Senior Staff Engineer, Operations-Associate Experience Portal, Content & Search - OneTen Coalition
Chevy Chase, MD
About the Job
GEICO's Enterprise Engineering team is seeking an experienced Senior Staff Engineer, Operations with a passion for content management and building solutions with complex systems & tooling across multiple departments and teams. This Sr. Staff Engineer, Operations will be a key contributor in guiding the strategy and engineering work within the newly formed Associate Experience Portal team - responsible for planning, prioritizing, and leading implementations within the Associate Experience domain. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in applying program & project management skills, content management expertise, search experience and business acumen while collaborating with engineering peers and a wide variety of business and technical stakeholders. Timely delivery of impactful projects that enhance GEICO's legal service delivery will be a focus.
As a Senior Staff Engineer, Operations you will:
Qualifications
Education
Annual Salary
$130,000.00 - $260,000.00
The above annual salary range is a general guideline. Multiple factors are taken into consideration to arrive at the final hourly rate/ annual salary to be offered to the selected candidate. Factors include, but are not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the role, the selected candidate's work experience, education and training, the work location as well as market and business considerations.
At this time, GEICO will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.
Benefits:
As an Associate, you'll enjoy our Total Rewards Program* to help secure your financial future and preserve your health and well-being, including:
*Benefits may be different by location. Benefit eligibility requirements vary and may include length of service.
**Coverage begins on the date of hire. Must enroll in New Hire Benefits within 30 days of the date of hire for coverage to take effect.
The equal employment opportunity policy of the GEICO Companies provides for a fair and equal employment opportunity for all associates and job applicants regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, disability or genetic information, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law. GEICO hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled.
GEICO reasonably accommodates qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to receive equal employment opportunity and/or perform the essential functions of the job, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship to the Company. This applies to all applicants and associates. GEICO also provides a work environment in which each associate is able to be productive and work to the best of their ability. We do not condone or tolerate an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment. We expect and require the cooperation of all associates in maintaining an atmosphere free from discrimination and harassment with mutual respect by and for all associates and applicants.
As a Senior Staff Engineer, Operations you will:
- Leverage experience in CMS delivery and search solutions (e.g., content, document and knowledge management, search solutions, genAI, eDiscovery, etc.) to enhance existing applications or build new ones to support the Associate Experience.
- Partner with your Sr. Manager, Executive and technical leadership, the business and tech stakeholders, and delivery teams to build a roadmap, release quality solutions on time and within budget
- Create, maintain, and actively manage a detailed project schedule, change control process, and documentation, while coordinating project managers and activities across multiple systems, departments, and teams
- Report on your progress for key projects and other important measurables, in addition to presenting detailed plans to mitigate identified project risks at regular intervals
- Craft and deliver strategic and well-structured persuasive arguments to drive projects that drive process improvement, enhance cost leadership, and/or customer experience
- Engage in cross-functional collaboration throughout the entire software lifecycle and across Engineering to solve our toughest problems
- Stay up to date with industry trends and best practices in the legal technology space
- Help support the transformation of GEICO's insurance business as we transition from a traditional IT model to a tech organization with engineering excellence as its mission.
Qualifications
- Strong product & project management skills with proven experience coordinating projects across multiple teams, with successful delivery at scale
- Strong content management systems or similar domains to appropriately interpret requirements into system solutions, while understanding how requirements and design choices may impact systems across the enterprise
- Strong search experience or similar domains to appropriately interpret requirements into system solutions, and leverage search to assist with self service
- Ability to communicate and work directly with business leaders across Technology and various Business operations with a high level of professionalism and emotional intelligence.
- Strong critical thinking, problem solving, decision making, and influencing skills
- Excellent verbal/written communication skills, including the ability to clearly document findings, proposals, issues, and status
- Experience contributing to a roadmap, reporting out on project status, and assessing (then mitigating) areas of timeline or budget risk
- Demonstrated track record of constructing, interpreting, and applying metrics to your work and decision making, with ability to use those metrics to identify correlation between drivers and results, and using that information to drive prioritization and action
- Proficiency in work item management tools such as Azure DevOps
- Experience with application monitoring tools and performance assessments
- An ownership mentality while navigating a fast-paced environment where priorities can change quickly
- A genuine interest to build and maintain relationships with people at all levels and across organizational and geographic boundaries
- 5+ years of experience in program management, project management, or equivalent
- 5+ years of experience in managing large-scale projects working in or closely with corporate communications and content management, or a similar field
- Excellent understanding of Agile methodologies
- Experience within insurance industry is a plus
- Lean, Six Sigma, PMI/PMP, or Scrum certifications are a plus
Education
- Bachelor's Degree with a focus in technology, computing, engineering, business administration, or related field; or equivalent experience
Annual Salary
$130,000.00 - $260,000.00
The above annual salary range is a general guideline. Multiple factors are taken into consideration to arrive at the final hourly rate/ annual salary to be offered to the selected candidate. Factors include, but are not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the role, the selected candidate's work experience, education and training, the work location as well as market and business considerations.
At this time, GEICO will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.
Benefits:
As an Associate, you'll enjoy our Total Rewards Program* to help secure your financial future and preserve your health and well-being, including:
- Premier Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance with no waiting period**
- Paid Vacation, Sick and Parental Leave
- 401(k) Plan
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Paid Training and Licensures
*Benefits may be different by location. Benefit eligibility requirements vary and may include length of service.
**Coverage begins on the date of hire. Must enroll in New Hire Benefits within 30 days of the date of hire for coverage to take effect.
The equal employment opportunity policy of the GEICO Companies provides for a fair and equal employment opportunity for all associates and job applicants regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, disability or genetic information, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law. GEICO hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled.
GEICO reasonably accommodates qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to receive equal employment opportunity and/or perform the essential functions of the job, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship to the Company. This applies to all applicants and associates. GEICO also provides a work environment in which each associate is able to be productive and work to the best of their ability. We do not condone or tolerate an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment. We expect and require the cooperation of all associates in maintaining an atmosphere free from discrimination and harassment with mutual respect by and for all associates and applicants.
Source : OneTen Coalition