Markel is seeking a Director to oversee and manage the Markel PolicyCenter implementation for the Personal Lines business unit, ensuring delivery excellence and continuous improvement across multiple cross-functional teams in a fast-paced implementation environment.
Requirements
- Extensive experience (10+ years) in delivering varying solutions across the Guidewire suite (Policy, Claims, Billing) of products.
- Proven knowledge and expertise with Guidewire Product Designer, Product Model development, Guidewire Rating, Contact Manager, and other critical Guidewire components.
- Experience with wide range of integration patterns to support 3rd party data, backend reporting, and process optimization
- Experience of the interworking’s and delivery on Guidewire SaaS offering
- Experience in Agile delivery methodologies and tools (ie; Jira, Confluence)
- Solid understanding of complete insurance lifecycle for both admitted and non-admitted product offerings
- Proven hands-on leadership experience managing multi-disciplinary teams with a mix of vendor partners and internal talent.
Responsibilities
- Provide deep knowledge of Guidewire Core applications (ClaimCenter, PolicyCenter, and BillingCenter)
- Guide and mentor project delivery teams to ensure successful alignment, execution and outcomes across multiple workstreams
- Ensure the quality of delivered product through oversight and engagement with IT, business partners and System Integrators
- Collaborate closely with product management, enterprise architecture, and other key stakeholders to align execution plans with overall business needs and roadmaps
- Oversight and development of any risk mitigation plans to ensure successful implementations
- Facilitate and support internal and external change management plans
- Manage and support software delivery release processes with a keen eye towards speed to market and quality
Other
- US Work Authorization required. Markel does not provide visa sponsorship for this position, now or in the future.
- Excellent strategic thinking, planning, and communication skills.
- Strong collaboration skills with the ability to work across multiple teams (IT and business) and geographies.
