Application Development Team Lead (Hybrid)

Selective Insurance
paid time off, tuition assistance
United States, New Jersey, Branchville
Dec 18, 2024
About Us At Selective, we don't just insure uniquely, we employ uniqueness. Selective is a midsized U.S. domestic property and casualty insurance company with a history of strong, consistent financial performance for nearly 100 years. Selective's unique position as both a leading insurance group and an employer of choice is recognized in a wide variety of awards and honors, including listing in Forbes Best Midsize Employers in 2024 and certification as a Great Place to Work in 2024 for the fifth consecutive year. Employees are empowered and encouraged to Be Uniquely You by being their true, unique selves and contributing their diverse talents, experiences, and perspectives to our shared success. Together, we are a high-performing team working to serve our customers responsibly by helping to mitigate loss, keep them safe, and restore their lives and businesses after an insured loss occurs. Overview Selective Insurance is seeking a highly motivated Application Development Team Lead to join us in Commercial Lines organization. An ideal candidate will leverage their technical proficiency and leadership competencies to drive the delivery of key objectives. From Cloud to DevOps to Modernization to Strategic Business initiatives you will have the opportunity to lead multiple work streams to deliver innovative solutions. As an Application Development Team Lead you will be responsible for ensuring both on-time successful delivery, and the technical and architectural quality of the solutions. Responsibilities Collaborate with Product, Business and IT organizations. Lead high performing team(s) in iteratively delivering key business value. Ensure deliverables are on-time and of high quality. Resolve and/or escalate technical and project delivery issues. Drive process improvements within the team and across the department to improve efficiency and quality. Assist in prioritizing new development projects, enhancement projects for existing systems, and system maintenance requests. Act as a key contributor in planning and estimation of projects. Ensure design, code, and test plan reviews are conducted as appropriate. Report program status, KPIs, OKRs to leadership. Qualifications Knowledge and Requirements Strong leadership and communication skills Proven history of owning and taking accountability for leading others to complete complex deliverables. 7+ years of experience leading and/or hands-on development of applications. Experience in full stack design and/or development (.NET, C#, Angular, API and SQL preferred) Knowledge of modern Agile frameworks and practices such as Scum, Kanban, DevOps, test driven development, and test automation, as well as the underlying principles. Preferred Experience: SAFe agile work experience or similar agile process College degree in Computer Science or Management Information systems Property Casualty Insurance experience Experience of leading multi-million-dollar IT initiatives. Total Rewards Selective Insurance offers a total rewards package that includes a competitive base salary, incentive plan eligibility at all levels, and a wide array of benefits designed to help you and your family stay healthy, achieve your financial goals, and balance the demands of your work and personal life. These benefits include comprehensive health care plans, retirement savings plan with company match, discounted Employee Stock Purchase Program, tuition assistance and reimbursement programs, and paid time off plans. Additional details about our total rewards package will be provided during the recruiting process. The actual base salary is based on geographic location, and the range is representative of salaries for this role throughout Selective's footprint. Additional considerations include relevant education, qualifications, experience, skills, performance, and business needs. Pay Range USD $116,000.00 - USD $167,000.00 /Yr. Additional Information Selective is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. That means we respect and value every individual's unique opinions, beliefs, abilities, and perspectives. We are committed to promoting a welcoming culture that celebrates diverse talent, individual identity, different points of view and experiences - and empowers employees to contribute new ideas that support our continued and growing success. Building a highly engaged team is one of our core strategic imperatives, which we believe is enhanced by diversity, equity, and inclusion. We expect and encourage all employees and all of our business partners to embrace, practice, and monitor the attitudes, values, and goals of acceptance; address biases; and foster diversity of viewpoints and opinions.