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Head of Product for Claims
- DepartmentProduct Strategy
- LocationUnited States - Remote
- Location TypeRemote
What you get to do in this role
- Own the overarching Claims business, including the strategy, roadmap and execution plan that will provide measurable results for our customers.
- Drive business, financial, and operations planning required to ensure Claims product and features meet expectations for in-market performance and top line revenue growth.
- Drive development of a cohesive, multi-year product strategy based on market needs as well as input from subject matter experts both within and outside of Guidewire.
- Leverage the latest technologies in AI/ML, including LLM and Cloud delivery models to achieve the business objectives of Claims departments and Chief Claims Officers.
- Champion customer-centered, market-driven thinking throughout the Claims products team to ensure products are fully aligned with business needs.
- Collaborate with other members of the leadership team to define comprehensive programs for educating and enabling internal and external constituents on new Claims products and features.
- Work with Finance and Sales Leadership to set Claims yearly sales targets and track pipeline and quarterly target attainment. Assist the sales team in closing deals. Work with Alliances to evaluate partner offerings both to further Claims roadmap and provide value to our customers.
- Work with Product Marketing to articulate and evangelize the business value proposition of Claims product vision, strategy and roadmap and assist with Field/Partner enablement of new claims product and features.
- Evangelize Guidewire’s Claims cloud strategy and vision to both internal and external stakeholders, including the Guidewire management team, industry analysts, customers and prospects, as well as SIs and solution partners.
- Lead a globally distributed team of product managers, business analysts, domain experts and other key contributors responsible for next generation claims solutions in P&C.
- Recruit and mentor a high-performance product management team, ensuring members have the resources, skills, and capabilities needed to conceive, define and deliver new Claims products, leveraging Cloud and AI/ML technologies.
- Engage as a key contributor and highly influential member of the product leadership team to drive alignment across a range of opinions, alternatives and competing interests.
Required Skill and Experience
- 10+ years of increasingly responsible product management leadership experience at a commercial enterprise software company.5+ years of experience in managing cloud-native business applications.
- Demonstrated ability to operate in a matrix environment, and lead with influence.
- Deep and demonstrated experience with highly configurable enterprise software products and solutions.
- Strong business acumen and ability to both plan and drive the achievement of revenue targets across the product portfolio.
- Keen understanding and appreciation for the business value of user-centered experience design and of design-oriented thinking overall.
- Solid aptitude and interest in understanding and exploring how new advances in technology, including Cloud, AI/ML, and LLM can help customers achieve their business objectives. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, especially the ability to make complex concepts simple and understandable, and present clearly and persuasively to customers, partners, colleagues and senior executives.
- Track record of successfully managing ambiguity and maintaining a focus on high leverage activities - i.e. taking in a lot of input and conflicting requests while still moving forward at a fast pace.
- Strong people management skills with proven success in motivating, mentoring and creating an environment where the best talent wants to be.BA/BS required. MBA preferred.
Salary Information
Salary Range: $182000 - $274000 per yearAbout Guidewire
Guidewire is the platform P&C insurers trust to engage, innovate, and grow efficiently. We combine digital, core, analytics, and AI to deliver our platform as a cloud service. More than 540+ insurers in 40 countries, from new ventures to the largest and most complex in the world, run on Guidewire.
The perks. The rewards. The good stuff.
We’re proud to shout about our awesome benefits packages. Holistic wellness is a big deal for us. We offer everything you need to support your work and, most importantly, your work-life balance. We’re committed to helping you be the best version of yourself. Inside and outside of work.
FINANCIAL
Receive market-competitive pay and incentive programs—because you deserve it! To help future-proof your income, we offer generous support through retirement savings plans.
HEALTH AND WELLNESS
Keep your physical and emotional health in tip-top shape with health insurance for you and your family, an employee assistance program, annual wellness reimbursement, and access to wellness resources.
FLEXIBLE WORKING
Work in an environment where you’ll have the freedom and trust to make an impact, with time for your life outside of work.
DOWNTIME
Relax and kick back through our generous paid time-off programs. Make a difference in your community with three volunteer days each year. Take your own personal day of rest with My Day. We also offer ample paid leave for all new parents.
CONTINUAL DEVELOPMENT
We encourage self-directed learning, giving you every chance to become a better version of yourself, both professionally and personally. At Guidewire, lifelong learning is here for the taking.
CAREER MOBILITY
Your career opportunities are only limited by your own imagination. Guidewire’s community is filled with chances to expand your horizons across any of our teams or worldwide locations.