Corporate Vice President - Client Growth & Retention Development Lead

New York Life • New York, NY

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

As part of Technology, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking initiatives that shape New York Life’s digital landscape. In this role, you will leverage cutting-edge technologies—including Generative AI—to increase productivity, streamline processes, and create seamless experiences for clients, agents, and employees. Your expertise will fuel innovation, agility, and growth across the enterprise, helping drive the company’s long-term success.
We are currently seeking a Development Lead within the Client Growth & Retention Agile Release Train (ART) and the Client Prospecting Value Stream. As the Development Lead, you will guide technical strategy and lead engineering teams responsible for designing, developing, and delivering a modern, scalable, and integrated experience. You will collaborate closely with domain architects, technology & product partners, and business stakeholders to ensure the platform aligns with enterprise objectives while leveraging AI-enabled capabilities, cloud technologies, and modern frameworks. In this role, you will champion engineering excellence, drive platform modernization efforts, and contribute to broader digital transformation initiatives across New York Life.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field.
• 10+ years of full-stack engineering experience with modern web technologies.
• Deep expertise in ReactJS, JavaScript, and related front-end frameworks.
• Hands-On in OOP languages like Java, TypeScript, Python etc.
• Proficiency in Software Design Patterns, GoF patterns. Ability to drive design and development following next principles: separation of concerns, decoupling, DI, Single Responsibility Principle, TDD.
• Strong experience developing and deploying applications on AWS Cloud.
• Good SQL knowledge, experience with Oracle DB and PostgreSQL.
• Hands-on experience with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), including component development, OSGi services, Sling models, and JCR management.
• Enterprise integration patterns experience and building secure workflows with Ping One DaVinci.
• Proficiency in developing secure, scalable REST/GraphQL APIs and event-driven integrations.
• Understanding of DevOps tooling, observability, performance engineering, and IaC.
• Demonstrated ability to lead development teams or serve as a technical lead for complex, multi-system digital platforms.
• Ability to translate technical concepts into business language for non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience working in Agile / SAFe environments, preferably in large enterprises.
• Strong communication, mentorship, and cross-team collaboration abilities.
• A passion for crafting exceptional digital experiences and driving continuous improvement.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities.

Nice To Haves

• AWS Certifications (Solutions Architect, Developer, DevOps Engineer) or Adobe AEM Certifications is a plus. Java Oracle Certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead the engineering team responsible for delivering and providing technical direction, mentorship, and architectural guidance.
• Translate business goals into scalable, secure, and maintainable technical solutions.
• Drive engineering excellence through coding standards, design reviews, and adherence to enterprise architecture.
• Oversee the build and implementation of React-based front-end applications integrated with AEM and AWS backend services.
• Guide the design and development of microservices and API integrations leveraging AWS and MuleSoft.
• Lead Software Design process, document it in Confluence with UML diagrams.
• Enforce Object Oriented paradigm in both design and code development.
• Lead DB Model creation process, demonstrate good knowledge in DB design and DBs like Oracle and PostgreSQL.
• Ensure the platform is optimized for performance, accessibility, mobile responsiveness, and cross-browser compatibility.
• Collaborate on implementation of CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, monitoring, and resiliency patterns.
• Oversee the integration of AEM with front-end applications and identity platforms.
• Ensure smooth identity access management workflows using Ping One DaVinci, including registration and authentication.
• Leverage Adobe Analytics and Adobe Target to enable data-driven optimization and experimentation.
• Ensure all technology deliverables align with enterprise security, compliance, and cloud architecture standards.
• Partner with Product, Design, Data, Security, and Cloud Engineering teams to deliver cohesive customer experiences.
• Manage vendor relationships and ensure high-quality contributions from external engineering partners.
• Champion Agile best practices within the ART and continuously improve team delivery velocity and predictability.

Benefits

• We provide a full package of benefits for employees – and have unique offerings for a modern workforce, including leave programs, adoption assistance, and student loan repayment programs.
• Based on feedback from our employees, we continue to refine and add benefits to our offering, so that you can flourish both inside and outside of work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive