AES Guidewire Project Management Office Consultant- Senior Associate Operate

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.

Skills

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 Firms code of conduct, and independence requirements.
  
  

The AES Guidewire Team has an opportunity for a Project Management Office Consultant. 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. Previous experience with Guidewire PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, ClaimCenter and ContactManager. Responsible for leading requirement gathering sessions, conduct analysis, develop functional specifications and perform business walk throughs. User story creation/updation, developing process flow.

Minimum Degree Required (BQ) *:

Bachelor’s Degree

Required Field(s) Of Study (BQ)

Preferred Field(s) of Study:

Minimum Year(s) of Experience (BQ) *:

Certification(s) Preferred

Minimum of 2 to 5 years of experience

NA

Preferred Knowledge/Skills *:

Demonstrates a thorough level of abilities with, and/or a proven record of success as both an individual contributor and team member with focus on deep expertise, continuous execution, throughput and quality

Responsibilities

As a Associate , youll work as part of a team of problem solvers, provide PMO support to Guidewire Practice engagements on Status Reports, SLA/KPI calculation and reports, Staffing/recruitment facilitation, engagement financials support, expertise in MS tools Powerpoint, Excel with excellent communication skills. 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 realizes they are required.
• Contribute to operational excellence to support Delivery excellence.
• 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 firms code of ethics and business conduct.
• Follow risk management and compliance procedures.
• Work in a team environment that includes client interactions, manage accounts independently, and cross-team collaboration.
• Take up cross competency work and drive to COE activities.
• Willingness to work Second Shift (2 pm IST to 11 pm IST) to support US based clients
  
  

Preferred Skills

• Expert at MS office – Excel, Powerpoint, etc.,
• Expert at tools for operation excellence – ServiceNow, Powerpoint, Visio, MPP, etc
• Stakeholder management
• Excellent communication

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