Mml-wma-jl9-rr-0100901

**Job Description: Associate Manager, Software Engineering (JL9)**

**Essential Job Functions**:

- ** Estimation and Planning**: Drive accurate project estimations, including effort, timeline, and resource planning, ensuring realistic project commitments and on-time delivery.
- ** Customer Handling**: Act as the primary point of contact for clients, addressing their queries, and ensuring high customer satisfaction throughout the project lifecycle.
- ** Technical Solutioning**: Lead the design and implementation of robust technical solutions that meet customer requirements and align with business objectives.
- ** End-to-End Project Management**: Oversee the entire project lifecycle, including scope management, risk mitigation, resource allocation, and change management, ensuring adherence to organizational and client expectations.
- ** Team Support**: Provide leadership and technical guidance to a team of software engineers, including code reviews, mentorship, and hands-on support to resolve complex technical issues.
- ** Technical Expertise**:

- Hands-on Experience with Micro Focus tools and COBOL, JCL, CICS, DB2 for z/OS, Assembler, PL/I, Rexx, flat/sequential files, GDGs, and VSAM.
- Familiarity with software development methodologies and best practices.
- Experience: Minimum 12+ years of industry experience, including at least 5+ years in a similar leadership role within software engineering.
- ** US Insurance Domain Expertise**: Familiarity with US Insurance Life and Annuity policy administration platform.
- ** Project Ownership and Collaboration**: Take complete ownership of projects, managing them from initiation to closure, including planning, execution, monitoring, and delivery. Work closely with cross-functional teams, including product management and QA, to define project requirements and ensure successful software project delivery.
- ** Mentorship and Growth**: Foster the professional development of team members through regular feedback, coaching, and career development planning.
- ** Strategic Contributions**: Contribute to the organization's software engineering strategy by participating in technology assessments, innovation discussions, and process improvements.
- ** Task Management**: Oversee project tasks and assignments, assisting with prioritization and work planning to meet project milestones and deliverables.
- ** Project Oversight**: Monitor project timelines, resource allocation, and budgets to ensure efficient execution and delivery.
- ** Risk Management**: Identify potential project risks early, propose mitigation strategies, and proactively resolve issues as they arise.
- ** Team Culture**: Promote a collaborative and innovative team culture, encouraging continuous learning and knowledge sharing.

**Basic Qualifications**:

- ** Educational Background**: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- ** Debugging Skills**: Strong programming, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
- ** Leadership Experience**: Demonstrated ability to mentor and lead teams in a technical capacity.
- ** Methodologies**: Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, or other project management frameworks.
- ** Domain Knowledge**: Experience in the US Insurance domain, specifically in Life and Annuity products.
- ** Organizational Skills**: Strong time management, organizational, and multitasking abilities.
- ** Growth Mindset**: Openness to learning and expanding leadership capabilities.

**Additional Preferred Qualifications**:

- ** Product Knowledge**: Exposure to _Vantage_ and _wmA_ products is a significant advantage.
- ** Conversion and Migration**: Experience driving end-to-end conversion and migration projects will be highly beneficial.
- ** Advanced Education**: A master’s degree in a related field is a plus.
- ** Certifications**: Relevant certifications such as PMP, Scrum Master, or technical certifications are highly desirable.
- ** Continuous Learning**: Training in leadership, project management, or technical skills is an advantage.

This role offers an excellent opportunity to lead a dynamic team, contribute to cutting-edge software development initiatives, and play a key part in shaping the organization’s engineering capabilities and culture. Your expertise in COBOL, Micro Focus tools, Vantage, and wmA, combined with your leadership skills and domain knowledge in US Insurance, will enable you to drive impactful business outcomes.