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 Minimum of 5 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, you'll 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 required. 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 firm's 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, Workman’s 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 client's 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 PolicyCenter and good understanding of ClaimCenter, 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. Interested candidate please share the cv to indumathi.j@pwc.com
