Guidewire Onshore Program Lead

2 days ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Cognizant Technology Solutions Full time $100,000 - $150,000 per year

What makes Cognizant a unique place to work? The combination of rapid growth and an international and innovative environment This is creating many opportunities for people like YOU — people with an entrepreneurial spirit who want to make a difference in this world.

At Cognizant, together with your colleagues from all around the world, you will collaborate on creating solutions for the world's leading companies and help them become more flexible, more innovative, and successful. Moreover, this is your chance to be part of the success story.

Position Summary

We are seeking a seasoned Guidewire Onshore Program Lead with over 20 years of IT experience, including a strong background in delivering complex insurance technology solutions. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of hands-on experience with Insurance COTS products and 5+ years of leading Guidewire implementations across various modules such as PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, and ClaimCenter.

Mandatory Skills

  • Strong knowledge on Insurance P&C domain
  • Good knowledge of the product development life cycle.
  • Strong Program Management skills
  • Strong client / stakeholder management skills
  • Guidewire certified.

Roles And Responsibilities

  • Responsible for overall program delivery and coordinates/oversees all project activities and deliverables.
  • Responsible for ensuring the dependencies are met in the given date, queries are clarified within the prescribed time window, resolve issues, and mitigate delivery risks.
  • Works with Cognizant Guidewire Senior Delivery Lead and liaise with all Customer Key stakeholders at onshore to ensure Guidewire initiatives/projects/programs from Inception to Development, Stabilization and Implementation are delivered.
  • Participate in Platform best practice initiatives and ensure all project team follow the guidelines.
  • Point of contact at onshore for Guidewire Program/Project risk/issue and drive it to closure working with the team
  • Track projects activities / milestones including identifying the project's critical path items
  • Participate in program cadence and governance meetings
  • Other responsibilities as directed by Customer from time to time

Qualifications/Certifications (Optional):

  • Master in Engineering/Technology in any stream
  • PMP from Project Management Institute

Salary Range: >$100,000

Date of Posting: 29-Sep-25

Next Steps: If you feel this opportunity suits you, or Cognizant is the type of organization you would like to join, we want to have a conversation with you Please apply directly with us.

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