Job details
Job type full-time
Full job description
As strategic business operations manager, you will work across all teams to lead mission critical, cross-functional efforts, guide our strategic planning process and help drive execution on strategic initiativesYou will build relationships with senior leaders in every area of the business in this highly visible and impactful roleYou will be equal parts strategist and operator, ensuring we are not only able to build successful strategies, but also able to deliver them in a predictable way.
What you`ll do
Facilitate guidewire’s strategic planning processPartner with senior leaders across the business to ensure we are building innovative strategies, driving strong prioritization to achieve business outcomes, and delivering on operational plans against themIterate on the process to improve outcomes.
Partner with teams to help them execute on important strategic initiatives, new go-to-market offering or drive operational scale and efficiency
Drive a culture of accountability through success measure trackingEnsure we are creating clear goals programs we lead.
Evaluate organizational barriers to success and develop action plan to ensure the company runs with efficiency and transparency
About you
Ba/bs required, mba a plus
5+ years of experience in corporate strategy, operations or consulting
Experience with saas is a plus
You’re highly analytical, and can understand and dissect data as well and run financial models
You’re a master at strategic prioritization and decision making, and can effectively balance long term business goals with short term needs
You have a founder mindset and an entrepreneurial spiritYou’re ready to take on tasks outside of role
You’re resilient, and can be flexible with changing business needs and priorities
You’re great at building relationships and trust within the organization.
You’re a great simplifier, and can reduce complexity to ensure rapid decision making.
You are process oriented, and are equally comfortable diving into existing processes or creating new ones.
About guidewire guidewire is the platform p&c insurers trust to engage, innovate, and grow efficiently.
Guidewire combines core, data, digital, analytics, and ai to deliver our platform as a cloud serviceMore than 400 insurers, including the largest and most complex in the world, run on guidewire.
As a partner to our customers, we continually evolve to enable their successWe are proud of our unparalleled implementation track record with 1000+ successful projects, supported by the largest r&d team and partner ecosystem in the industryOur marketplace provides hundreds of add-ons that accelerate integration, localization, and innovation.
Guidewire software, incIs proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employerWe are committed to an inclusive workplace, and believe that a diversity of perspectives, abilities, and cultures is a key to our successQualified 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 disabilityAll offers are contingent upon passing a criminal history and other background checks where it`s applicable to the position.
Disability accommodations and guidewire’s appeals processGuidewire provides accommodations to the hiring process to create a fair opportunity for candidates with disabilities to contend for open positionsAccommodation requests should be directed to (650) 356-4940 or accommodations@guidewire.comIf things do not go as hoped, we invite you to use our appeals processGuidewire promises to independently review any denied accommodation and any decision not to offer you the positionThe appeals process is the same in either caseWithin five business days of receiving a notice of denial of an accommodation, or receiving a notice of your non-selection for a vacancy, call (650) 356-4940 or e-mail accommodations@guidewire.com to make an appealGuidewire 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.
