About the Job

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Involve in understanding the platform strategy and roadmap
• Work with key business stakeholders and Product owners to define and prioritize the key outcomes to be achieved for each of the platform modules. 
• Establish product release cycle and ensure that they are aligned to larger strategic objectives
• Lead the Application Delivery teams (multiple small teams) across locations who are responsible for developing functional components of the platform
• Ensuring the team adheres to its processes and all that entails in terms
  of artifacts and meetings
• Identify and manage risks at all stages of platform development.
• Resolution/escalation of inadequate or ill-defined user stories 
• Comfort with quickly changing priorities and a high level of adaptability and flexibility
• Removing barriers and shielding the development teams from external interference
• Working cross-functionally with design and technology teams to ensure the timely and quality release of product/enhancements
• Build a culture of end-to-end ownership within the team; become the go-to person for the release activities.

Required Skills

• Experience as part of building a large-scale platform, using open source technologies.
• Solid working knowledge of Product Development Life Cycle & Agile Methodology
• Open Source Tech exposure with API Driven Development and Frontend Architecture  
• Greater attention to detail and deliver work that is of a high standard
• Good knowledge of Insurance Domain and QA strategies

Qualifications 

• 10-12 years of overall experience in Application Development
• Min 5+ years of experience in product development role or large application development
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills to interface well with clients and partners at all levels
• Experience with Offshore Delivery teams 
• Knowledge of the Insurance Domain - North American Insurance (Property & Casualties)
• Scrum certification is a plus
• Holding a US Business Visa is a bonus as it requires occasional travel to client's place.