**Specialty/Competency:** Guidewire **Industry/Sector:** Insurance **Time Type:** Full time **Travel Requirements:** Up to 80% A career within Functional and Industry Technologies services will provide you with the opportunity to build secure and new digital experiences for customers, employees, and suppliers. We focus on improving apps or developing new apps for traditional and mobile devices as well as conducting usability testing to find ways to improve our clients’ user experience. As part of our team, you’ll help clients harness technology systems in financial services focusing on areas such as insurance, sales performance management, retirement and pension, asset management, and banking & capital markets. To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future. As a Senior Manager, 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 realises they are required. + Contribute technical knowledge in area of specialism. + 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 and lead open conversations with teams, clients and stakeholders to build trust. + Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct. **Job Requirements and Preferences:** **Basic Qualifications:** **Minimum Degree Required:** Bachelor's Degree **Minimum Year(s) of Experience:** 7 year(s) **Preferred Qualifications:** **Degree Preferred:** Master's Degree **Preferred Fields of Study:** Actuarial Science,Business Administration/Management,Commerce,Computer and Information Science,Computer and Information Science & Accounting,Computer Applications,Computer Engineering,Computer Engineering & Accounting,Data Processing/Analytics/Science,Economics,Engineering,Engineering and Business,Engineering Mechanics,Electrical Engineering,Finance,Information Technology,Management Information Systems,Mechanical Engineering,Statistics,Software App,Operations Management/Research,Risk Management **Certification(s) Preferred:** Guidewire and Scrum Master Certification **Preferred Knowledge/Skills:** Demonstrates intimate abilities and/or a proven record of success in managing projects related to and/or leveraging one or more of the following areas related to systems configurations within the Insurance industry, including: - Guidewire Policy Center, Billing Center, Claim Center, Contact Center and Portal; - Cogent communication, facilitation, and presentation to and/or for all levels of industry audiences, clients and internal staff and management. Demonstrates intimate abilities and/or a proven record of success in identifying and addressing client needs by: - Building trusted relationships with clients; - Developing an awareness of Firm services; - Communicating with the client in an organized and knowledgeable manner; - Delivering clear requests for information; - Demonstrating flexibility in prioritizing and completing tasks; and, - Communicating potential conflicts to a supervisor. Demonstrates intimate abilities and/or a proven record of success as a team member by: - Understanding personal and team roles; - Contributing to a positive working environment by building trusted relationships with team members; - Seeking guidance, clarification and feedback proactively; and, - Providing guidance, clarification and feedback to less experienced staff. Demonstrates intimate abilities and/or a proven record of success in creative thinking and problem solving skills, individual initiative and the following abilities, leveraging MS Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint)and other technologies appropriately including the following areas: - Communicating in an organized and knowledgeable manner in written and verbal formats including delivering clear requests for information and communicating potential conflicts; - Managing teams and/or workstreams on an engagements, staying educated on current trends and assisting in the development of knowledge capital; - Collaborating with business development teams responsible for writing and presenting proposals to prospective clients; - Presenting to senior executives, with the ability to develop lasting relationships; and, - Identifying and addressing client needs while displaying the ability to contribute to the development of a business vision and manage implementation efforts with complex project management capabilities. Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; creed; color; religion; national origin; sex; age; disability; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; genetic predisposition or carrier status; veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or any other status protected by law. PwC is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled or the posting is removed, unless otherwise set forth on the following webpage. Please visit this link for information about anticipated application deadlines: https://pwc.to/us-application-deadlines The salary range for this position is: $130,000 - $256,000, plus individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance