Guidewire Experts in Germany
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used Guidewire
Martin Ejeagwu
Last position:
IREB Requirements Engineer at IREB Germany
- IREB Consultant Requirements Engineer
- IREB Ambassador for the Baltics
Rufus Henneken
Last position:
Independent Consultant & Manager at Henneken Consulting
- Supports companies and teams in designing and implementing strategies and projects
- Carries out necessary organizational development and change for a VUCA world
Projects & Key Activities:
- Led a company-wide digital transformation project at an insurance company (≥10,000 employees) to boost the use of digital distribution channels, targeting cost savings of around €5 million
- Provided management consulting in agile corporate leadership and project governance for an architecture and engineering firm
- Led a digitalization project at an insurance company to use digital distribution channels, achieving cost savings of around €3.5 million
- Designed and supported the company-wide rollout of Print & Follow, Follow Me Print, and Pull Printing at an insurance company
- Designed and implemented an audit-proof compliance process (FATCA & CRS) at an insurance company
- Led an output optimization project at an insurance company, reducing costs by €1.2 million
- Relocated and set up a new data center infrastructure for a healthcare service provider/software vendor
- Supported the acquisition of a coverholder by a foreign investor (change management, process optimization)
- Co-led a company-wide reporting implementation project (KPI tracking) at an insurance company
- Led the feasibility study for a company-wide output optimization project at an insurance company
- Advised and designed agile corporate leadership and project governance for an architecture and engineering firm
- Continued the digitalization project to implement a digital document management system (DMS) at AOK
Jan Menzel
Last position:
Agile Coach at VHV Versicherung
- Did not take on any project assignments during this period
- Conducting coaching sessions, workshops, trainings and facilitation assignments
Richard Reynolds
Last position:
Vice President– Head of Claims Operations, Europe at SOMPO International
Managing TPA Manager and a team of 10 Claims Operation Assistants.
Designing and implementing processes and workstreams using Guidewire from the ground up with European claims teams across all lines of business.
Establishing service level agreements (SLAs) and detailed key performance indicators (KPIs) with new business intelligence (BI) reporting, payment and performance analysis.
Developing, steering and analysing 50+ strategic, operational and IT initiatives, driving digital change and AI automation in payments while meeting DORA, GDPR, ACM and BAIT MaRisk regulatory compliance.
Increasing customer satisfaction scores by 80%.
Attracting and mentoring market-leading operational and TPA talent.
Demonstrating strong stakeholder leadership and swift decisional influence.
Sebastian Hefczyk
Last position:
Overall Project Manager; Turnaround Manager & Coach at Statutory Health Insurance Fund
- Taking over the troubled project from the internal project management and successful turnaround of project phase 1 (cutover of approx. 1000 servers (VMs)/standard desktops, specialized desktops)
- Responsible project management for the successful phase 1 transition (planning in the shortest possible time followed by implementation (very successful with low ticket volume))
- Stakeholder management – taking over direct (daily before cutover) communication with the client from the Chief Operation Manager in the format of regular meetings in taskforce mode. Rapid rebuilding of the previously lost trust base and restoration of the client relationship for optimal satisfaction
- Taskforce mode to eliminate all existing issues/showstoppers before cutover
- Scope clarification, setup, and scheduling of phase 2 activities (e.g. silo/admin servers)
- Kick-off of phase 2 / handing the project back to the success line for the internal project management/line to handle the remaining defined topics
- Establishing, preparing, and conducting steering committees with V-1 management to align the guardrails
- Moderation of various regular meetings and operational workshops
- Participation in the lessons learned with the client to address dissatisfaction related to the internal project management (before my start! They are extremely satisfied with my work)
- Tools: Atlassian Suite (Confluence/JIRA), MIRO, Sharepoint; MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel, MS Project)
Linoy Thomas
Last position:
Founder & Strategy Lead at KOOMUNU
- Designed and validated a digital community platform prototype through market testing, UX research, and early investor engagement (pre-launch phase).
- Led product concept, social media presence (1,400+ followers), and creation of explainer content to validate user interest and engagement potential.
Alexander Hauser
Last position:
Test Manager at FNZ Bank SE
- Creating a test concept and test strategy
- Planning and organizing user acceptance tests
- Coordinating test execution with business units during releases
- Guiding and coaching business units in writing user stories with acceptance criteria in Gherkin format
- Conducting training on test case creation
- Generating test reports and managing approvals/releases
- Setting up the test approach in Zephyr and Xray
- Planning and coordinating automated tests and regression tests
- Technologies and tools: Jira, Confluence, Zephyr for Jira, Xray, Microsoft Teams, ServiceNow
Jannis Andrae
Last position:
AI Trainer for cross-functional business owner tasks at micro1
Bernhard Döpper
Last position:
Enterprise Architect. And responsible for the cross-functional architecture as well as all domains with a focus on the sales at Süddeutsche Krankenversicherung
Creation of business and technical concepts as well as support for enterprise architecture management as part of the migration to the Adesso standard insurance solutions and the renewal of surrounding systems
Interface definitions
Business analysis and creation of the business concepts for input management and sales
Creation of architecture guidelines and processes
Processing technical and business decisions in the architecture board
Definition of service processes and system management aspects
Creation of the technical target operating model
Creation of an integration architecture for AI/LLMs from the providers Commasoft and Insiders
CommaSoft (Alan) webpages and web services
Insiders for Smartfix based on web services
Creation of a question catalog for a security/regulatory check.
Analysis of threats using threat modeling / STRIDE incl. creation of a set of measures to secure the systems
System environment: Jira, Confluence, Java, Enterprise Architect, VAIT/DORA, KritisV, GDPR, IT ServiceMgmt, Adesso Ecosphere and Insure Health, DoPIX and successor product, SmartFix, SmartFlow, Zabas, Kolumbus, Clarc archive, BiPRO, AI / LLM, MS Azure, AWS, TOM/FMO
Marian Neunkirchen
Last position:
Senior PMO at Commerzbank AG
- The project's goal was to set up a ticketing system (ServiceNow).
- Implementing and carrying out standard PMO and Scrum Master processes such as risk and issue/impediment management
- Coordinating and tracking provided services
- Monitoring project progress and project reporting, as well as maintaining project planning in an agile environment
- Creating JIRA dashboards to track sprints
- Tracking sprints for completion status, highlighting risks and impediments
- Conducting management retros, developing and following up on action points
- Technologies: MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Microsoft 365, JIRA, Confluence
- Project languages: English, German
Marcel Schuetze
Last position:
Product Manager | Product Owner | Guidewire Expert | Agile Leader
Claus Kerpen
Last position:
Developer, Architect at Freelance Developer
Klaus-Peter Alde
Last position:
Freelance Consultant at Alde Business Consulting
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Statistics of experts using Guidewire
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
21 years
Position duration
2.5 years
Positions per freelancer
11
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development
Top industries
Insurance, Information Technology, Banking and Finance
Certification focus areas
Project Management, Information Technology, Product Development
Bachelor's degree or higher
100%
Master's degree or higher
50%
Doctorate
20%
Certifications per freelancer
5
Most common languages
German, English, Spanish
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.
Daily rate distribution
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Average rates of experts in Germany using Guidewire
Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.
The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 30 Aug 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
About the technology
Insurance suite work
Guidewire is the core platform many insurers use to run policy, billing, and claims processes. It is common in projects that touch InsuranceSuite, ClaimCenter, PolicyCenter, and BillingCenter, especially when systems need to stay stable while business rules change.
What specialists deliver
- Configuration and customization in Guidewire products
- Claim, policy, and billing workflow changes
- Data migrations and release upgrades
- Integrations with portals, document tools, and core systems
Strong professionals know how to keep insurance processes aligned across modules instead of fixing one screen at a time.
Skills that matter
Good Guidewire specialists usually work close to Gosu, integration patterns, data models, and test automation. They understand how business rules, validation, and case handling fit together across the suite.
They also know when to use configuration, extension points, or custom code. That balance matters when you want clean changes that survive later upgrades.
When companies bring help in
Companies hire freelance Guidewire experts when a rollout is behind, an upgrade is risky, or an integration keeps breaking. The same is true when internal teams need help with a claim flow, a policy setup, or a migration from older insurance systems.
In Germany, this often involves work with insurers, brokers, and service teams that need clear documentation and structured remote collaboration. On-site sessions can still help during workshops, cutovers, or business sign-off.
Signs of strong work
- Clear separation between standard configuration and custom logic
- Practical knowledge of InsuranceSuite data and APIs
- Stable test coverage and careful release planning
- Communication that fits both business and technical teams
The best specialists explain trade-offs plainly and keep the insurance process intact while changing the software.
Search terms and fit
People may search for Guidewire by the product name itself or by Guidewire InsuranceSuite, ClaimCenter, PolicyCenter, and BillingCenter. Strong candidates can speak about the whole suite, not only one module.
That matters when one change affects quotes, policies, claims, and billing together. A good expert sees the full insurance flow and keeps each step consistent.
Frequently asked questions
Before you brief your next project: the most common questions about Guidewire.
Guidewire is used to run core insurance operations such as policy administration, billing, and claims handling. Companies usually bring in specialists when they need to change business rules, connect systems, or keep InsuranceSuite stable during upgrades. It is a fit for insurers that want one platform to support several parts of the insurance flow.
Guidewire is the vendor and product family, while InsuranceSuite is the broader set of core products around it. In practice, people often use Guidewire InsuranceSuite, ClaimCenter, PolicyCenter, and BillingCenter to describe the same ecosystem. A strong freelancer should understand how these modules work together.
Guidewire is usually chosen when a company wants a more standard, configurable insurance core than a heavily customized legacy stack. Compared with older in-house systems, it can improve consistency across claims, policy, and billing work. The trade-off is that clean implementation needs disciplined configuration and good integration design.
A strong Guidewire specialist should know Gosu, data modelling, integration patterns, testing, and release coordination. Familiarity with APIs, messaging, and insurance business rules is also important. For upgrade work, careful regression testing matters as much as product knowledge.
Most Guidewire projects benefit from someone who has already shipped real insurance changes, not just read the documentation. The exact depth depends on whether the work is configuration, integration, migration, or an upgrade. For complex releases, you want someone who has seen the edge cases before.
Yes, Guidewire work is often done remotely, especially for configuration, testing, and integration tasks. In Germany, companies may still ask for on-site time during workshops, go-lives, or when business teams need close collaboration. The best setup depends on the project phase and the amount of stakeholder input needed.
Look for a Guidewire expert who can explain why a change was made, not just how it was implemented. Good signs are clean configuration choices, reliable testing, and clear handling of downstream effects in claims or policy flows. If they can discuss upgrade impact early, that is a strong signal.
For a Guidewire rollout or upgrade, start with the hardest parts first: integration, data migration, and business-rule changes. Then add specialists who can support configuration, testing, and cutover planning. That mix helps reduce risk before the release window gets tight.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used Guidewire in their recent projects is 115 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 917 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used Guidewire in their recent projects, 100% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 50% hold at least a Master's degree, and 20% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used Guidewire in their recent projects have 21 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.5 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used Guidewire in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and Spanish (15%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used Guidewire in their recent projects are Insurance (92%), Information Technology (92%), and Banking and Finance (69%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used Guidewire in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Project Management (92%), and Product Development (77%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Guidewire
Our freelancers and interim experts are at home across the DACH region — available on-site in the major business hubs or fully remote. Choose a location to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.
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