Director, IT Application Development
- Employer
- Request Technology
- Location
- Florida
- Salary
- 175000.00 - 180000.00 USD Annual + Bonus
- Closing date
- 25 May 2022
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- Sector
- Telecoms / Utilities
- Responsibilities
- Information Technology
- Position/Level
- Director
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Language
- English
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A prestigious company is on the search for a Director, IT Application Development. This Director must have experience with insurance background and preferably in P&C insurance. They will have a budget and will drive technology mature architecture. They need to have experience with Java, Linux/Windows, DevOps, Agile, etc.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the production support team to properly identify severity and urgency of incidents in a way that minimizes business interruptions and maximizes company's ability to serve our policy holders.
- Review scope/requirement documents for system changes/issues/enhancements and provide guidance to team when needed.
- Ensure the organization achieves, and maintains exceptional levels of software quality.
- Mature the architecture for future technical growth as well as focus on automation capabilities for improved speed to market
- Develop and manage a yearly personnel and IT Budget including periodic forecasting and communications.
- Develop excellent understanding of business stakeholder's needs and specific requirements around Claims, Underwriting, Billing, Finance and other support organizations such as Agency Management, Product and Risk Management.
- Maintain regular interactions with business stakeholders to ensure a unified technology roadmap that considers new product implementations as well as production support, System Maintenance, and Technology Initiatives
- Serve as the main contact for managing core system vendor relationship in regards to system functionality and data.
- Develop and manage talent
- Oversee critical projects and provide leadership oversight to Direct Reports and team members to ensure successful execution.
- Develop and manage a yearly personnel and IT Budget including periodic forecasting and communications.
- Participate in budget process and create and maintain budget for department and team.
- Focus on Continuous Improvement
Qualifications:
- Education: Bachelor's Degree Required.
- Experience: At least 5-7 Years of technology and/or BA experience, preferably with a P&C insurance carrier.
- Excellent communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills.
- Working experience in Insurance policy administration platforms desirable.
- At least 10 years of experience in IT related management positions, with a demonstrated record of career advancement as indicated by increasing levels of responsibility.
- At least 5 years of experience in a project/program management position.
- Experience in hosting services and Servers; local and wide-area networks, and Web-based computing platforms.
- Experience with Agile Software Delivery - Experience in Product Management desirable.
- Experience automated testing tools highly desirable.
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