About Us:
At Selective, we don’t just insure uniquely, we employ uniqueness.
Selective is a midsized U.S. domestic property and casualty insurance company with a history of strong, consistent financial performance for nearly 100 years. Selective’s unique position as both a leading insurance group and an employer of choice is recognized in a wide variety of awards and honors, including listing in Forbes Best Midsize Employers in 2024 and certification as a Great Place to Work® in 2024 for the fifth consecutive year.
Employees are empowered and encouraged to Be Uniquely You by being their true, unique selves and contributing their diverse talents, experiences, and perspectives to our shared success. Together, we are a high-performing team working to serve our customers responsibly by helping to mitigate loss, keep them safe, and restore their lives and businesses after an insured loss occurs.
Overview:
Note: (For NJ candidates) This role will be located at our future headquarters in Short Hills, N.J. Until the new headquarters is operational, the successful candidate will be offered the ability to work in our Branchville, N.J. location during this interim period.
We are seeking a Senior Application Developer – Planning & Analytics to support and enhance our enterprise financial planning systems. This role is critical to the successful transition of Planning Analytics from the IM team to Corporate Systems and will be responsible for maintaining and evolving our IBM Planning Analytics (TM1) environment. The ideal candidate will have deep technical expertise in TM1 development, strong collaboration skills with finance stakeholders, and a passion for data-driven decision support.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain and enhance TM1 Cubes, Turbo Integrator (TI) Processes, and TM1 Rules.
• Support finance teams during key financial cycles including budgeting, forecasting, and actuals reporting.
• Assist with data validation, reporting, and ad hoc analysis.
• Develop new TM1 components including cubes, rules, TI processes, and custom reports based on evolving business needs.
• Manage and update TM1 metadata and dimensions to ensure data accuracy and consistency.
• Administer TM1 security, including user roles, access controls, and audit compliance.
• Provide daily production support to TM1 users, resolving issues and ensuring system stability.
• Coordinate and execute TM1 system upgrades, including testing and deployment.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience with IBM Planning Analytics (TM1).

• Proficiency in:

• • TM1 Turbo Integrator (TI) scripting
• TM1 Rules
• MDX and SQL
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  Hands-on experience with:
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• IBM Planning Analytics for Excel (PAfE) (formerly Perspectives)

• IBM Planning Analytics Workspace (PAW) (formerly TM1 Architect)
• Strong understanding of financial planning processes and data structures.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with finance and IT teams.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience with ReportWORQ is a plus.
• Familiarity with enterprise financial systems and data governance.
• Background in supporting corporate finance or FP&A teams.
• Experience with system migrations or transitions between business units.
  Total Rewards:
  Selective Insurance offers a total rewards package that includes a competitive base salary, incentive plan eligibility at all levels, and a wide array of benefits designed to help you and your family stay healthy, achieve your financial goals, and balance the demands of your work and personal life. These benefits include comprehensive health care plans, retirement savings plan with company match, discounted Employee Stock Purchase Program, tuition assistance and reimbursement programs, and paid time off plans. Additional details about our total rewards package will be provided during the recruiting process.
  The actual base salary is based on geographic location, and the range is representative of salaries for this role throughout Selective’s footprint. Additional considerations include relevant education, qualifications, experience, skills, performance, and business needs.
  Pay Range: USD $92,000.00 - USD $127,000.00 /Yr. Additional Information:
  Selective is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. That means we respect and value every individual’s unique opinions, beliefs, abilities, and perspectives. We are committed to promoting a welcoming culture that celebrates diverse talent, individual identity, different points of view and experiences – and empowers employees to contribute new ideas that support our continued and growing success. Building a highly engaged team is one of our core strategic imperatives, which we believe is enhanced by diversity, equity, and inclusion. We expect and encourage all employees and all of our business partners to embrace, practice, and monitor the attitudes, values, and goals of acceptance; address biases; and foster diversity of viewpoints and opinions

• Maintain and enhance TM1 Cubes, Turbo Integrator (TI) Processes, and TM1 Rules.
• Support finance teams during key financial cycles including budgeting, forecasting, and actuals reporting.
• Assist with data validation, reporting, and ad hoc analysis.
• Develop new TM1 components including cubes, rules, TI processes, and custom reports based on evolving business needs.
• Manage and update TM1 metadata and dimensions to ensure data accuracy and consistency.
• Administer TM1 security, including user roles, access controls, and audit compliance.
• Provide daily production support to TM1 users, resolving issues and ensuring system stability.
• Coordinate and execute TM1 system upgrades, including testing and deployment