Senior Product Manager, Developer Experience

Job Description

Summary

• Guidewire is widely recognized as the leading provider of software solutions for the property and casualty insurance industry. Our software offers property and casualty insurance companies the tools to take care of their customers when they need it the most, whether that is a time of crisis, a natural disaster, an accident, or exposure to cyber risks.
• We are looking for a product management professional to join our Application Platform team. Guidewire s App Platform team is responsible for building an integrated, scalable, secure, and robust app platform, to help both our internal development teams our customers leverage data easily. The platform is designed to support all our core applications, analytics, data science, and data management applications, while being integrated foundationally across our broad product portfolio, to usher in a new era of App Platform driven experiences, services, and insurance product offerings for the property casualty industry.
• In this role, you will focus on managing and optimizing Guidewire Developer Experience in the App Platform group. Our developer experience has a single portal for everyone to access Guidewire products, tools and services. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including engineering, design, operations, and customer support to ensure the seamless delivery of high-quality, scalable solutions that meet both technical and business requirements.. You will break down complex problems into steps that drive product development at speed. This opportunity is not just to build products, but to be part of a team that helps transform an industry with cutting edge technology at the center.

What You Will Do

• Define and drive the product strategy, roadmap, and vision for Application Platform developer experience, with a deep understanding of Guidewire software.
• Establish shared vision across the company by building consensus on priorities leading to product execution.
• Partner with engineering leadership to execute the vision for the delivery of our enterprise cloud products.
• Define product roadmaps, and establish product requirements, outcomes and priorities for each release.
• Provide technical expertise to ensure our developer experience portal meets the highest standards of performance, security, and scalability.
• Collaborate with UX Design and Research teams to measure and improve developer CSAT scores, adhere to accessibility standards and provide a world leading cloud experience.
• Engage with professional services, ecosystem business partners, and customers to acquire insights necessary to enable the next generation of PC solutions.
• Demonstrate flexibility and ability to adapt to change in a fast-paced work environment.

What We re Looking For In This Role

• 8-10 years of experience in the commercial enterprise/B2B software market, with at least 4+ years in technical product management. Experience working with Guidewire software and cloud-based enterprise solutions is a plus.
• Senior professional services or sales engineering professionals with a strong interest in a product management role that have deep subject matter expertise in developer experience will be strongly considered.
• Deep understanding of developer tools, latest trends in developer productivity as well as strong knowledge of software architecture, security, and scalability.
• Experience addressing requirements across a broad range of constituents with varied needs and motivations, including large enterprise IT teams, solution ecosystem partners, systems integrator partners, and internal product development teams.
• Keen judgment in analyzing sophisticated problems to make meaningful prioritization decisions and provide appropriate direction to product teams.
• Understanding and appreciation for the business value of user-centered design and design thinking, as well as analysis based on qualitative and data-based insights.
• Ability to support the achievement of revenue targets across the product portfolio.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment and manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science or another technical major.