Director Engineering (Insurance)

at  Manulife

THE OPPORTUNITY

Are you looking for your next step as an Engineering Leader? We are evolving our Insurance Technology team, with the mandate to power world-class customer and employee experiences through software and engineering skills.
The customer is at the focus of everything we do, and millions of end users rely on our products daily. We believe in the value of empowering engineers with the resources to solve critical problems for the future of the business, which is why we need you. We are seeking a self-motivated Director, obsessed with delivering value, is forward-thinking, and excited to see the successful implementation of the products, frameworks, and patterns delivered.

YOU BRING AND WILL CONTINUOUSLY BUILD UPON THE FOLLOWING SKILLS:

• 3+ years shown experience leading teams or large scale programs
• Preferred Insurance or Banking industry experience
• A deep, hands-on, background in modern software development and practices
• An entrepreneurial spirit and comfort working within a rapidly changing startup environment; you love the challenge of working on a small team and being part of a larger movement to change the engineering culture of an enterprise
• Strong project management experience (planning, estimation, building roadmaps, hiring and building your teams for required deliverables, etc.)
• Familiarity with agile and DevOps principles, test-driven development, continuous integration, and other approaches to accelerate the delivery of new features
• Developing engineers and a passion for growing staff within the organization
• Experimenting with emerging technologies and understanding how they will impact what comes next
• A capacity for constant learning from both success and failure, remaining open to change and continuous improvement
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving abilities that enable you to manage through creative abrasion
• Strong verbal and written communication with the ability to effectively articulate and communicate technical vision, possibilities, and outcomes across all levels in the organization
• Understanding of the fundamentals of capital markets or financial services in support of our service or product offerings (or are ready to learn by doing!)

Please refer the Job description for details