VP, Insurance Policy Platform Manager

Sompo Holdings, Inc.; Conshohocken, Northern (Montgomery County, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans

Dental & Vision benefits

401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

Paid time off

Parental Leave Benefits

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program

Commuter benefit

Job summary

Sompo Holdings, Inc. seeks a VP, Insurance Policy Platform Manager to own the Guidewire Policy Center platform, drive architecture and performance, and lead a global development team.

The role shapes policy submission workflows and commercial product delivery while ensuring high availability and scalable operations. You'll collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders, implement security standards, automate deployments, and mentor onshore/offshore engineers to achieve strategic business

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science, information systems, or a related field.
• 10+ years IT experience with 7+ years in Java-based enterprise development.
• 5+ years Guidewire Policy Center development as a Technical Lead.
• Strong knowledge of REST/SOAP APIs, OO design, and integration platforms.
• Experience with SQL Server or Postgres and enterprise tooling.
• Proven automation of builds, deployments, and production support.

Responsibilities

• Own and lead the Guidewire Policy Center platform architecture, delivery, and performance.
• Direct a development team to design and deliver new Commercial Insurance products.
• Expand Guidewire adoption across geographies and ensure system stability.
• Define engineering standards for security, logging, and automation.
• Lead incident management and production support across multiple environments.
• Collaborate with PM, Biz Arch, Product, Ops, and Testing to scope and deliver projects.

Skills

Java enterprise development

Guidewire Policy Center development

REST/SOAP APIs

Object oriented design

SQL Server & Postgres

Automation of builds & deployments

Monitoring & logging

P&C insurance domain experience

Leadership & team management

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science / Information Systems

Tools

Guidewire Policy Center

Apache Tomcat

Job description

## VP, Insurance Policy Platform ManagerApplyremote type: Hybridlocations: Conshohocken, Pennsylvaniatime type: Full timeposted on: Posted 3 Days Agojob requisition id: R4312## **Job Description**Sompo has a unique opportunity for a **VP, Insurance Policy Platform Manager** to join our **Information Technology** team**.** ***T**his role offers an exciting opportunity to be part of a forward-thinking organization driving technological transformation in the insurance space.* **Location:** This position will be based out of our Conshohocken, PA office. We strive for collaboration which is why we offer a work environment where our employees thrive and develop long lasting careers**.** **Our business, your impact, our opportunity:****What you’ll be doing:****Platform Ownership & Leadership**:* Serve as the application owner for the Guidewire Policy Center platform, overseeing its architecture, delivery, performance, and scalability to support Policy Submission and transaction processing.* Lead a high-performing development team in designing, developing, and delivering new Commercial Insurance products while ensuring system stability and availability. Expand Guidewire Policy Center expansion and adoption across all geographies.**Technology Strategy & Innovation**:* Explore and implement cutting-edge technologies, including advancements in Guidewire and AI integration, to enhance policy processing efficiency, reduce overhead, and improve business outcomes.* Develop and enforce engineering standards around security, secure coding, logging, alerting, and automation.**Incident Management & Production Support**:* Lead efforts to identify and address production-related issues, including managing Major Incident events during business and non-business hours, ensuring quick resolution and minimal business impact.* Troubleshoot availability and performance issues across multiple layers of deployment, including hardware, operating environments, networks, and applications.**Collaboration & Stakeholder Management**:* Partner with cross-functional teams, including Project Management, Business Architecture, Product, Operations, and Testing, to scope, plan, and deliver projects.* Act as a key technical liaison for the Policy Center team, building strong relationships with business stakeholders, IT groups, and vendors.**System Support & Ecosystem Management**:* Oversee the maintenance, support, and enhancement of the Guidewire Policy Center ecosystem, including integrations with financial systems, claim systems, portals, third-party vendors etc.* Oversee maintenance, support and enhancement of Policy forms generation for all Lines of Business.* Ensure the platform operates in line with SLAs in production and non-production environments.**Automation & Documentation**:* Automate deployments to test and production environments using robust release pipelines to improve efficiency, traceability, and quality.* Maintain and govern technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, integration diagrams, sequence diagrams, deployment diagrams, and production runbooks.**Team Leadership & Governance**:* Manage onshore and offshore teams, ensuring effective capacity planning, priority management, and adherence to development methodologies.* Foster a culture of continuous improvement by mentoring team members and encouraging technical upskilling. **What you’ll bring:****Educational Background**:* Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or a related field.**Technical Expertise**:* 10+ years of experience in IT, with 7+ years in Java-based enterprise application development and implementation.* 5+ years of experience with Guidewire Policy Center development as a Technical Lead in end-to-end commercial policy products implementations.* Strong knowledge of REST/SOAP APIs, object-oriented design, orchestration platforms, message queues, and event messaging.* Expertise in web servers (Apache Tomcat), relational databases (SQL Server, Postgres), enterprise integration framework and developer tools.* Proven experience in automating builds, deployments, and production support resolution using industry-standard tools.* Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools to troubleshoot and resolve application performance issues.**Domain Experience**:* Demonstrated experience in the P&C insurance domain, with a preference for Commercial Insurance and Policy implementations.* Guidewire Policy Center experience and certification required.**Leadership & Management Skills**:* Prior experience managing technical teams across onshore/offshore models.* Strong organizational, priority management, and resource planning skills. Ability to manage critical projects, deliver results within budget and timelines, and articulate technical solutions to business stakeholders.**Business Acumen**:* Solid financial planning and budgeting skills.* Proven ability to construct sound business plans and deliver measurable value for stakeholders. **Salary Range:** $180,000 – $225,000 Actual compensation for this role will depend on several factors including the cost of living associated with your work location, your qualifications, skills, competencies, and relevant experience.At Sompo, we recognize that the talent, skills, and commitment of our employees drive our success. This is why we offer competitive, high-quality compensation and benefit programs to eligible employees.Our compensation program is built on a foundation that promotes a pay-for-performance culture, resulting in higher incentive awards, on average, when the Company does well and lower incentive awards when the Company underperforms. The total compensation opportunity for all regular, full-time employees is a combination of base salary and incentives that gets adjusted upfront based on overall Company performance with final awards based on individual performance.We continuously evaluate and update our benefit programs to ensure that our plans remain competitive and meet the needs of our employees and their dependents. Below is a summary of our current comprehensive U.S. benefit programs: * Two medical plans to choose from, including a Traditional PPO & a Consumer Driven Health Plan with a Health Savings account providing a competitive employer contribution* Pharmacy benefits with mail order options* Dental benefits including orthodontia benefits for adults and children* Vision benefits* Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts* Company-paid Life & AD&D benefits, including the option to purchase Supplemental life coverage for employee, spouse & children* Company-paid Disability benefits with very competitive salary continuation payments* 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with competitive employer contributions* Competitive paid-time-off programs, including company-paid holidays* Competitive Parental Leave Benefits & Adoption Assistance program* Employee Assistance Program* Tax-Free Commuter Benefit* Tuition Reimbursement & Professional Qualification benefits **In today’s world, what do we stand for?**Ethics and integrity are the foundation of delivering on our commitment to you. We believe that core values drive success, and that when relationships are held in the highest regard, there is nothing that cannot be accomplished. At Sompo, our ring is more than a logo, it is a symbol of our promise. Click here to learn more about life at Sompo. Sompo is an equal opportunity employer and we intentionally value inclusion and diversity. Above all, we want you to work in an environment that respects everyone’s unique contributions – we are passionately committed to equal opportunities. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex orientation, national origin, or age.