Manager, Engineering

Description
At Liberty, you'll thrive in a hybrid setting that fosters in-person collaboration, innovation and growth. This approach optimizes both remote and in-person interactions, enabling you to connect and ideate with your team and deepen valuable relationships across the company, while still enjoying the flexibility of remote work for focused tasks and projects. This position follows a hybrid work model (2 days onsite) and is open to candidates located in Portsmouth, NH; Boston, MA; Plano, TX; Indianapolis, IN; Columbus, OH and Seattle.
US Retail Markets (USRM) Technology is searching for a passionate engineering leader to serve as an Engineering Manager for our Sales Experience software products in our Internal Agency Support portfolio. In USRM, we have one of the largest personal lines
independent agencies in the US, Comparion Insurance Agency. Additionally, we sell other carrier products in our direct channel when our own products are not a good fit for Liberty Mutual or the customer. Our internal agency meets the needs of our customers and generates commission revenue that helps to offset expenses for Liberty Mutual.
As part of the USRM Distribution Technology team, you'll deliver capabilities that delight our agents and customers. In this position, you will lead a team of IT professionals to build and support a portfolio of agency capabilities and agent experiences. You will partner closely with aligned stakeholders to engineer solutions to win now and well into the future.
We deliver our customers peace of mind every day by helping them protect what they value most. Our passion for placing the customer at the center of everything we do is driving a transformational shift at Liberty Mutual. Operating as a tech startup within a Fortune 100 company, we are leading a digital disruption that will redefine how people experience insurance.
Job Summary:
Responsible for hiring, managing, and deploying resources across team(s) to enable optimal alignment of staff to business priorities. Coaches and evaluates performance and quality of work delivered by team members. Creates motivating work environment for team(s) and ensures team is constantly learning and delivering quality code. Understands tools, architecture, security and scalability needs for assigned team(s); provides technical engineering guidance especially with less experienced team members. Manages total cost of ownership, advocates for the removal of technical debt, assists and supports team effectiveness. Champions and effectively utilizes agile methodology and practices.
Responsibilities:

• Ensures application or portfolio of platforms are enhanced and maintained to meet business functional needs. In partnership with Product Owners, identifies key performance indicators to measure success of work product.
• Understands the business domain and product vision; in partnership with other team members (Scrum Master, Architect, Product Owner, etc.) aligns work of the team toward the shared goals for the product.
• Monitors team effectiveness and address issues affecting team productivity.
• Supports team members in addressing or escalating issues to make the overall team more efficient.
• Removes roadblocks and obstacles; manages interdependencies when needed.
• Initiates and fosters collaborative partnerships with current and potential clients, technology and business managers, vendors and technology executives; develops relationships that support increasing efficiency and effectiveness.
• Manages the quality of work delivered by team members and deals effectively with performance issues in a timely manner.
• Coordinates and delivers performance reviews and drives professional development, including rotations and special assignments.
• Facilitates or provides mentoring experiences. Provides relevant technical coaching and support to team members.
• Hires talent and actively engages in recruiting processes.
• Coordinates with vendors to ensure talent management, on-boarding and transition are performed in a consistent manner.
• Participates in the development of business and/or technology vision, strategies, critical success factors and operating plans for application, unit or platform.
• May establish financial plan for the application, portfolio or overall unit and manages to plan.
• May lead efforts to evaluate, select, and implement new products, technologies to enhance application or platform.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of technology concepts, strategies and methodologies typically acquired through a Bachelor`s or Master`s Degree in technical or business discipline and a minimum of five years' experience in a practice relevant domain including delivering software solutions in an agile environment.
• Familiarity with and understanding of cloud technologies, and modern tech stack including node JS, React, Javascript/Typescript, AWS lambda serverless technology and Kafka.
• Knowledge of and experience with Salesforce products preferred, including Sales and Service Cloud, Marketing Cloud, and licensing structure.
• Vendor management and negotiation experience with SaaS products and labor suppliers.
• 3 years in a leadership role preferred.
• Able to manage complex technology development concepts, capabilities, and maturity.
• Requires excellent analytical ability, consultative, communication, presentation and management skills, strong judgment, and ability to effectively liaise with cross-functional stakeholders and optimize teams.
• Demonstrated ability to operate collaboratively and build consensus. In-depth knowledge of technology standards and guidelines; knowledge of management concepts,practices and techniques; thorough knowledge of business functions and operations, objectives, and strategies.

About Us
Pay Philosophy: The typical starting salary range for this role is determined by a number of factors including skills, experience, education, certifications and location. The full salary range for this role reflects the competitive labor market value for all employees in these positions across the national market and provides an opportunity to progress as employees grow and develop within the role. Some roles at Liberty Mutual have a corresponding compensation plan which may include commission and/or bonus earnings at rates that vary based on multiple factors set forth in the compensation plan for the role.
At Liberty Mutual, our goal is to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, supported, and can thrive. We build an environment that welcomes a wide range of perspectives and experiences, with inclusion embedded in
every aspect of our culture and reflected in everyday interactions. This comes to life through comprehensive
benefits, workplace flexibility, professional development opportunities, and a host of opportunities provided through our Employee Resource Groups. Each employee plays a role in creating our inclusive culture, which supports every individual to do their best work. Together, we cultivate a community where everyone can make a meaningful impact for our business, our customers, and the communities we serve.
We value your hard work, integrity and commitment to make things better, and we put people first by offering you benefits that support your life and well-being. To learn more about our benefit offerings please visit: https://LMI.co/Benefits
Liberty Mutual is an equal opportunity employer. We will not tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, veteran's status, pregnancy, genetic information or on any basis prohibited by federal, state or local law.
Fair Chance Notices

• California
• Los Angeles Incorporated
• Los Angeles Unincorporated
• Philadelphia
• San Francisco

USD $137000.00 - $257000.00