Guidewire Project Manager

Infosys Singapore & Australia; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training opportunities

Diverse and cooperative work environment

Global culture

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Victoria is seeking a Guidewire Project Manager to oversee the delivery of Guidewire initiatives. The role involves managing the full project lifecycle and ensuring stakeholder satisfaction through effective communication and governance. Ideal candidates should have 8+ years of relevant project management experience, particularly in enterprise software or SaaS environments. The position offers opportunities for growth within a dynamic and diverse consulting organization.

Qualifications

• 8+ years’ experience as a Technology or Platform Project Manager.
• Proven track record managing enterprise software implementations.
• Strong expertise across project management disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full project lifecycle for Guidewire initiatives.
• Develop and manage comprehensive project plans.
• Build and manage strong relationships with stakeholders.
• Ensure project scope remains aligned with approved objectives.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Leadership

Agile methodologies

Communication

Job description

Infosys Consulting is the worldwide management and IT consultancy unit of the Infosys Group (NYSE: INFY), a global advisor to leading companies for strategy, process engineering and technology‑enabled transformation programs. We partner with clients to design and implement customized solutions to address their complex business challenges, and to help them in a post‑modern ERP world. By combining innovative and human‑centric approaches with the latest technological advances, we enable organizations to reimagine their future and create sustainable and lasting business value. A pioneer in breaking down the barriers between strategy and execution, Infosys Consulting delivers superior business value to its clients by advising them on strategy and process optimisation as well as IT‑enabled transformation. To find out how we go beyond the expected to deliver the exceptional, visit us at www.infosysconsultinginsights.com.

The Guidewire Project Manager (PM) is responsible for the end‑to‑end delivery of Guidewire initiatives, including implementations, upgrades, enhancements, and system integrations. The role focuses on planning, governance, execution, and stakeholder management, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, budget, and quality expectations.

This position requires strong experience managing enterprise platform programs, proven leadership across cross‑functional teams, and the ability to operate effectively in regulated insurance or financial services environments.

Key Responsibilities

Project Delivery & Governance

• Lead the full project lifecycle for Guidewire initiatives, from initiation through delivery and closure.
• Develop and manage comprehensive project plans, including scope, timelines, budgets, resourcing, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Establish and drive effective project governance, including status reporting, risk and issue management, steering committee updates, and decision forums.
• Identify, track, and proactively mitigate risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies.
• Ensure adherence to agreed delivery methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid), while maintaining flexibility to meet project needs.

Stakeholder & Vendor Management

• Build and manage strong relationships with business stakeholders, IT teams, Guidewire vendors, and system integrators.
• Coordinate cross‑functional teams to ensure clear accountability, aligned priorities, and smooth execution.
• Oversee vendor performance, ensuring delivery meets contractual obligations, quality standards, and timelines.
• Communicate project status, milestones, risks, and outcomes clearly and confidently to senior leadership and executive stakeholders.

Delivery Assurance & Implementation

• Ensure project scope remains aligned with approved objectives and is managed through formal change control processes.
• Support release planning, cutover activities, and implementation readiness, including business go‑live planning.
• Drive post‑implementation reviews, lessons learned, and continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen future delivery.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• 8+ years’ experience as a Technology or Platform Project Manager.
• Proven track record managing enterprise software or SaaS platform implementations (Guidewire experience strongly preferred).
• Solid understanding of insurance or financial services environments, including regulatory and governance considerations.
• Strong expertise across core project management disciplines including planning, budgeting, risk management, reporting, and governance.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at senior levels.

We offer you great opportunities within a dynamically growing consulting organization. You will elaborate and deliver best practice solutions and will be able to further develop your skills. At Infosys Consulting you will discover a truly global culture that embraces diversity at all levels, working with highly dedicated and motivated colleagues, a cooperative work environment and interesting training opportunities.