BSCO- Insurance Enabling Technologies - Smartcomm Developer -Manager

Industry/Sector

Insurance

Specialism

Guidewire

Management Level

Manager

Job Description & Summary

A career within Functional and Industry Technologies services will provide you with the opportunity to build secure and new digital experiences for customers, employees, and suppliers. We focus on improving apps or developing new apps for traditional and mobile devices as well as conducting usability testing to find ways to improve our clients’ user experience.

As part of our team, you’ll help clients harness technology systems in financial services focusing on areas such as insurance, sales performance management, retirement and pension, asset management, and banking & capital markets.

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As a Senior Associate, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Use feedback and reflection to develop self awareness, personal strengths and address development areas.
• Delegate to others to provide stretch opportunities, coaching them to deliver results.
• Demonstrate critical thinking and the ability to bring order to unstructured problems.
• Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current industry or sector trends.
• Review your work and that of others for quality, accuracy and relevance.
• Know how and when to use tools available for a given situation and can explain the reasons for this choice.
• Seek and embrace opportunities which give exposure to different situations, environments and perspectives.
• Use straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing and connecting with others.
• Able to read situations and modify behavior to build quality relationships.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

The Opportunity

 

When you join PwC Acceleration Centers (ACs), you step into a pivotal role focused on actively supporting various Acceleration Center services, from Advisory to Assurance, Tax and Business Services. In our innovative hubs, you’ll engage in challenging projects and provide distinctive services to support client engagements through enhanced quality and innovation. You’ll also participate in dynamic and digitally enabled training that is designed to grow your technical and professional skills.

 

As part of the Smartcomm Dev team, you contribute to the transformation and modernization of insurance processes using advanced technologies. As a Manager, you lead teams and manage client accounts, focusing on strategic planning and mentoring junior staff. You are accountable for project success and maintaining standards, while embracing technology and innovation to enhance delivery and encourage others to do the same.

 

Responsibilities

 

• Demonstrates expert abilities and extensive Application Managed Service projects and solutioning the Smartcomm integration with Guidewire Suite of applications on premises and SaaS, with proven success executing and leading all aspects of complex engagements within the Smartcomm application achieving on-time and on-budget delivery, as well as the following: 
• 8+ years of experience as a technical lead for Smartcomm application 
• Strong understanding of SmartCOMM or Thunderhead concepts & development 
• Sound knowledge of SMARTCOMM (Thunderhead) Suits of Products - Advanced Template Designer (Business Content Studio and Admin), Data Modeler (Business Object Studio), Review Now, Interview Now and Dashboard 
• Sound knowledge about SmartCOMM Modules - Data Modeler, Advanced Template Designer and Web Editor 
• Sound knowledge of Smart Communications Appliance Configuration and Deployment Models (Cloud/Hybrid) 
• Sound knowledge in generating Interactive communications (Draft Editor, Data Capture, ipdfs) 
• Good knowledge about Thunderhead/Smart Communication APIs 
• Should be well versed with preparation of the XML data schema and their mapping to business data objects 
• Authoring business templates as per the business requirements 
• Consolidating form templates, recognizing common graphical elements, information blocks, layouts, variable data requirements, functional similarity and multilingual 
• Developing and documenting forms designs and form specifications, including form usage and derivation rules, data mapping, variable logic, templates, styles, layout etc. 
• Should be well versed in creation of Static Layouts for Print and Responsive Layouts for Web 
• Technical knowledge in creating Simple, Scriptable Batch Config/Template Selector and Output Configurations for post processing 
• Expertise on Java/J2EE, JSON, Web services is desirable 
• Experience on any other CCM tool is desirable 

 

What You Must Have

 

- Bachelor's Degree

- 8 years of experience

- Oral and written proficiency in English required

 

What Sets You Apart

 

• SMARTCOMM (Thunderhead) integration with Guidewire application suite, including leading related project teams; 
• SmartCOMM Modules - Data Modeler, Advanced Template Designer and Web Editor 
• Java/J2EE, JSON, Web services; 
• XML Coding; 

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

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