VP, Global Practices - Professional Services
Pubblicato il 12-09-2026 - Guidewire Software in Milano
ph3Summary /h3 pThe VP, Global Practices leads the technical and methodological backbone of Guidewire Professional Services. This leader owns the global capability, technical standards, and innovation agenda across five practices — InsuranceSuite INOW, Data, Digital, Tech Integration, and Business Consulting — and is accountable for ensuring Guidewire-led implementations and SI partner-led programs are delivered to the highest technical bar in the industry. /p h3Job Description /h3 h3What you’ll do /h3 h3Strategic Accountabilities /h3 h3Technical Methodology and Standards /h3 ul liOwn deployment of global technical methodology — architecture standards, integration patterns, product-specific implementation methods, design patterns, and code standards — for every Guidewire product implemented through PS. /li liMaintain practice IP (toolkits, accelerators, reference architectures) in partnership with Services Product and Portfolio team, and ensure it is versioned, governed, and accessible to regions, GDC, and SI partners globally. /li liSet the engineering rigor expected of every implementation, every region, and every partner; establish the quality bar and the enforcement mechanisms that hold to it. /li liPartner with Delivery Assurance Global PMO on integration into the end-to-end PS delivery standard, and with Global Delivery on operationalizing technical methodology into GDC and productized services. /li /ul h3Innovation and Practice Evolution /h3 ul liSet the multi-year vision for how each of the five practices evolves to support new products (Pricing Rating, Underwriting, Industry Intelligence), new delivery models, and AI-accelerated implementation. /li liLead the integration of AI methods and tools into technical practice methodology — AI-accelerated prototyping, document ingestion, intelligent automation, code-gen, and agentic workflows — in partnership with the PS AI CoE. /li liPartner with Product, Platform, and AI engineering to ensure practice capability stays ahead of product roadmap commitments — and that Guidewire-led implementations are a proof point for new product capability. /li liChampion the productization of repeatable services solutions (e.g., BOLT, US Admitted Lines) and own the technical quality of those offerings in partnership with Global Delivery and Product Portfolio. /li /ul h3Talent and Capability Bench /h3 ul liBuild and maintain a world-class bench of architects, technical experts, and methodologists across all five practices. /li liDefine the technical career path and leveling expectations for practice talent — from senior consultant to principal architect — in partnership with People Solutions on the broader PS career framework. /li liDrive workforce planning across practices in coordination with Global Operations and Global Delivery — anticipating skill needs 12–24 months ahead of demand. /li liDrive high levels of utilization and overall productivity across practices, managing the impacts of AI on the various tasks and roles in the organization. /li liDevelop succession depth for each Senior Director practice lead and identify high-potential talent for cross-practice rotation. /li /ul h3Sales and Strategic Deal Support /h3 ul liServe as the senior technical voice on strategic deals — partner with GTM and regions on deal shaping, technical pre-sales, and complex proposal development. /li liProvide escalation support for at-risk programs, bringing the right practice expertise to recover delivery and protect customer outcomes. /li liOwn the technical credibility of Professional Services with major customers, partners, and Guidewire executive leadership. /li /ul h3Partner Technical Enablement /h3 ul liPartner with Delivery Assurance Global PMO (which owns partner program quality standards) to set the technical bar that SI partners must meet to deliver Guidewire programs successfully, and align technical certification with overall partner accreditation. /li liBuild the practice tools, training, and reference assets that enable SI partners to scale quality delivery without Guidewire bottlenecks.
/li liInfluence the partner ecosystem strategy — which partners to invest in, where capability gaps exist, and how to close them. /li /ul h3Practice Areas Under Leadership /h3 ul liInsuranceSuite INOW — global product methodology, architecture standards, and integration patterns for Guidewire's flagship core product suite. /li liData — data architecture, platform integration, ETL, analytics enablement, and Industry Intelligence implementation methodology. /li liDigital — Jutro, digital experience layer, customer and agent portals, and modern front-end engineering practices. /li liTech Integration — integration architecture, API design, cloud platform engineering, DevOps, and the cross-cutting technical foundation that all practices depend on. /li liBusiness Consulting — insurance domain expertise, business process design, change management, and value realization advisory. /li /ul h3External Representation /h3 pRepresents Guidewire externally as the senior technical voice of Professional Services — at customer executive briefings, customer advisory councils, SI partner technical summits, analyst engagements, and industry forums. The role is the public face of “how Guidewire implements”, with credibility to engage architects and engineers as a peer, not just a manager. /p h3Decision Rights /h3 ul liOwns: Global technical methodology, reference architectures, architecture and integration standards, practice IP (toolkits, accelerators, design patterns, code standards), engineering quality bar for implementations, technical certification standard for SI partners, technical career path and leveling for practice talent, practice headcount plan. /li liInfluences: Regional delivery execution (regions own customer PL), program management and assurance methodology (owned by Delivery Assurance Global PMO), engineering and delivery-execution methodology for GDC and productized services (owned by Global Delivery), product roadmap (owned by Product Engineering), AI tooling roadmap (owned by AI CoE), partner commercial strategy (owned by GTM and Alliances). /li /ul h3What Success Looks Like in the First 12-18 Months /h3 ul liEach practice has a refreshed, multi-year capability roadmap aligned to Guidewire's product strategy and AI direction. /li liMeasurable improvement in implementation quality and consistency — fewer escalations, more predictable technical outcomes, fewer rework cycles. /li liAI-accelerated methods are integrated into core technical practices and produce demonstrable productivity gains as well as measurable returns – in speed, accuracy, and cost-efficiency to both Customers and Guidewire. /li liThe SI partner ecosystem is operating to a clearer, more rigorous technical bar with defined accreditation. /li liSenior Director practice leads are operating with greater autonomy and have credible succession plans in place. /li liRegions and customers experience Global Practices as a force multiplier — not a bottleneck. /li /ul h3What you’ll bring /h3 h3Required Experience /h3 ul li15+ years in technology services, software implementation, or enterprise consulting, with significant time in a practice or capability leadership role. /li liProven track record leading a global, multi-practice or multi-discipline technical organization at scale. /li liDeep experience implementing complex enterprise software — ideally in insurance, financial services, or a comparable regulated industry. /li liDemonstrated experience driving technical methodology and engineering rigor in cloud-based delivery models. /li liExperience integrating AI and automation into delivery practices — agentic tooling, code-gen, document ingestion, intelligent automation.
/li liExperience operating in or alongside a major SI partner ecosystem. /li /ul h3Required Capabilities /h3 ul liStrategy-setting leadership: defines a multi-year technical vision for a global function — anticipates market and technology shifts and translates them into clear capability priorities. /li liStakeholder influence: builds alignment across executives, regions, partners, and customers — solves for the enterprise rather than for a single function. /li liTechnical credibility with senior architects and engineers — engages as a peer, not just a manager. /li liTalent architecture: builds future‑ready leaders and capability; leads transformations in skills, methodology, and ways of working. /li liExecutive presence: communicates with clarity, confidence, and credibility across cultures and audiences; able to represent Guidewire externally at the highest levels. /li /ul h3Preferred /h3 ul liPC insurance domain depth, or comparable depth in another core‑systems‑driven regulated industry. /li liPrior CTO, Chief Architect, or VP of Engineering experience in a services or product company. /li liTrack record building or scaling a global practice function from earlier‑stage to enterprise scale. /li /ul pThe US base salary range for this full‑time position is $232,000 - $377,000. Your base pay will depend on your experience, skills, education, training, and location among other factors. /p pAll full‑time positions or part‑time roles working 30 hours or more a week at Guidewire are eligible for benefits that support their health and well‑being including health, dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, and a company sponsored retirement plan. In addition, some roles may be eligible for the annual company premio plan, commissions, and/or long term incentive awards which are contingent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, company and employee performance. /p pDisability Accommodations and Guidewire’s Appeals Process. Guidewire provides accommodations to the hiring process to create a fair opportunity for candidates with disabilities to contend for open positions. Accommodation requests should be directed to If things do not go as hoped, we invite you to use our appeals process. Guidewire promises to independently review any denied accommodation and any decision not to offer you the position. The appeals process is the same in either case. Within five business days of receiving a notice of denial of an accommodation, or receiving a notice of your non‑selection for a vacancy, e-mail to make an appeal. Guidewire will assign a new decision‑maker to review the request and/or hiring decision, who will then notify you in writing of a decision within 10 business days. /p h3About Guidewire /h3 pGuidewire is the platform PC insurers trust to engage, innovate, and grow efficiently. We combine digital, core, analytics, and AI to deliver our platform as a cloud service. More than 540+ insurers in 40 countries, from new ventures to the largest and most complex in the world, run on Guidewire. /p pAs a partner to our customers, we continually evolve to enable their success. We are proud of our unparalleled implementation track record with 1600+ successful projects, supported by the largest RD team and partner ecosystem in the industry. Our Marketplace provides hundreds of applications that accelerate integration, localization, and innovation. /p pFor more information, please visit and follow us on Twitter: @Guidewire_PandC. /p pGuidewire Software, Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to an inclusive workplace, and believe that a diversity of perspectives, abilities, and cultures is a key to our success. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, marital status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability. All offers are contingent upon passing a criminal history and other background checks where it's applicable to the position. /p /p #J-18808-Ljbffr