About the Role
As a Test Manager (P&C Insurance – Guidewire), you will make an impact by leading the QA strategy and test management for a strategic insurance product initiative, ensuring quality is embedded across every stage of a large-scale insurance transformation program. You will be a valued member of the Delivery/QA team, working collaboratively with Business SMEs, Product Owners, Architects, and Delivery Leads.
In this role, you will:
- Lead test planning, estimation, resource forecasting, and overall QA strategy for the program.
- Support discovery activities through requirements analysis, scope assessment, and quality planning.
- Establish QA team structure, delivery approach, governance, and quality standards.
- Identify risks, dependencies, assumptions, and testing impacts across business and technology streams.
- Collaborate closely with Business SMEs, Product Owners, Architects, and Delivery Leads to ensure quality is embedded throughout the project lifecycle.
What You Need to Have to Be Considered
- A strong track record as a Test Manager on large-scale insurance transformation programs.
- Solid knowledge of P&C Insurance products and policy lifecycle processes.
- Deep hands-on Guidewire product expertise, including Product Model, Rating, Underwriting, Documents, Integrations, and Workflows.
- A track record supporting discovery and inception activities, including effort estimation, solution assessment, and resource planning.
- Demonstrated ability building and leading QA teams, defining test strategies, and establishing quality governance frameworks.
These Will Help You Stand Out
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and workshop facilitation skills.
- Guidewire Cloud experience.
- Experience delivering new insurance product implementations.
We're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don't hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role.
About Cognizant
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, drive tangible outcomes and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at cognizant.ai or @cognizant.
Things to know before you apply
- Work authorization: Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in Canada without requiring employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.
- Accommodations: If you have a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or submit an application, please email [email protected] with your request and contact information.
- AI in hiring: We use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help us screen and assess applications more efficiently. Our team performs additional human review and ultimately decides who moves forward in our hiring process.
- Open position: Unless otherwise stated, this job posting is for an open position on our team.
- Language proficiency: We ask that all candidates have basic English proficiency for company-wide communications purposes. For roles based in Quebec, professional English proficiency is required, as you’ll deliver services to and collaborate with stakeholders outside the province who may not speak French.
- Inclusion: Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial or local laws.
