Executive Director, Software Engineering Manager

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RGA is a purpose-driven organization working to solve today’s challenges through innovation and collaboration. A Fortune 500 Company and listed among its World’s Most Admired Companies, we’re the only global reinsurance company to focus primarily on life- and health-related solutions. Join our multinational team of intelligent, motivated, and collaborative people, and help us make financial protection accessible to all.

The Software Engineering Manager is an experienced, technology leader whose primary responsibility is to oversee and guide team(s) of Agile Delivery Leaders, engineers, and related delivery professionals, in the designing, implementing, and maintaining of an IT product portfolio. They are responsible for recruiting, developing, and retaining talent and ensuring the team(s) have the staff, tools, capabilities, and support to meet evolving business needs. They also oversee the implementation of software engineering initiatives and champion best practices while ensuring initiatives deliver the desired results.

Strategy, Vision, and Leadership

• Provides leadership and direction for a sub-function/portfolio engineering organization across multiple systems and workstreams and through Agile Delivery Leaders.
• Partners closely with the Business Engagement sub-function/portfolio leaders to understand and support the development of product roadmaps and ensure alignment of the delivery center’s operations roadmaps and investments.
• Partners closely with Enterprise and Solution Architecture to maintain alignment, gain architectural guidance, manage risks, foster innovation adoption, optimize resources, and drive continuous improvement across IT initiatives and operations.
• Ensures the delivery center teams they are accountable for have the tools, process, and support in developing new products and capabilities that will be needed to survive and thrive in the midterm and long term.
  
  

Talent Management Responsibilities

• Leads, manages, and directs the activities of the sub-function/portfolio in all aspects of supervisory duties, including, developing effective people strategies, hiring, training, evaluating, coaching, and disciplining direct reports. Fosters a positive and engaged work environment. Mentors’ functional management, first line managers, and associates.
• Build a culture that supports learning, collaboration, transparency, and inclusiveness.
  
  

Operations

• Ensure accountability for performance and results of the sub-functional/portfolio engineering teams’ delivery of the technology components of the functional, strategic roadmaps.
• Lead Agile Delivery Leaders to set goals for improving product quality, maintainability, security, and scalability and monitor progress against these goals.
• Accountable for production and performance of development in production and meeting all relevant service level commitments.
• Implement and manage software development status reporting, metrics, and benchmarks.
• Ensure that systems comply with relevant policy, contractual, statutory, and regulatory obligations.
• Manage relationships with consultants, vendors, and contractors and support negotiation of statements of work and business terms with suppliers.
  
  

General

• Performs other duties as assigned.
  
  

Required:

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• 10+ years’ experience in a project management, programming, or systems analysis
  
  

Preferred:

• 5+ years' experience in direct people management
• Relevant business credentials including LOMA certifications
• Master’s degree with technology as a core component
  
  

Required:

Skills and Abilities

• Expert ability in managing multiple projects and/or sub-teams simultaneously, including the ability to delegate key areas of responsibility.
• Expert ability in implementing change within an organization, ensuring understanding, participation, and ownership.
• Advanced ability to deliver sustainable organizational changes on time and on budget by increasing employee adoption and usage.
• Directs the resolution of complex or unusual business problems by applying advanced analytical thought and judgment.
• Exceptional ability to liaise with individuals across a wide variety of operational, functional, and technical disciplines.
• Expert ability to work well within and manage a team. Demonstrates the ability to lead, mentor and develop associates.
• Expert ability to foster a teamwork and customer service focused environment.
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills demonstrating the ability to convey information in a way that is meaningful and well received by the team members and project stakeholders, including customers and associates.
• Fluent in software development methodologies and best practices.
• Fluent in relevant tools and platforms (e.g., cloud platforms, web technologies, client-server technologies, continuous integration, and deployment), with an eagerness to learn about new and unfamiliar technologies.
  
  

What You Can Expect From RGA:

• Gain valuable knowledge from and experience with diverse, caring colleagues around the world.
• Enjoy a respectful, welcoming environment that fosters individuality and encourages pioneering thought.
• Join the bright and creative minds of RGA, and experience vast, endless career potential.