Director of Software Engineering (SaaS)

Inviting applications for Director of Technology in "Property & Casualty" domain with experience "Custom Application Development" / Product Engineering .

Position Title : Director of S / W Engineering – SaaS

Experience : 20+ years of overall work experience with minimum 7-8 years in a Delivery Head role

Mandate -

Background - Technical + Delivery - BE / B Tech or M Tech / ME

Geography - MUST have worked extensively in EMEA geo (N America, UK)

Nice to have -

Domain - "Property & Casualty" Insurance for 10+ yrs

Technical delivery for Lloyd's Market experience

About the Opportunity :

The opportunity is to lead and assist in development, maintenance of Client and Custom Applications and contribute to technology and digital solutions across P&C industry segment with a focus on Specialty and Commercial Lines insurance value chain .

The role is in Technology & Digital domain which focuses on developing and delivering IT Technology services for multiple clients across the globe, with a special focus on the UK and Europe markets. Prior work experience in the Lloyd’s market is a plus. The opportunity will involve identifying, managing, governing and solutioning digital initiatives, application development, application and infrastructure maintenance, and using technology to transform insurance business process. The individual will be responsible for growing and delivering a broad array of technology services to existing and new clients.

Key Responsibilities :

1. Strategic Leadership and Portfolio Management

2. Capability Development and Management

3. Communities of Practice

4. Technical Excellence - Product Engineering - MUST

5. Stakeholder Management and Collaboratio

What you’ll be doing :

The key responsibilities are as follows :

Own operational metrics around Client Satisfaction, People and Financials

Develop POVs and proactive propositions for Quarterly and Monthly client governance

Govern multiple technology projects, both greenfield and otherwise

Govern and Track staffing and fulfilment for one large or multiple smaller client engagements

Spearhead Custom application development / build applications meeting delivery deadline across geography.

Run Managed Services engagement in an end-to-end fashion, across both Applications and Infrastructure domains

Plan for managing Quality, Cost and Schedule parameters for large programs and projects

Implement effective release and configuration management processes

Support business development with Demos, POVs, POCs

Must Have :

B.Tech. / B.E. or M.Tech. / M.E. from a recognized institute

Prior hands-on work experience in IT services across Application Engineering & Infrastructure

Minimum 20 years of experience in IT product & services

At least 2-3 years of Onsite work experience in UK / Europe / ANZ / Singapore markets

At least 10 years of experience working for Insurance clients, preferably P&C Specialty or Large Commercial lines, Life Insurance experience also counts

Excellent spoken and written communication skills

Have a broad understanding of UK / Europe / ANZ immigration norms and general guidelines

Have a good working knowledge of one out of the Azure and AWS Cloud platforms

Understand Agile development methodologies well

A track record of leading successful client delivery engagements

Detailed job description will be provided post shortlisting your profile.