Director, Software Engineering
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Job Location:
Durham, NC - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
13 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Description:
Delivery Team Leader Annuity Life Administration Platform
The Role
The FILI (Fidelity Investments Life Insurance) Platform team is seeking a dynamic leader with curious drive to lead a team of associates engaged in the engineering of new solutions for our Annuity customers that helps provide retirement solutions that meet their needs and deepen the relationship they have with Fidelity.
Were looking for a team-focused leader with phenomenal interpersonal skills that will work collaboratively across business and technology teams. The Delivery Team Lead will ensure alignment on what and when work is to be performed through continuous planning and management of a roadmap that serves our group and Domain.
Key Accountabilities
Provide day to day leadership for a delivery team comprised of engineering and product resources and indirect leadership of supporting teams i.e. architecture quality and program management.
Oversee the delivery of upgrades and enhancements to the insurance recordkeeping system called Oracle Insurance Policy Administration (OIPA).
Work with leaders of delivery teams across the enterprise to drive the insurance organizations goals for our customers and associates.
Engage team members in an agile structure to deliver solutions that drive efficiency and effectiveness against defined product objectives and the team mission while continuously improving innovating experimenting learning and celebrating success.
Committed to developing others and yourself to ensure the latest thinking and knowledge is integrated into the culture of the team including talent lifecycle including performance management.
Trusted advisor for functional capabilities of the platform or system. Align resources to the highest priorities in partnership with the Platform Leader and ensure effective production support coverage for the platform(s)
Accountable for alignment to functional strategy including technology standards policies & improving reuse within the enterprise ecosystem & across the function.
Responsible for proactive research analysis and recommendation of new & existing feature opportunities that align to the Platform Group strategies.
Participate and actively contribute to assessing platform choices for the future. Ensure overall operational health of the platform/system.
The Expertise and Skills You Bring
Bachelors degree required.
10 years of relevant employment experience leading teams and developing products and solutions with technology.
Knowledge of Insurance industry would be preferred and an added plus
Strong product approach and experience leading and empowering a product team to deliver results.
Excellent planning project management consulting leadership coaching and talent management skills.
Strong verbal/written communication and presentation skills including an ability to effectively connect with business technical and leadership teams.
Jira and Jira Align experience preferred.
Drive change by engaging AI tools in software development practices where accepted.
Experience in financial services cloud/AWS End to End Account Administration a plus.
Partnerships - develop positive relationships and champion a collaborative team environment.
Leadership demonstrated expertise of leading influencing and motivating colleagues without formal authority with a track record of building engaged and empowered teams.
Management able to delegate mentor and deliver feedback to Business Analysts and/or Associate Product Owners that may report directly to you. Prioritize management responsibilities and support that cultivates associate growth and career development.
The Team
This Delivery team is part of Fidelity Wealth Technology; focused on empowering customers and associates to thrive in a digital-first world through the creation of scalable business capabilities and platforms that support and power much of our Brokerage Wealth and Workplace businesses. The team has a shared focus on the insurance recordkeeping system along with other delivery teams where this candidate will work to understand the business and platform goals then prioritize them into software deliverables.
Certifications:
Category:
Information TechnologyMost roles at Fidelity are Hybrid requiring associates to work onsite every other week (all business days M-F) in a Fidelity office. This does not apply to Remote or fully Onsite roles.
Please be advised that Fidelitys business is governed by the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 the Investment Company Act of 1940 ERISA numerous state laws governing securities investment and retirement-related financial activities and the rules and regulations of numerous self-regulatory organizations including FINRA among others. Those laws and regulations may restrict Fidelity from hiring and/or associating with individuals with certain Criminal Histories.
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Go
- Lean
- Management Experience
- React
- Node.js
- Operations Management
- Project Management
- Research & Development
- Software Development
- Team Management
- GraphQL
- Leadership Experience
About Company
The benefits you provide are about more than your workplace. They’re about life. Together, let’s create a program that meets the changing needs of your employees and your business.
