Life in the Cloud

Fine-Tuning a Never Finished Product with Gal Josefsberg of Guidewire Software

Episode Summary

Iterations upon iterations, fine-tuning a product for perfection. In the ever-evolving industry of insurance software, perfection never comes. There are always new customer requests and innovative features to be released, as VP of Product Management at Guidewire Software, Gal Josefsberg points out.

Episode Notes

Iterations upon iterations, fine-tuning a product for perfection. In the ever-evolving industry of insurance software, perfection never comes. 

There are always new customer requests and innovative features to be released, as VP of Product Management at Guidewire Software, Gal Josefsberg points out.

In this episode of Life in the Cloud, host Kris Reddy and Gal cover everything from employee enablement to customer-centricity.

Gal gives adoption as the key metric in releasing new features for their customer base. Are people using it? If not, why not? With any new feature or add-on, consider how many customers want it and will actually use it.

Gal goes on to speak on Guidewire's successes and challenges in migrating to the cloud. Guidewire built up its legacy software on-premise, over 20 years in the making. 

Insurance carriers are experimenting with new arrays of coverage—everything from pet insurance to cyber risk insurance. This requires Guidewire to be nimble with its offerings.

Guidewire is hiring, and Gal encourages those interested to do their research. He stands by Guidewire being an incredible place to work. Check out their openings here.

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