Director, Software Engineering

Liberty Mutual Insurance • Boston, MA

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About The Position

We deliver our customers peace of mind every day by helping them protect what they value most. Our passion for placing the customer at the center of everything we do is driving a transformational shift at Liberty Mutual. Operating as a tech startup within a Fortune 100 company, we are leading a digital disruption that will redefine how people experience insurance. At Liberty, you'll thrive in a hybrid setting that fosters in-person collaboration, innovation and growth. This approach optimizes both remote and in-person interactions, enabling you to connect and ideate with your team and deepen valuable relationships across the company, while still enjoying the flexibility of remote work for focused tasks and projects. This role has a hybrid work schedule (2 days onsite) and we are considering candidates based in Portsmouth, NH and Boston, MA.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in technical or business discipline.
• Minimum 10+ years of Software Engineering related experience.
• Minimum 5+ years in a leadership role.
• Minimum 5+ years’ technical experience leading projects and portfolio management.
• Dynamic leader who can energize multi-disciplined work teams.
• In-depth knowledge of IT concepts, strategies and methodologies.
• Advanced knowledge of management concepts, practices and techniques.
• Highly developed negotiation, facilitation and consensus building skills.
• Highly developed oral and written communication skills; strong presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery and ongoing support of the SIMPL program to enable finance and regulatory capabilities across key portfolios.
• Drive the strategic replacement of legacy mainframe applications with SIMPL as the core platform foundation.
• Oversee multiple cross-functional teams and simultaneous delivery tracks as the SIMPL program scales.
• Optimize the staffing model and manage resource capacity and costs to support program growth and operational efficiency.
• Contribute to the strategic architecture vision for long-term data ingestion into Finance.
• Develops and implements business and/or technology vision, critical success factors, and operating plans.
• Anticipates and manages technology evolution and relates it to business solutions.
• Ensures system, technical, and product architectures are aligned with business objectives.
• Advocates and models agile leadership techniques.
• Hires and manages managers and may hire and manage individual contributors.
• Determines and manages staffing strategy and plan.
• Defines individual performance objectives and development plans.
• Oversee vendor relationships beyond delivery.
• Establishes the financial plan for the department and manages to plan.
• Oversee the development, implementation, and execution of multiple projects.
• Formulates and executes process and organizational improvement initiatives.
• Ensures compliance with regulatory, audit, and governance requirements.
• Initiates and fosters business partnerships with current and potential clients, vendors, IT executives, and senior business executives.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and continuous learning opportunities.
• Environment where employees can succeed, both professionally and personally.
• Strong relationships and employee feedback mechanisms.
• Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) open to all.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees