Policy Administration Leader - Guidewire & PAS Modernization

The Judge Group; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 105,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

The Judge Group seeks an IT Development Manager to lead the Policy Administration Systems (Guidewire PolicyCenter) team in Milwaukee, WI. You will shape strategy, oversee development, and deliver secure, scalable insurance applications across the full policy lifecycle.

Ideal candidates bring strong technical leadership, software engineering expertise, and P&C insurance domain knowledge, with Guidewire PolicyCenter experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
• 7+ years of application development or software engineering experience.
• 3+ years of leadership experience managing software development teams.
• Experience delivering enterprise applications in Agile environments.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, engineering principles, and integration patterns.
• Experience managing multiple priorities and distributed teams.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of software engineers, technical leads, business analysts, and QA professionals.
• Establish performance goals, career development plans, and succession strategies.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Manage team capacity planning, staffing, resource allocation, and budgeting activities.
• Align technology execution with business objectives and strategic priorities.
• Oversee enhancements, upgrades, integrations, releases, and production support activities.

Skills

Leadership

Software engineering

Agile

Stakeholder management

Cloud technologies

DevOps

APIs

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Guidewire PolicyCenter

Azure DevOps

Git

REST APIs

Job description

The Judge Group seeks an IT Development Manager to lead the Policy Administration Systems (Guidewire PolicyCenter) team in Milwaukee, WI. You will shape strategy, oversee development, and deliver secure, scalable insurance applications across the full policy lifecycle.

Ideal candidates bring strong technical leadership, software engineering expertise, and P&C insurance domain knowledge, with Guidewire PolicyCenter experience preferred.