Director of People Business Partner, Guidewire
$173-232k
Back-end software for P&C insurance
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Back-end software for P&C insurance
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$173-232k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To constantly improve, so insurance companies can successfully respond to customer needs in a world where technology and risk are changing dramatically.
Role
Who you are
- At Guidewire, we look for people who are curious, inventive, and work to be a little better every single day
- We are looking for someone who will thrive in a dynamic and changing environment, who can have fun while getting a lot of great work done
- Business Acumen: Expert knowledge and direct experience partnering with transformative professional services and go to market teams
- Strategic Consultation: proven ability to develop and execute solutions to business challenges and to influence strategic business decisions
- Relationship Management: Ability to collaborate and proactively partner with cross-functional teams across the globe
- Data Judgement:Extensive experience partnering with and influencing Executive leaders and leadership teams through data-driven analytics and strategic consultation
- Talent Management: Strategic HR Expertise, Employee Experience Management, Technological Savviness, using best in class tools like Workday, Google suites, Zoom and social media tools
- Agility: Not afraid to get scrappy and iterate, while building long term enterprise solutions
- Global experience in leading virtual teams for short term and long term wins
- Design and implement organizational transformation in partnership with Senior executives
- Consultation and presentations skills (creating, presenting and editing) are a standard of operating within the business partnering role
- Global Travel will be required within the USA and outside to align with business needs and the HR team meetings during the year
- Experience working in a fast paced, global, and preferably scaled organization
- Experience in partnering and leading organizational transition short term and long term
- Comfort with Google suite of tools, Guidewire products, and Workday
- Master Degree(MBA, MOD) or experience to showcase ability to execute in role with teams is a must
- Certification in team effectiveness tools, executive development models and frameworks are welcomed
What the job involves
- Guidewire is looking for a Director, People Business Partner to join our People team
- What you will get to do as a Director at Guidewire is partner with multiple leaders in the go to market organization at the executive level
- They will act as a trusted advisor, business consultant, coach, and change agent
- This position will drive and influence global functional initiatives across the People function that serve the ongoing development of our talent and culture at Guidewire
- The role will directly partner with executives in pacific, and central time zones during their team standard operating time zone
- In our work together we aim to be smart, humble, hardworking, and, above all, collaborative
- Understand and translate business goals into holistic, integrated, measurable talent strategies, to be executed across the global enterprise
- Lead globally, understanding local nuances through past experience, leaning on appropriate local People Business Partners
- Architect talent strategies that are focused on organizational effectiveness, workforce planning, talent and overall business performance
- Use data-driven diagnostic tools and processes to develop solutions that continuously improve org effectiveness. Address gaps and emerging skills needs through practical action and use of Degreed and AI tools
- Collaborate with cross-functional partners to align our culture and performance with our rewards and reward strategies
- Influence the design and lead execution of innovative talent management strategies and processes to develop world-class talent, using organizational design models and action planning
- Analyze people data and industry trends; develop proactive solutions to further support business objectives
- Partner with key business partners (Finance, Legal, and COE partners) to leverage their support in executing HR strategy and business operations
- Ability to lead and support long term change initiatives in a complex organizational transition
Our take
Insurance is an age-old industry rooted in ancient technology. Despite the substantial power and revenue of these companies, their backend systems have become outdated, leading to rising relative costs. The challenge of modernizing such entrenched systems has been a significant hurdle for many insurers.
Guidewire is at the forefront of transforming Property and Casualty insurance by offering cutting-edge software solutions delivered via the cloud. The company is dedicated to evolving its offerings through close collaboration with its extensive customer base. This intimate engagement helps Guideire refine and enhance its cloud solutions to better meet the needs of it sclients.
Despite its successes in facilitating the cloud transition, the future may see the emergence of insurance providers built on entirely different infrastructures. Guidewire's ability to adapt and leverage its expertise and adapt will be crucial for maintaining its role as a leading technology provider.
Steph
Company Specialist
Insights
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Mar 2008
$0.8m
SERIES C
Sep 2007
$24m
SERIES C
Total funding: $24.8m
Company values
- Integrity: We build and maintain honest, candid, and caring relationships with clients, potential customers, partners, investors, and of course, each other!
- Rationality: All we do is supported by factual evidence—whether it’s building awesome products, making decisions, or communicating with each other
- Collegiality: We’re in it together—so we’re all equal. We work in professional harmony, with respect, without arrogance, and as part of a structure where responsibility is shared and owned by all of us
Company HQ
South San Mateo, San Mateo, CA
Articles
Leadership
Mike Rosenbaum
(CEO, not founder)Prior to Guidewire, they led Product Management and Go-To-Market Strategy for core CRM products at Salesforce and served in the US Navy as a Submarine Officer.
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