We are looking for Guidewire Conversion Lead for our client in Richmond, VA
Job Title: Guidewire Conversion Lead
Job Location: Richmond, VA
Job Type: Contract
Job Overview:
Requirement/Must Have:
- 8+ years of experience in data migration and conversion roles.
- 3+ years in a Conversion Lead or Architect role.
- Strong experience with Guidewire PolicyCenter, ClaimCenter, and BillingCenter implementations.
- Hands-on experience with Product Model Toolkit (PMT).
- Expertise in Azure Data Factory (ADF) and Azure Databricks (ADB).
- Strong knowledge of ETL/ELT processes, data modeling, and SQL.
- Experience with large-scale legacy system migrations.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the overall data conversion and migration strategy for Guidewire implementations.
- Define conversion roadmap, scope, timelines, and deliverables.
- Engage with business and IT stakeholders to align on data requirements and success criteria.
- Manage offshore/onshore conversion teams and ensure delivery excellence.
- Design and oversee ETL/ELT pipelines using Azure Data Factory (ADF) and Azure Databricks (ADB).
- Define data mapping, transformation rules, and validation frameworks.
- Ensure data quality, integrity, and reconciliation during migration cycles.
- Handle complex data scenarios including historical data, policy versions, and claims data.
- Work closely with Guidewire configuration teams, especially PMT.
- Ensure alignment of converted data with product model configurations.
- Support testing cycles with clean and validated data sets.
- Drive defect resolution related to data conversion.
- Establish and enforce data governance, validation, and audit processes.
- Develop and maintain reconciliation reports and dashboards.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory and audit requirements.
- Collaborate with business SMEs, architects, developers, and QA teams.
- Provide regular status updates, risk assessments, and mitigation strategies.
- Act as the primary point of contact for all conversion-related activities.
Nice to Have:
- Experience in Property & Casualty (PC) Insurance domain.
- Familiarity with Guidewire DataHub and InfoCenter.
- Experience with cloud data architectures (Azure).
- Strong understanding of data governance and quality frameworks.