Berkley

Directory, Software Development Engineering

Berkley • $135K — $160K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of engineering experience with proven leadership roles
  • Operational experience with DEV OPS frameworks like Agile and ITIL
  • Ability to measure and guide team performance effectively
  • Excellent communication skills with both technical and business teams
  • 5-8+ years of front-end development experience, particularly in ReactJS
  • Proven background in agile and scaled agile frameworks
  • Bachelor's degree in relevant field or equivalent experience

Responsibilities

  • Lead development, implementation, integration, and support for applications
  • Create and implement multi-year strategic plans for teams and projects
  • Direct performance management and process compliance across teams
  • Focus on talent management to enhance team member value
  • Monitor project and resource costs while ensuring efficiency
  • Develop and optimize processes for greater ROI
  • Engage with senior leaders on project updates and technology needs

Benefits

  • Generous travel opportunities (10-30%)
  • Focus on employee talent management and development
  • Access to leadership training and mentorship programs
  • Involvement in strategic planning and pivotal project decision-making
  • Implementation of continuous improvement processes for operational excellence
Full Job Description
Responsibilities

The Director, Software Development Engineering will be responsible for providing leadership and direction for all aspects of development, implementation, integration and support decisions impacting an application or system. Direct project planning and execution, develops strategies for creating and integrating new applications, and work with departments to determine technology needs and design solutions.

  • Creates, reviews and implements multi-year strategies for individual teams, systems, or projects
  • Provides direction to team leads or other direct and indirect personnel within the organization
  • Responsible for team performance, process compliance and directs work at an objective / goal level across one or more teams through formal authority
  • High focus on employee talent management and performance management - demonstrates increased value from all associates and/or Team Leads within respective area
  • Closely manages and monitors project and resource costs within respective area
  • 50% or less time is focused within directly managed teams and peer technical groups
  • Implements and monitors critical health metrics for all aspects of their operational and continuous improvement processing
  • Develops new ideas to optimize processes and improve operations; resulting in increased ROI
  • Primary interaction point is with a company presidents, VP, or PM at an operating unit
  • Travel for this position is approximately 10-30%


Qualifications

  • At least 5 years of experience in the field or in a related area; multiple years of proven leadership experience
  • Experience enables individual to be portable across numerous roles within BTS at a similar leadership level
  • Demonstrated operational experience with a DEV OPS or Operational framework E.G. Agile, ITSM, ITIL, adoption frameworks, ALM and Software Development practices
  • Must possess the ability to operate and guide teams through the various frameworks and processing; measuring personnel performance throughout
  • Must have demonstrated the capability of meeting the key accountabilities, or have the ability to learn/perform them
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills with ability to interact seamlessly with both technical and business stakeholders at all levels of the corporation
  • Software Development Life Cycle experience
  • Understanding of Agile SDLC is preferred
  • 3+ years of P&C insurance industry knowledge is preferred, but not required
  • 5-8+ years of front-end development experience required
  • Demonstrated experience with ReactJS is required, additional proficiency with NodeJS and/or Next.js is preferred; AngularJS will be considered
  • At least 5 years of supervisory and/or team lead experience
  • Proven experience working within agile and/or scaled agile frameworks (SAFe)
  • Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a related discipline. Equivalent experience and/or alternative qualifications will be considered.


Behavioral Core Competencies
  • Flexibility
  • Customer Service Oriented & Operational Effectiveness
  • Personal Ownership
  • Quick Decision Making
  • Team Builder
  • Transformational Leadership


About Berkley

Berkley is a packaging company that develops innovative solutions to help our customers sell more product and be on the edge. Berkley offers the cost advantages and creative control of an in house/on site agency without the risk and hassle of oversight. Berkley develops turnkey retail environments – including design, manufacturing and installation services.

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