Guidewire is offering a 3-month paid Product Management internship program for students in 2024: 2nd July - 30th September. The program is designed to give active undergraduate and graduate college students an opportunity to work in a real-world business environment as a Product Manager Intern. During the internship program, you will have an opportunity to gain a deep understanding of our customers, help solve some of their biggest problems using the newest Web technologies, and do it all with an amazing international team. Our customers are some of the largest insurance companies. We solve complex challenges at Guidewire daily, yet we work hard to keep our solutions simple. Our work environment is empowering, respectful, and fun!This internship experience is hands-on and challenging, but you will have an assigned mentor and the Krakow Product Management team to serve as a resource and source of support. Qualified interns will drive a project that will touch on various aspects of the role, including data analysis, user research, product discovery, product strategy, and execution of our new Jutro Digital Platform. Your project will have a direct impact on Guidewire’s strategy and customer outcomes.To thrive in this role, you must work independently, communicate well, and be organized. You should also have a conceptual understanding of the Product Manager role, software processes such as scrum and agile, data analysis and reporting skills, and strong communication skills.
Intern Requirements:
- Currently in the 2nd or last year of studying pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in business or technical field (being a student for the internship’s duration is a must).
- You are proficient in English.
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Prior experience building software is a plus.
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Quick learner with outstanding listening skills.
- Passion and interest in solving customer problems and new software technologies.
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Attention to detail, efficient work ethic, and ability to synthesize data daily.
- Strong people skills, relationship management skills, and ability to communicate effectively.
- Willingness to take initiative and to follow through on projects.
- Comfort using various software tools and the ability to learn new ones.
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Why Guidewire?
- We are part of the Silicon Valley Company, with the only Polish office open since 2015, located in Kraków. One of the main aims of the development center was to build core applications used by our enterprise customers. Our customers are insurance companies, and insurance software is surprisingly complex, difficult to get right, and a lot of fun to work on. Demand for our software is rising, and we are growing to meet the market's needs.We serve over 200 customers in over 20 countries, executing over 300 Guidewire product implementations. We invest heavily in R&D to build a technology platform that combines three elements—core processing, data and analytics, and digital engagement—to enhance insurers’ ability to engage and empower their customers and employees. There is an opportunity to gain truly international experience and work with a distributed team across the globe.
How do I apply?
- We are taking applications from interested students and will begin the formal hiring process in April 2024. This is a paid internship, and you will be expected to do real work, learn great skills, present your own project work, and bring all that you’ve learned with you on your career path.
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.
Guidewire Software Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. All offers are contingent upon passing a criminal history and other background checks where it's applicable to the position.
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