Manager Product Development Engineering
About The Position
Manage a product team that consists of multiple feature teams in the development and maintenance of an enterprise to enterprise ("E2E") IT solution. Responsible for setting, prioritizing, and accepting the work generated by an Agile team to ensure the platform meets the defined goals and vision. Establish and enforce best practices in code control, code reviews, unit testing, DevOps, and application maintenance. Help identify risks and remove barriers so that the team can move forward in development. Manage and drive audits to conclusions. Ensure vendor performance and deliverables meet contract specifications. Full people management responsibility for direct product team including hiring, firing, promotions, performance, career and compensation management, and training and development. Matrix management responsibility for cross functional team members aligned to product team that includes performance management. Participate in discussions that solve business challenges by leveraging technology. Manage product feature software delivery through continuous focus on software development and maintenance metrics and key performance indicators ("KPIs"). Manage user centric design and agile development life cycle. Manages resources to planned feature outcomes, with awareness of over/under utilization and ways to adjust.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or foreign education equivalent in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or related field and eight (8) years of experience performing product development and engineering Agile development.
- experience performing software product development management
- experience performing strategic solutioning and planning.
Responsibilities
- Manage a product team in the development and maintenance of an enterprise to enterprise IT solution.
- Set, prioritize, and accept the work generated by an Agile team.
- Establish and enforce best practices in code control, code reviews, unit testing, DevOps, and application maintenance.
- Identify risks and remove barriers so that the team can move forward in development.
- Manage and drive audits to conclusions.
- Ensure vendor performance and deliverables meet contract specifications.
- Full people management responsibility for direct product team including hiring, firing, promotions, performance, career and compensation management, and training and development.
- Matrix management responsibility for cross functional team members aligned to product team that includes performance management.
- Participate in discussions that solve business challenges by leveraging technology.
- Manage product feature software delivery through continuous focus on software development and maintenance metrics and key performance indicators ("KPIs").
- Manage user centric design and agile development life cycle.
- Manages resources to planned feature outcomes, with awareness of over/under utilization and ways to adjust.
Benefits
- healthcare benefits
- life insurance
- retirement benefits
- parental leave
- legal plan services
- paid time off
- medical/prescription drug and vision
- dental insurance
- no-cost short- and long-term disability
- company-paid life insurance and legal services
- retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife and 401(k) with employer matching
- group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home, pet, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and digital mental health programs
- volunteer time off
- tuition assistance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Industry
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
