Job Location: Dartmouth, NS, CAN, B3B 0L9Posting Start Date: 7/23/26Posting End Date: 8/17/26About the Workers' Compensation Board of Nova ScotiaThe Workers' Compensation Board of Nova Scotia (WCB) is the province's provider of workplace injury insurance. We inform and inspire Nova Scotians in the prevention of workplace injury. But if it occurs, we support those whose lives it touches by championing a timely return to safe and healthy work. We also provide caring, compassionate support in the wake of workplace tragedy. Our employees describe the culture as Collaborative, Evolving, Service-Minded and Team-Focused.About the RoleDelivery Leadership & Product DirectionLead and manage a cross-functional delivery team.Provide clear direction, priorities, and decision-making across the team.Partner closely with the Product Owner and the Business Excellence team to ensure production stability, incident management alignment, and continuous service improvement, all while ensuring alignment between business stakeholders, delivery teams, and operational support functions.Development & Delivery ExecutionOversee delivery of:Product enhancements to improve functionality, usability, integration, and automation across the Guidewire platformGuidewire Cloud (Ski) releases, including planning, impact analysis across all modules, regression scope, and coordinated rolloutDefect resolution and bug fixes, ensuring prioritization aligns with business impact, regulatory requirements, and production stabilityLead backlog refinement, sprint planning, and acceptance criteria definitionEnsure continuous delivery through effective collaboration with development, QA,



and DevOpsBalance new feature delivery with technical debt reduction and platform healthTechnical OversightMaintain strong understanding of Guidewire Cloud architecture across all core applications.Collaborate with key technical resources within WCB and DevOps teams on:Integration patterns between ClaimCenter, PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, and external systemsEnvironment strategy and release managementCI/CD pipelines and deployment automationEnsure solutions meet enterprise standards for security, architecture, scalability, and reliabilityKey Partner ManagementPartner with business leaders across Claims, Policy, Billing, and Customer/Contact domains.Act as the bridge between technical delivery teams and non-technical partners. Communicate roadmap progress, risks, and delivery outcomes effectively.Quality & Continuous ImprovementCollaborate with QA and other key technical resources, to define and enforce quality standards.Ensure solid testing strategy across:FunctionalIntegration (especially cross-module flows)Regression for Guidewire releasesDrive improvements in:Release qualityProduction stabilityDelivery predictabilityTeam StructureLead and collaborate with:Project ManagerBusiness AnalystsDevelopers (Guidewire / Integration)DevOps EngineersQA Lead & QA AnalystsBusiness Excellence teamProject Management Office3rd Party technical resources for project and enhancement workOther key areas of the business as required.Your Experience & SkillsBachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field; andA minimum of five years' related experience in Technical Product Management; three of which involveddemonstrated experience in: Guidewire or other insurance applications, working in the Cloud environment, understanding of insurance domains, and a leadership capacity or role.Technical SkillsStrong understanding of:Integrations and data flowsAPIs and event-driven integrationsCloud-based delivery modelsCI/CD and DevOps practicesProject ManagementAbility to engage deeply with other Information Technology teams and resources and guide technical decisionsInterpersonal SkillsStrong leadership and ownership mindsetExcellent communication and presentation still with technical resources, key business partners, and executive leadershipAbility to manage competing priorities and drive outcomesAssetsExposure to digital transformation or AI in insurance suitesExperience with SmartCOMM Cloud (Smart Communications) or similar customer communications management (CCM) platformsExperience with ProNavigatorPerks of Joining Our TeamEmployee Referral ProgramA passionate team and a supportive work environmentAccommodation RequestWCB Nova Scotia is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to working with job candidates and employees to request reasonable accommodation in a confidential manner. To request accommodation, please contact the Human Resource team by email [email protected]. All information received will be kept confidential.To learn more about the Workers' Compensation Board of Nova Scotia, navigate to the About Us section of our website. #J-18808-Ljbffr

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