Principal Guidewire Architect

We are seeking a Principal Guidewire Architect to lead and govern Guidewire architecture and offshore delivery across PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, and ClaimCenter. This role heads a group of Guidewire Architects, with one Architect responsible for each X-Center. The Principal Guidewire Architect provides enterprise architectural direction, ensures consistency across X-Centers, and drives delivery discipline through a pod-based model. The role carries organization-wide technical authority for Guidewire implementations.

• This role exists to unblock clients, accelerate delivery, and set the technical direction for all Guidewire programs.
• The Principal Guidewire Architect is the final decision authority across PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, and ClaimCenter, leading a set of X-Center Architects while remaining deeply embedded in client programs.
• This role directly shapes user stories, approves designs, resolves cross-system constraints, and ensures delivery moves forward without dependency or delay—while simultaneously building long-term offshore capability.
  
  

Key Responsibilities

Client-Critical Architecture & Delivery

• Act as the primary technical authority for client programs across all Guidewire X-Centers.
• Drive architecture decisions that directly unblock user stories and sprint commitments.
• Resolve cross-X-Center dependencies that stall delivery.
• Ensure solutions move from design to production with zero ambiguity.
• Step in personally when architectural or integration complexity becomes a delivery risk.
• If a client is blocked, this role is expected to remove the block—not escalate it.
  
  

X-Center Leadership with Execution Authority

• Lead a set of senior Guidewire Architects, each aligned to PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, or ClaimCenter.
• Set clear technical direction and hold Architects accountable for execution.
• Override or redirect designs when they impact delivery timelines or quality.
• Ensure architectural decisions are practical, implementable, and sprint-ready.
  
  

Delivery Through Influence, Not Delegation

• Operate at the point where architecture meets execution.
• Translate business intent into delivery-ready technical direction.
• Participate in story shaping, technical breakdowns, and release planning.
• Drive outcomes through decisive direction—not committees or documentation loops.
  
  

Build Teams While Delivering

• Strengthen offshore capability without slowing delivery.
• Coach Architects and Leads through real client problems, not classroom theory.
• Create repeatable patterns, templates, and standards from live project work.
• Raise team maturity by showing how complex problems are solved under pressure.
  
  

System Integrity & Long-Term Health

• Protect platform stability while enabling rapid delivery.
• Own decisions related to scalability, performance, data integrity, and upgrades.
• Ensure short-term delivery choices do not compromise long-term platform health.
• Authority & Decision Rights
  
  

Mandatory Requirements

• 15+ years of Guidewire implementation experience with deep hands-on expertise across PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, and ClaimCenter.
• Guidewire Ace Certification – Mandatory.
• Proven experience acting as the primary technical authority on large Guidewire programs.
• Strong command over GOSU, Java, integrations, REST/SOAP, messaging, and data architecture.
• Strong P&C insurance domain expertise.
• Demonstrated ability to unblock delivery and drive outcomes under pressure.
  
  

Leadership Responsibility

• Lead a group of Guidewire Architects, with full ownership of delivery, quality, and client satisfaction.
• Act as the primary point of accountability for output—ensuring timelines, technical standards, and best practices are consistently met.
• Mentor, coach, and train junior developers, building technical capabilities and instilling an ownership-first mindset within the team.
• Drive end-to-end BillingCenter solutions—from design, configuration, and integration to deployment and issue resolution—with minimal supervision.
• Collaborate with other pods and cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration and alignment with overall program objectives.
• Proactively identify risks, bottlenecks, and improvement opportunities and implement solutions that maximize pod performance and client value.