Lisa Walsh is a Advisor at Guidewire Software. She possess expertise in enterprise software, strategic partnerships, go to market strategy, professional services, saas and 39 more skills. Colleagues describe her as "I really enjoyed working with Lisa as we worked great together as a team. As I got promoted to Channel Manager, Lisa helped me grow into this role as she showed me all the intricate requirements to become successful. Great mentor, great coach, great humor and would love to work with Lisa again!", "I initially worked with Lisa when she was managing several key partnerships for Guidewire and later after she was promoted to manage the Systems Integration Alliances team. I was Lisa's internal customer at this time since I was leading Guidewire's professional services organization. Lisa brought a holistic approach to managing alliances relationships to Guidewire Specifically, she had excellent relationships with Sales, but had very strong relationships with my services team as well. She ensured that partners aligned well with sales on the front end of a customer pursuit, but that they also coordinated effectively with Guidewire's services organization on proactive development of joint proposals and projects for customers. I worked with Lisa and one of our partners on a pivotal customer in a new geography.This pursuit involved garnering partner and Guidewire and partner resources across Geo's and time zones. Lisa and I worked with the partner's global and regional leads to develop the joint project and enablement plan which was integral in building support for this deal. A lot of behind the scenes work needed to happen around partner contracts to support this transaction. The process was not always straight forward, without roadblocks or direct discussions. I never needed to worry about this as I knew Lisa would get this done and she did. Lisa quickly emerged as a person who could "get stuff done" and developed great relationships across the leadership of Guidewire's various departments and with the Partner community. When she was promoted, she brought great talent to build the team and lead them thru additional projects like the relaunch of our alliance program and partner training program. Lastly, Lisa is gregarious, opinionated and brings a great sense of humor to the table that makes work seem less like “work”. I recommend her without hesitation and would look forward to working with her again. Alex Naddaff", and "When I first met Lisa about four years ago, Lisa was as an individual contributor within our Alliances organization, managing several system integrators (SI). She quickly moved into a leadership role managing the SI alliances team and became my “go to” Alliances contact because of her knowledge about our partner ecosystem and her established network of relationships across the organization (marketing, services, sales). I had the pleasure of getting to know and collaborate with Lisa during multiple initiatives the past few years. Lisa provided critical leadership during the relaunch of our partner program in 2014-2015. This project included a major upgrade to the partner program, tracking key delivery-related metrics, and advancing our partner certification program. She was always a strong proponent for her partners and was essential to the success of these initiatives. Lisa is not afraid of tough conversations that drive progress or ignite change. She navigated complex challenges using tactful, direct conversations that pushed Guidewire and her team forward. For this, she was honored with the coveted Granite Award, an annual award which recognizes exceptional values and perseverance within Guidewire. It’s no surprise that Lisa was an essential member of our Alliances organization who earned the respect of a broad network within Guidewire, including me. If you want someone who can lead initiatives, challenge the status quo, be the voice of your partners, and balance hard work with fun, Lisa is the one to hire! I highly recommend her."