CCC Appoints Josh Valdez as CPO to Advance AI-Led Innovation
CCC Intelligent Solutions Inc. (CCC), a leading cloud platform provider supporting the property and casualty (P&C) insurance ecosystem, has announced the appointment of Josh Valdez as its new Chief Product Officer. With this leadership move, CCC continues to strengthen its focus on intelligent automation and platform innovation while accelerating value creation for customers across the insurance and automotive sectors.
In his new role, Valdez will oversee CCC’s end-to-end product strategy, design, and delivery. More importantly, he will guide the expansion of AI-driven technologies across the company’s platform, ensuring solutions scale efficiently and deliver measurable impact. By advancing innovation across core offerings, CCC aims to help customers navigate growing operational complexity with greater confidence and speed.
Valdez brings extensive experience in building and scaling platform-based technology businesses. Throughout his career, he has consistently translated advanced technologies into practical, high-impact products. In addition, his deep expertise in artificial intelligence including agentic AI positions him well to lead CCC’s next phase of product evolution. His approach centers on enabling seamless collaboration between people and AI, ultimately improving decision-making, efficiency, and outcomes across mission-critical workflows.
Commenting on the appointment, CCC leadership emphasized the strategic importance of product innovation in today’s rapidly changing insurance landscape. “The insurance and automotive industries are facing unprecedented complexity, which requires increasingly smarter and more connected solutions,” said Githesh Ramamurthy, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CCC Intelligent Solutions. “Josh brings deep experience building platform-scale products and turning advanced technologies into solutions customer’s trust. His ability to combine human expertise with intelligent automation will be invaluable as he leads our product organization. We’re excited to welcome him to CCC and know he’ll have a meaningful impact on how we help customers serve consumers quickly and confidently when it matters most.”
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Before joining CCC, Valdez served as Senior Vice President of Products at Dayforce, where he led global product management initiatives. During his tenure, he played a pivotal role in advancing AI-driven capabilities across the company’s human capital management platform. Prior to that, he held the role of Vice President of Platform at Workday, where he oversaw core platform initiatives. Notably, he joined Workday through the acquisition of Pattern, an intelligent workspace startup he co-founded. Earlier in his career, Valdez spent five years at Google, taking on senior product, technology, and strategy roles that further strengthened his expertise in large-scale platform development.
Reflecting on his decision to join CCC, Valdez highlighted the company’s market position and long-term vision. “What drew me to CCC is the company’s strong position, customer-centric execution, and the opportunity to evolve its proven AI capabilities to enable deeper orchestration of decisions and actions across a mission-critical ecosystem,” said Valdez. “I’m excited to join the team and deliver solutions that make a real difference in the day-to-day work of our clients and improve the recovery and repair experiences for the consumers they support.”
With Valdez stepping into the Chief Product Officer role, CCC reinforces its commitment to advancing AI-powered solutions that help insurers, repairers, and partners operate more effectively in an increasingly complex digital economy.
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