Guidewire Specialist
Role: Guidewire Business Analyst
Skill – LOB / Products – Specialty Insurance / London Market
Location – London, UK
Permanent
Role summary
We are seeking an experienced Guidewire Business Analyst with strong expertise across Guidewire XCenters (ClaimCenter, PolicyCenter, BillingCenter) to lead analysis and delivery in large-scale insurance transformation programs. The role requires deep understanding of end-to-end insurance lifecycle including policy, billing, and claims processes.
The role sits at the intersection of domain expertise, business analysis, Guidewire product capabilities, requirements engineering, and stakeholder engagement. The individual will work closely with business and IT stakeholders from Underwriting, Finance, Digital, and Enterprise Architecture teams across large-scale insurance transformation initiatives
The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience in process analysis, Guidewire XCenter functional capabilities, requirement elicitation, and Agile delivery, with the ability to translate complex business requirements into clear, structured, and implementation-ready artefacts
Required Experience
- Proven experience in insurance domain and business analysis roles.
- Hands-on experience in Guidewire Xcenter BA role.
- Experience in at least one full-cycle Xcenter implementation or multiple enhancement/AMS engagements as Business analyst.
- Strong understanding of P&C insurance.
- Experience working with cross-functional stakeholders and distributed teams.
- Experience in Agile/Scrum methodologies (user stories, backlog grooming, sprint support).
- UK / Europe client engagement experience
Technical Skills Mandatory
- Strong expertise in requirements gathering, process modeling, and functional documentation.
- Working knowledge of Guidewire ClaimCenter functionality and configuration concepts.
- Experience with user story creation, backlog management, and acceptance criteria definition.
- Familiarity with tools such as JIRA, Confluence, or Azure DevOps.
- Experience in test scenario definition, UAT support, and defect lifecycle management.
- Strong documentation and analytical skills
- Exposure to Guidewire integrations (PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, external systems).
- Exposure to regulatory frameworks and compliance requirements
- Knowledge of data models, SQL, and API-based integrations.
Desirable:
- Experience to APD
- London Market / US / APAC client exposure
- Guidewire Certification
Role: Guidewire Developer
Skill – Guidewire development
Location – London, UK(hybrid work – up to 5 days/a week at Canary Wharf office)
Permanent
Role summary
We are seeking an experienced Guidewire Technical Lead to drive the technical design, development, integration, and delivery of Guidewire-based insurance transformation programs. The role sits at the intersection of Guidewire product expertise, insurance domain understanding, application design, integration architecture, and delivery leadership.
The role requires client co-ordination and deep functional or insurance (P&C) industry expertise especially on Personal and/or commercial lines.
The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience in Guidewire development, technical solution design, integration patterns, and Agile delivery, with the ability to lead development teams and ensure scalable, high-quality implementation across Guidewire XCenters
Role: Guidewire Architect
Skill – Guidewire Architecture, P&C domain expertise
Location – London, UK(hybrid work – up to 5 days/a week at Canary Wharf office.)
Permanent
Role summary
We are seeking a highly experienced Guidewire Technical Architect to lead the architecture, design, and delivery of Guidewire-based insurance transformation programs.
The role is responsible for defining end-to-end solution architecture across Guidewire XCenters, ensuring scalability, performance, integration alignment, and adherence to best practices.
The role requires client co-ordination and deep functional or insurance (P&C) industry expertise.
The ideal candidate combines deep Guidewire product knowledge, strong technical architecture skills, and P&C domain expertise; with ptitude to work in Implementation, Transformation and AMS programs with a strong niche skill of Guidewire ( Policy, Billing & ClaimCenter and Guidewire InsuranceSuite) including on-prem and SaaS version.
Role: Guidewire Program Manager
Required Experience – Program management, Guidewire, Specialty / London Market and Lloyd’s ecosystem
Location – London, UK(hybrid work – up to 5 days/a week at Canary Wharf office.)
Permanent
Role summary
We are seeking an experienced Guidewire Program Manager to lead end to end delivery of Guidewire Programs (Implementation, Upgrade and AMS) for UK Insurers including Specialty / London Market and Lloyd’s ecosystem.
The role requires strong delivery ownership, stakeholder management, advisory capability in an onsite client-facing environment ensuring successful implementation, upgrade, or support initiatives across the insurance value chain.
The role involves managing cross-functional teams (business, IT, vendors, and offshore teams), establishing delivery governance frameworks, tracking KPIs, risks, and dependencies, and ensuring alignment with business objectives
The ideal candidate will also drive innovation, productivity improvements, and process optimization, while ensuring compliance with delivery standards and maintaining high-quality outcomes throughout the program lifecycle.
- Strong IT experience and proven experience in leading and driving Guidewire programs.
- Strong understanding of P&C / specialty insurance and London Market.
- Strong experience in Guidewire InsuranceSuite (PC, BC, CC).
- Prior onsite UK / Europe client engagement experience .
- Proven track record in managing large transformation / multi-vendor programs.
- Experience in leading Guidewire Cloud / upgrade / AMS engagements.
- Strong client-facing communication, consulting, and leadership skills.
Good to have :
- Guidewire Certification
- Program Management certification