, Informatica, FIGMA.
• Proficiency in one or more of the following competencies: Guidewire InsuranceSuite Platform, Guidewire Enterprise Engage and Jutro Digital Platform, System selection and implementation, Definition of business and technical requirements, Design of business and technology architecture, Application configuration/integration, Data mapping, conversion, migration.
• Demonstrated ability to lead system implementation through all phases of the project life cycle, including requirements definition, architecture design, conversion, and testing; based on a proven methodology.
• Experience implementing best practices of software engineering processes, code review methodologies, and deploying code optimization tools and techniques across global delivery teams.
• Experience creating POCs for complex design methodologies and providing alternative solution options, working closely with client counterparts and senior stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for technical writing, executive-level client presentations, and proposal development.
• Demonstrated strategic thinking through a proven ability to research client inquiries and emerging issues related to regulations, industry practice, and new application technologies.
• Proven experience in business development, including pipeline generation, pursuit leadership, proposal authoring, and pricing for digital transformation engagements.
• Ability to travel 50–75%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve.

Qualifications

• Guidewire Leadership: Deep expertise in architecting, developing, and customizing Guidewire applications, including Guidewire PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, ClaimCenter and Jutro Digital Platform.
• Guidewire Architecture: Strong understanding of Guidewire's architecture, micro-frontends, Advanced Product Designer, Authentication/Authorization, APIs, and configuration; ability to architect customized solutions that adapt into existing application eco-systems.
• Accelerator & Marketplace Strategy: Proven ability to develop and operationalize Guidewire assets and accelerators, including packaging and publishing them for availability in the Guidewire Marketplace.
• Advanced technical capabilities and engineering leadership that support the insurance technology system implementation process at scale.
• Remain current on new developments in services capabilities and industry knowledge, and translate them into client value and EY offerings.
• Lend specific subject-matter knowledge to the strategy, design, and integration phases of each program, helping to give specificity to the appropriate architecture, data model, system design, and interfacing requirements.
• Advise C-suite and senior client stakeholders on a variety of business process services that help identify, assess, manage, and measure the organization's capabilities; team with client technology professionals or third-party strategic alliances to provide implementation of technology solutions.
• Lead client engagement teams with diverse skills and backgrounds; foster an innovative, inclusive, team-oriented work environment, and act as a people developer and career counselor.