Lead Engineer, Global Underwriting

  • Simsbury
  • Chubb
<b>JOB DESCRIPTION</b><p> Working within the Global Core Platforms team, the 'Global Underwriting Engineering Lead' will drive the engineering practices that underlay the future of Chubb's core underwriting systems. The role will oversee the DevOps and platform enablement support for Duck Creek Policy implementations at Chubb globally, including personal and commercial lines across many markets. The role has recently expanded to include DevOps and enablement for rating and pricing via Willis Towers Watson Radar Live.<br /> <br />Chubb operates a Jenkins and Ansible-based DevOps pipeline for Duck Creek Policy and strives to improve developer efficiency and reduce cycle times. This role will lead experienced software engineers to build advanced tools to support this goal, adding capabilities to augment Duck Creek's offerings. Working with the 'Head of Underwriting Platform', this role will manage a multi-year roadmap and a globally distributed set of development teams to deliver this industry-leading technology base for underwriting solutions.<br /> <br />Additionally, the 'Global Underwriting Engineering Lead' will direct the efforts of an elite team of Duck Creek Policy experts to provide hands-on support to enable business units across Chubb to get the most out of Duck Creek. This team operates at the forefront of Chubb technology modernization, seeking out the most significant opportunities and challenges.<br /> <br />Successful candidates will leverage deep knowledge of the Duck Creek platform, strong architecture background, design thinking, thought leadership, change orientation, seamless execution, strong relationship management, and effective communication capabilities.<br /> <br />Heavy business and enterprise architecture team collaboration will also be critical to defining optimum application and solution architecture to meet current and future underwriting and policy admin platform needs.<br /> <br /><strong>Scope/Responsibilities</strong><br /> <ul><li>Lead end-to-end development and implementation of new insurance products, packages on Chubb's Duck Creek Platform.</li> <li>Lead business case development, large program/project estimations with resources from multiple departments and shared services from across the Chubb enterprise. The departments include underwriting, actuary, business operations, field operations, business architecture, enterprise architecture, infrastructure, information security etc.</li> <li>Build internal expertise on Duck Creek Platform working with HR, vendor partners and personal relationships in the industry.</li> <li>Oversee hiring of engineers, particularly more senior engineers, ensuring we build the right talent</li> <li>Communicate regularly in accordance with agreed upon communications plan.</li> <li>Prepare and deliver formal presentations on project and status for business and technology leadership. </li> <li>Enable transition from an iterative waterfall to an agile-based operating model.</li> <li>Manage and deliver development projects within the allocated budget partnering with finance to ensure appropriate accounting treatment of costs.</li> <li>Keep on top of Duck Creek Technology Product Roadmap and the industry trends including Digital Transformation, InsureTech, AI/Machine Learning etc.</li> </ul><p><b>ABOUT US</b><p> Chubb is a world leader in insurance. With operations in 54 countries, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance, and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. The company is distinguished by its extensive product and service offerings, broad distribution capabilities, exceptional financial strength, underwriting excellence, superior claims handling expertise and local operations globally. <p>At Chubb, we are committed to equal employment opportunity and compliance with all laws and regulations pertaining to it. Our policy is to provide employment, training, compensation, promotion, and other conditions or opportunities of employment, without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, mental and physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, age, and pregnancy or any other characteristic protected by law. Performance and qualifications are the only basis upon which we hire, assign, promote, compensate, develop and retain employees. Chubb prohibits all unlawful discrimination, harassment and retaliation against any individual who reports discrimination or harassment. <img src="https://ars2.equest.com/? response_id=47ad5121cd33ae1ecfe5cf7893bb8491&view" alt=" " width="1" height="1"/>