Application Manager

AXA SA•Hartford, CT

60d•$85,000 - $149,000

About The Position

Application Managers oversee technical teams within a Delivery Team and help to manage day-to-day tasks to ensure high levels of productivity, accuracy, and work priority. Application manager is responsible for the technical solution delivery and maintenance of the same in production.

Requirements

Demonstrates strong technical skills with proven experience in designing, implementing, and managing system integrations across various platforms and applications.
Relevant years of hands-on work experience with complex applications.
Relevant years of experience working in an Agile environment.
Relevant years of experience working on Guidewire platforms.
Proficient in use of JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket, team city and Data dog
Timely and accurate completion of deliverables in a manner that is auditable, testable, and maintainable.
Implementation consistent with solution design and business specifications
Ensure for technical integrity of changes made to systems.
Adherence to development governance & SDLC standards
Team leadership abilities required, including experience leading and mentoring development professionals.
Must be able to set priorities and multi-task.
Prior work experience with Commercial Lines of Insurance.

Nice To Haves

Proficiency with multiple application delivery models including Agile, iterative and waterfall.
Broad understanding of application development and support technologies
Prior work experience in an insurance or technology field preferred
Prior experience working with multiple vendor partners.
Adaptable to new/different strategies, programs, technologies, practices, cultures, etc. Comfortable with change, able to easily make transitions.
Bachelor's degree in the field of computer science, information systems or a related field preferred

Responsibilities

Technically lead and manage Business Analysts, technical architects and developers including assignment of work.
Assists RTE to manage SI Partners by helping to provide partner day to day direction on prioritization and decisions
Performs deliverable reviews and manage measurement of deliverable quality. Assists to maintain development standards for design, coding etc.
Act as liaison between SI partner team and stakeholders.
Ensure technical team alignment with business expectations and delivery roadmap.
Will liaise and consult with the Solution Architecture team to ensure design alignment with AXA XL's architecture strategy
Provide technical SME assistance for the insurance billing and payment solutions (Ex. Guidewire, Majesco, SAP). Estimate work requests at various levels of confidence
Partners with Release Management to Coordinate Release Activities
Works with Operational Change Management team to ensure training materials and release notes are being delivered
Assist in Deployment Activities as required.
Ensure full compliance to AXA standards of the products for the business (incl. Security & Data Privacy)
Act as liaison between SI Partner team and stakeholders
Solid experience working in an Agile environment. Assist in Coordinating and Participate in Agile Ceremonies as required.
Monitor Agile ceremonies and activities to ensure compliance with Digital Factory standards.
You will report to the Release Train Engineer (Delivery Lead).