Senior Business Architect (German speaking)

Summary As a Senior Business Architect, you are a trusted leader across Guidewire’s most complex customer implementations. You’ll guide overall solution strategy, lead architectural governance, and ensure delivery success by aligning client goals with scalable, maintainable Guidewire solutions. You will act as a cross-functional thought partner—working closely with Engagement Managers, customer executives, developers, and product teams. Your experience and influence will shape critical decisions, drive technical standards, and support continuous improvement across projects. This is a key role for someone who excels in architecture, leadership, and building confidence with stakeholders across large-scale, enterprise programs. Job Description Key Responsibilities Business Architecture Ace Certified in more than one Product and knowledgeable on how all the products interact Sets project or team-based standards for requirements definition and design, then advises on their application and ensures compliance Investigates and implements tools, techniques, and processes for managing configuration and requirements items and verifies that related information is complete, current, and accurate Runs elaboration sessions to capture requirements beyond InsuranceSuite such as data, reporting, analytics, forms, integrations, etc. Defines requirements and validates specifications that leverage Guidewire Products and technology to meet customer business objectives Leverages AI tools to drive productivity improvements and drives innovation in the application of AI to enhance the delivery of Guidewire’s products and services Business Consulting Leadership and Governance Act as Guidewire lead for a functional / technical workstream Provide mentorship and oversight to BA team members, ensuring alignment with base functionality Review and approve requirements definitions Ensure alignment of requested enhancements with customer business goals Anticipate application risks and proactively de