Senior People Business Partner

Summary

Join Guidewire’s Global People Organization, a team dedicated to scaling, shaping, and strengthening the company by building capabilities, culture, and clarity for the future. We drive continuous improvement, operational discipline, and agile execution to support Guidewire’s growth and transformation. Our collaborative, transparent, and impact-driven culture empowers every team member to contribute meaningfully in a flexible, global environment.
As a Senior People Business Partner, you will play a pivotal role in accelerating growth through expertise, technology, and employee experience. This is an opportunity to influence Guidewire’s people strategy, drive organizational effectiveness, and help shape a culture of innovation and inclusion. Your work will directly support Guidewire’s mission to transform the P&C insurance industry and deliver customer success worldwide.

Job Description

What you’ll do

• Collaborate with business leaders to understand objectives and deliver HR solutions that drive business results.

• Act as a strategic advisor on talent management, workforce planning, and organizational design.

• Partner with cross-functional teams to align culture, performance, and rewards strategies.

• Facilitate career development and succession planning in partnership with People Partners.

• Work with the Talent Management Team to identify training needs and support talent development programs.

• Leverage HR analytics to provide data-driven insights and recommendations for organizational improvement.

• Provide leadership, coaching, and professional development to team members.

• Support the communication and rollout of new or updated people programs and policies.

• Guide leaders through change management initiatives, ensuring effective communication and support.

• Oversee Performance Improvement processes, ensuring fairness, compliance, and quality execution.

• Collaborate globally with People Team members in a positive, proactive manner.

• At Guidewire, we foster a culture of curiosity, innovation, and responsible use of AI—empowering our teams to continuously leverage emerging technologies and data-driven insights to enhance productivity and outcomes.

What you’ll bringRequired

• Demonstrated ability to embrace AI and apply it to your current role as well as data-driven insights to drive innovation, productivity, and continuous improvement.

• 3-5 years of HR Business Partner experience supporting senior leaders.

• Experience supporting Technical organizations is a plus.

• Proven ability to collaborate and proactively partner with global teams.

• Track record of identifying people challenges and driving strategic solutions.

• Experience providing business insights to inform people strategy.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to work independently and develop creative solutions.

• Comfort working at all levels of the HR “stack”—strategic, operational, and tactical.

• Strong program management and operational excellence skills.

• BA degree strongly preferred.

Preferred

• Experience in a technology or high-growth environment.

• Familiarity with global HR practices and compliance.

• Experience with HR analytics and data-driven decision-making.

Your Impact

We believe in clarity and setting you up for success. In your first six months, you’ll build trusted relationships with business leaders, deliver impactful HR solutions, and help launch new programs that enhance employee experience and operational efficiency. You’ll drive measurable outcomes in talent development, organizational design, and change management, directly supporting Guidewire’s growth and transformation goals. Your influence will extend across teams and geographies, helping shape the future of Guidewire’s people strategy and culture.

What’s in it for you

The people we employ give their all, and in return, we offer flexibility wherever we can, such as:

• Flexible work environment

• Health and wellness benefits

• Paid time off programs, including volunteer time off

• Market-competitive pay and incentive programs

• Continual development and internal career growth opportunities

• All new hires participate in our in-person orientation process to foster connection and belonging from day one.

At Guidewire, you’ll help us transform the way the world’s P&C insurers do business, contributing to a culture of innovation, collaboration, and customer success.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $109,000 - $163,000 . Your base pay will depend on your experience, skills, education, training, and location among other factors. All full-time positions or part-time roles working 30 hours or more a week at Guidewire are eligible for benefits that support their health and well-being including health, dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, and a company sponsored retirement plan. In addition, some roles may be eligible for the annual company bonus plan, commissions, and/or long term incentive awards which are contingent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, company and employee performance.

Disability Accommodations and Guidewire’s Appeals Process. Guidewire provides accommodations to the hiring process to create a fair opportunity for candidates with disabilities to contend for open positions. Accommodation requests should be directed to [email protected]. If things do not go as hoped, we invite you to use our appeals process. Guidewire promises to independently review any denied accommodation and any decision not to offer you the position. The appeals process is the same in either case. Within five business days of receiving a notice of denial of an accommodation, or receiving a notice of your non-selection for a vacancy, e-mail [email protected] to make an appeal. Guidewire 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.

About Guidewire

Guidewire is the platform P&C insurers trust to engage, innovate, and grow efficiently. We combine digital, core, analytics, and AI to deliver our platform as a cloud service. More than 540+ insurers in 40 countries, from new ventures to the largest and most complex in the world, run on Guidewire.

As a partner to our customers, we continually evolve to enable their success. We are proud of our unparalleled implementation track record with 1600+ successful projects, supported by the largest R&D team and partner ecosystem in the industry. Our Marketplace provides hundreds of applications that accelerate integration, localization, and innovation.

For more information, please visit www.guidewire.com and follow us on Twitter: @Guidewire_PandC.

Guidewire Software, Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to an inclusive workplace, and believe that a diversity of perspectives, abilities, and cultures is a key to our success. Qualified 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 disability. All offers are contingent upon passing a criminal history and other background checks where it's applicable to the position.