Line of Service
Advisory
Industry/Sector
Not Applicable
Specialism
Guidewire
Management Level
Senior Associate
Job Description & Summary
At PwC, our people in business application consulting specialise in consulting services for a variety of business applications, helping clients optimise operational efficiency. These individuals analyse client needs, implement software solutions, and provide training and support for seamless integration and utilisation of business applications, enabling clients to achieve their strategic objectives.
As a Guidewire developer at PwC, you will specialise in developing and customising applications using the Guidewire platform. Guidewire is a software suite that provides insurance companies with tools for policy administration, claims management, and billing. You will be responsible for designing, coding, and testing software solutions that meet the specific needs of insurance organisations.
Focused on relationships, you are building meaningful client connections, and learning how to manage and inspire others. Navigating increasingly complex situations, you are growing your personal brand, deepening technical expertise and awareness of your strengths. You are expected to anticipate the needs of your teams and clients, and to deliver quality. Embracing increased ambiguity, you are comfortable when the path forward isn’t clear, you ask questions, and you use these moments as opportunities to grow.
Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:
- Respond effectively to the diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
- Use a broad range of tools, methodologies and techniques to generate new ideas and solve problems.
- Use critical thinking to break down complex concepts.
- Understand the broader objectives of your project or role and how your work fits into the overall strategy.
- Develop a deeper understanding of the business context and how it is changing.
- Use reflection to develop self awareness, enhance strengths and address development areas.
- Interpret data to inform insights and recommendations.
- Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.
Application Evolution Services (AES) - Guidewire
Lead Developer (DataHub)- Senior Associate
Job Category: Managed Services - JFG
Specialty/Competency: Guidewire/Managed Services
Industry/Sector: Property & Casualty
Travel Requirements: None
A career in our Managed Services team will provide you an opportunity to collaborate with a wide array of teams to help our clients implement and operate new capabilities, achieve operational efficiencies, and harness the power of technology. Our Application Evolution Services (formerly Application Managed Services) team will provide you with the opportunity to help organizations harness the power of their enterprise applications by optimizing the technology while driving transformation and innovation to increase business performance. We assist our clients in capitalizing on technology improvements, implementing new capabilities, and achieving operational efficiencies by managing and maintaining their application ecosystems. We help our clients maximize the value of their investment by managing the support and continuous transformation of their solutions in the areas of sales, finance, supply chain, engineering, manufacturing and human capital.
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 Associate, 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:
Within our global, Managed Services platform, we provide Application Evolution Services (formerly Application Managed Services), where we focus more so on the evolution of our clients’ applications and cloud portfolio. Our focus is to empower our client’s to navigate and capture the value of their application portfolio while cost-effectively operating and protecting their solutions.
Job Requirements and Preferences:
Minimum Degree Required: Bachelor Degree and/or 5 years Equivalent Experience
Preferred Qualifications:
Preferred Knowledge/Skills:
Demonstrates expert abilities and extensive Application Managed Service projects and solutioning the Smartcomm integration with Guidewire Suite of applications on premises and SaaS, with proven success executing and leading all aspects of complex engagements within the Smartcomm application achieving on-time and on-budget delivery, as well as the following:
6+ years of experience as technical lead for Datahub and ETL tools
Strong understanding of data warehouse concepts and dimensional data modeling
Expertise with SQL queries, analytical services, reporting services
Experience with one or more SDLC methodologies
Expertise related to metadata management, data modeling, data model rationalization, and database products
Experience with data scripting and programming
Understands context of their project within the larger portfolio
Demonstrated a strong attention to detail
Possesses strong analytical skills
Demonstrated a strong sense of ownership and commitment to program goals
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Identifies and implements operational database requirements and proposed enhancements in support of requested application development or business functionality
Develops and translates business requirements into detailed data designs
Maps data between systems (in conjunction with Business Analysts)
Assists engineering and development teams as application data expert from physical data models to production implementations
Identifies entities, attributes, and referential relationships for data models using a robust enterprise information engineering approach
Creates tables, indexes, constants, and assist programmers with SQL, tuning and reviews
Participates in data analysis, archiving, database design, and development activities for migration of existing data as needed
Develops ETL interfaces from source databases and systems to the data warehouse
Works closely with application development teams to ensure quality interaction with the database
(1) To be responsible for providing technical guidance or solutions
(2) To develop and guide the team members in enhancing their technical capabilities and increasing productivity
(3) To ensure process compliance in the assigned module, and participate in technical discussions or review.
(4) To prepare and submit status reports for minimizing exposure and risks on the project or closure of escalations.
At PwC, our work model includes three ways of working: virtual, in-person, and flex (a hybrid of in-person and virtual). Visit the following link to learn more: https://pwc.to/ways-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.
For positions based in San Francisco, consideration of qualified candidates with arrest and conviction records will be in a manner consistent with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)
Degrees/Field of Study required:
Degrees/Field of Study preferred:
Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)
Required Skills
Optional Skills
Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Communication, Creativity, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Guidewire BillingCenter, Guidewire BillingCenter Configuration, Guidewire ClaimCenter, GuideWire Integration, Inclusion, Intellectual Curiosity, Learning Agility, Optimism, PolicyCenter (Software), Self-Awareness, Software Development, Software Development Methodology, System Development, Teamwork, Well Being
Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)
Travel Requirements
Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?
Government Clearance Required?
Job Posting End Date