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Company	Guidewire Software
URL	www.guidewire.com
Email	kcall@guidewire.com
Employer Summary	Guidewire Software exclusively serves the P&C insurance industry. We build and implement the core systems on which insurance carriers run their businesses. Unlike the legacy systems they are designed to replace, Guidewire applications support the workflow, collaboration with external partners, and rule-based decision-making that characterize modern underwriting and claims operations. Guidewire applications also: * Support personal, commercial, and workers compensation product lines; * Share a 100% web-based, Java technology platform; and * Are optimized for scalability and integration. Our approach of marrying P&C insurance expertise with world-class software engineering has led analysts such as Forrester Research to describe Guidewire as a "disruptive entrant" to the insurance technology market. We are especially proud of our upgradeable and extremely flexible technology, our unmatched level of customer success, and our leading market share of new system selections over the past two years. Our Professional Services consultants work on-site in partnership with you through successful implementation, while our Silicon Valley-based engineering team handles all product development. Our Values In every dimension of our business, we stand by our three founding principles: * Integrity: always tell the simple, forthright truth; * Rationality: make decisions based on facts and analysis; and * Collegiality: work as a team of expert professionals with a minimum of hierarchy.

About the position

Posted	02/17/2010
Title	ClaimCenter Consultant/ Project Manager
Location	US - Travel
Job Summary	Seeking a professional services consultant to work on our small team of senior level consultants to implement our software at Property and Casualty Insurance Carriers. The Guidewire Professional Services organization includes product practices with business analysts, functional consultants, and technical integration consultants who work together to implement Guidewire applications at customer sites. Our projects are complex and can last from three months to two years depending on the specific customer requirements. During a project, the team will identify customer business requirements, configure the Guidewire application to meet those requirements, and integrate the Guidewire application to other internal or external systems. Guidewire implementation consultants are expected to spend the majority of their time on site with the client business and technical teams. Guidewire employs a flexible travel model that requires consultants to be on site four days per week and away from home three nights per week. Consultants work the fifth day from their home office. Individuals that join the Guidewire functional consulting career path are not expected to be experts in all aspects of functional consulting. All functional consultants are required to have basic software configuration skills and a proven track record of consulting skills in order to be accepted as Senior Functional Consultants. At higher levels, functional consultants focus on either the Project Manager track or the Solution Architect track. Project Managers and Senior Project Managers must have project management skills and experience in addition to configuration skills. Solution Architects and Senior Solution Architects must be experts in configuration and must have technical leadership skills. Project Manager may be assigned in the United States, but will be targeted for international engagements. For U.S. travel, Guidewire employs a flexible travel model that requires consultants to be on site four days per week and away from home three nights per week. Consultants work the fifth day from their home office. For international travel, assignments are up to one year in duration with travel back home on a monthly or bi-monthly basis. This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing company on the ground floor. We are very selective when asking new people to join our group. If you are the unique individual who enjoys getting your hands dirty on the project, while also utilizing your well honed consulting skills, we can promise a friendly collegial environment that will challenge all of your acquired skills and abilities. Feel free to look at our web site www.guidewire.com to learn more about our management team and our mission. Guidewire Software is backed by U.S. Venture Partners and Bay Partners and is based in San Mateo, California.
Responsibilities	Guidewire applications are highly configurable to the requirements of each client, and require a thorough understanding of the objectives and requirements of the client. Key activities for functional consultants include: * partnering with client business teams to understand business objectives and integration requirements * developing an overall configuration approach for the client * producing requirement and functional design documents * estimating the effort required to configure the environment * configuring the Guidewire products to solve customer business challenges * working with Guidewire Product management to share configuration concepts and further develop our core product features * identifying opportunities to meet customer business objectives using business logic and configuring Guidewire applications to meet those objectives * planning integration testing and user acceptance testing of customer solutions * supporting execution of integration tests, including monitoring software incidents and communicating software issues to Guidewire engineering
Qualifications	Required skills/experience - all: * Professional consulting experience or equivalent insurance business experience (minimum of 3 years for Sr. Functional Consultant) * Experience in engineering business process flows * Strong oral and written communication skills * Demonstrated ability to work with clients * Experience distilling complex business issues into concise requirements statements * Demonstrated ability to design, configure, and test software products * Technical skills to master application configuration: modifying XML definitions, scripting (JavaScript, VB, etc.), understanding of relational database concepts, and other skills involved with implementing an advanced web application * Flexible, enthusiastic approach to work including a strong desire to learn a new product and a new business domain Required skills/experience - Project Manager/Senior Project Manager * 5 years' relevant experience (10 years for Senior Project Manager) * At least two years' experience as a Project Manager * Understanding of software development methodologies * Experience establishing an overall project plan and monitoring delivery against the plan * Experience in managing client relationships, such as executing a Statement of Work Desired skills/experience: * Background as a Systems Analyst/Technical Consultant working with Fortune 500 customers * Prior business process and configuration experience with configurable software such as Peoplesoft, Siebel, or SAP. * Experience with n-tier web architected solutions * Knowledge of policy, billing, or claim processes within an insurance company.
How to apply	Contact Kevin Call - kcall@guidewire.com
Approximate Travel	80%
Pay Range	competitive, based on experience

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