Sr. Manager, Software Engineering (Hybrid) - Selective Insurance Company of America
Charlotte, NC 28277
About the Job
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.
Selective Insurance is seeking a Sr. Manager, Software Engineering responsible for delivering software solutions and information systems to satisfy Claims business and customer needs. This individual will oversee teams of senior software engineers, and team leads responsible for supporting complex applications of high strategic importance to the corporation. The primary responsibility of this team is to ensure solutions align with business strategies and provide technical input and implementation support to application delivery teams for new projects and enhancements.
Responsibilities:- Manage a portfolio of business application projects for Claims.
- Participate in the development of the Claim’s long-term strategy.
- Meet with managers (IT and business) to discuss system requirements, specifications, costs, and timelines.
- Establishing and maintaining relationships with business and IT counterparts to ensure proper collaboration
- Accountable for project scope, schedule, and budget, ensuring commitments and progress are monitored closely and communicated clearly.
- Update the forecasting and plan the allocation of team members across several development efforts.
- Reporting of key metrics like resource allocation, software defects, productivity, and efficiency.
- Plan, support, and execute talent development of team members to support the career growth of their staff.
- Supervises, assigns projects, evaluates, and is responsible for hiring/terminating information technology personnel and contracting staff to design, engineer, and implement systems software.
- Talent management of team members to ensure high morale and appropriate advancement of individual goals and career aspirations
- Participate in evaluating, acquiring, and implementing vendor software to support business processes.
- Participation in and well-planned implementation of established quality improvement initiatives and processes
- In conjunction with the architecture group
- Establish and enforce design and coding standards
- Evaluate and recommend application development tools
Knowledge and Requirements
- College degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Business, or related field preferred
- Prior management/supervisory experience with information technology personnel and offshore/onsite consults preferred
- Prior hands-on application development experience using web based technologies and languages is preferred
- Solid knowledge of surrounding technologies including design patterns and modern standards
- Great leadership skills to work effectively with peers within and across organizations
- Solid written and interpersonal communication with the ability to deliver compelling presentations
- Strong ability to manage and execute on multiple project timelines and manage competing priorities
- Experience in Property Casualty insurance a plus
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.
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.