Senior Technical Program Manager

Summary

Guidewire is widely recognized as the leading provider of software solutions for the Property & Casualty Insurance industry and is actively working to extend its market leadership by delivering the next generation of cloud solutions to solve key challenges our customers face. Our new cloud solutions will allow our customers to unlock innovation, pursue disruptive new market opportunities, and otherwise empower them to reimagine the way they do business in P&C.
We are seeking a highly skilled and driven Senior Technical Program Manager (Senior TPgM) to join our Product Development & Operations (PDO) organization. This individual contributor role is a critical part of our execution engine, responsible for leading complex, high-impact initiatives that directly support Guidewire’s strategic priorities. As a Senior TPgM, you will operate at the intersection of technology, product, and operations—navigating ambiguity, aligning cross-functional stakeholders, and driving programs from inception through delivery. You will regularly engage with senior executives and PDO leadership, presenting program insights, progress, and recommendations. This role requires executive presence, clarity in communication, and the ability to influence without authority. Serving as a trusted leader who can connect the dots across teams and ensure timely, high-quality outcomes. This is a high-visibility role best suited for someone who thrives in fast-paced environments, has a strong technical background, and demonstrates exceptional communication, leadership, and execution skills.

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end execution of highly complex, cross-functional technical programs that drive business-critical outcomes for Guidewire.

• Develop comprehensive program plans, including timelines, milestones, scope, resource allocation, and dependencies, ensuring clear accountability and alignment across stakeholders.

• Partner closely with Engineering, Product Management, and other internal teams to drive seamless execution and cross-functional collaboration.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for program communications, delivering clear, concise, and timely updates on status, milestones, risks, and dependencies to senior leadership and key stakeholders.

• Establish and track key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to monitor project health, proactively identifying and resolving issues to ensure on-time and high-quality delivery.

• Collaborate with technical leads to assess and manage risks, develop mitigation plans, and adjust execution strategies as needed throughout the project lifecycle.

• Facilitate key program meetings such as planning sessions, workshops, and reviews, and ensure Guidewire best practices in agile and program management are consistently applied.

• Own the creation and maintenance of program documentation including plans, status updates, risk registers, and lessons learned to promote transparency, alignment, and continuous improvement.

• Maintain organizational and strategic awareness to ensure program alignment with company goals; adapt approaches based on changing business needs and context.

• Contribute to the maturity and effectiveness of the Program Management Organization by evaluating and improving processes, implementing best practices, and driving operational excellence.

• Stay current on industry trends, tools, and technologies to help Guidewire remain competitive and forward-thinking.

• Demonstrate a growth mindset and openness to feedback, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and excellence.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of experience managing complex, cross-functional software development or cloud infrastructure programs in a fast-paced, enterprise environment

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field. Master's degree is a plus

• Professional Program/Project Management certifications a plus

• Experience leading programs using Cloud Technologies and understands agile tools and concepts

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with proven negotiation skills and a strong ability to navigate executive levels of an organization.

• Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, Monday, Aha, or other project tracking and reporting tools is a plus

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $131,000 - $197,000 . Your base pay will depend on your experience, skills, education, training, and location among other factors. All full-time positions or part-time roles working 30 hours or more a week at Guidewire are eligible for benefits that support their health and well-being including health, dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, and a company sponsored retirement plan. In addition, some roles may be eligible for the annual company bonus plan, commissions, and/or long term incentive awards which are contingent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, company and employee performance.

Disability Accommodations and Guidewire’s Appeals Process. Guidewire provides accommodations to the hiring process to create a fair opportunity for candidates with disabilities to contend for open positions. Accommodation requests should be directed to [email protected]. If things do not go as hoped, we invite you to use our appeals process. Guidewire promises to independently review any denied accommodation and any decision not to offer you the position. The appeals process is the same in either case. Within five business days of receiving a notice of denial of an accommodation, or receiving a notice of your non-selection for a vacancy, e-mail [email protected] to make an appeal. Guidewire will assign a new decision-maker to review the request and/or hiring decision, who will then notify you in writing of a decision within 10 business days.

About 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.

As a partner to our customers, we continually evolve to enable their success. We are proud of our unparalleled implementation track record with 1600+ successful projects, supported by the largest R&D team and partner ecosystem in the industry. Our Marketplace provides hundreds of applications that accelerate integration, localization, and innovation.

For more information, please visit www.guidewire.com and follow us on Twitter: @Guidewire_PandC.

Guidewire Software, Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to an inclusive workplace, and believe that a diversity of perspectives, abilities, and cultures is a key to our success. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, marital status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability. All offers are contingent upon passing a criminal history and other background checks where it's applicable to the position.