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Title for this position: AVP UI/UX Digital Claims
Onsite: yes
Remote: no
Duration: 6+ monthsThis position is located in Jersey City, NJKey Objective
We are looking for a Senior member with strong experience in development technology standardization and code quality. We offer an attractive and dynamic international working environment with opportunities for travel and professional development, reflecting our conviction that people are our most important asset.This role requires extensive digital experience within the Insurance industry, strong management and presentation skills, and a passion for delivering results. This position requires strong leadership, management and organization skills by setting clear user-first visions, building detailed strategies and tactical plans, bringing innovative thinking to the team, and managing deliverables in an efficient, timely manner.To be effective, the successful candidate must be able to articulate the organizational, functional, procedural, and information aspects of the business environment. The candidate must also work as a change agent and act as a bridge to foster digital experiences, continuous improvement, and innovation. We need our team to be versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to tackle new problems across the full-stack as we continue to push technology forward.
Overall
" Maintain working knowledge of the product line in terms of usage, business value, road map, and user perspective for the assigned product or zone.
" Provide managerial oversight of delivery of all of the scrum teams within a product line
" Sets and monitors performance goals & objectives, including providing feedback through performance appraisals and day-to-day discussions and ensuring alignment with the overall product line goals
" For their own directs, act as a secondary escalation point for the team and team's performance; actively work to solve conflict
" Clarify roles and responsibilities for management team as they guide their direct and indirect reports.
" Attend daily stand-ups, retrospectives, planning sessions, sprint reviews, etc. often enough to be abreast of common occurrencesDriving Execution
" Maintain technical knowledge of the product line in terms of architecture, tech stack, dependencies, scale and performance for the assigned product or zone.
" Participate and drive release planning for teams for their product line; Participate in annual strategic planning process.
" Identify and manage risks and dependencies for teams within the product line
" Shape and share the assigned product vision and strategy, aligning overall product.
" Monitoring adherence to budgets and make the best use of resources
" Ensures delivery of quality releases for product line through management of direct reportsTalent Development
" Coach and mentor your team; also act as a mentor for managerial levels
" Hold ongoing career pathing discussions; encourage lateral development in addition to readiness for upward mobility
" Review and provide input to promotion readiness for direct reports; ensures consistency within their zone by providing final promotion and reward approvals in conjunction with their leadership team.
" Identify and advocate for training and development based on skill gaps, tech market trends and internal product changesExperience
" 12+ years experience in IT with atleast 4+ years of experience in Angular & NodeJS software development
" 3+ Years of experience in startups is a big Plus
" Excellent knowledge of software design and architecture
" Experience in Continuous Development and Continuous Integration DEVOPS methodologies and processes
" Strong Inclination to Test driven development with a proven track record on such execution
" Message driven architectures
" An expert in building robust architectures that serve millions of users daily
" Played a central role in decision making for both technical and organizational issues.Outstanding communication and presentation abilities
" Pragmatic and open minded
" Passionate about mentoring teams to drive towards tech savvy individuals
" Strong decision making and judgment skills (ability to make logical, pragmatic and structured decisions)
" Strong experience with matrix organization and business projects multi-disciplinary teams
" International exposure and multi-cultural experience
Qualifications
" BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience.
" Masters will be added advantageThe Company is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs. The Company will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, citizenship, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or marital status, or any other class protected by law. To comply with applicable laws ensuring equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with a disability, the Company will make reasonable accommodations for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified individual with a disability who is an applicant or an employee unless undue hardship to the Company would result.