Tech Lead, Product & Inforce App Development
Listed on 2025-11-25
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IT/Tech
IT Project Manager, Systems Analyst, Systems Engineer, IT Consultant
Tech Lead, Product & Inforce App Development
The Product Domain Technical Lead plays a pivotal role within the Product & Inforce organization, driving major product launch initiatives and shaping technical solutions across the product ecosystem. This is a hands‑on technical leadership role that requires deep expertise in life and annuity products, application architecture, and integration frameworks.
As a key member of cross‑functional SCRUM teams, you will collaborate with Product Managers, Scrum Masters, Developers, and Quality Engineers across global locations. You will ensure the delivery of end‑to‑end technical solutions for complex business needs within a dynamic environment. This position provides an opportunity to contribute directly to product modernization and innovation initiatives.
This position currently offers an onsite work schedule, with the expectation that you are in the office four (4) days per week during onsite core days. Our current onsite core days are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. The work schedule type and core days are subject to change with advance notification and manager discretion.
Please note that we do not offer visa sponsorship for this position.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities- Provide hands‑on technical leadership for Product Domain initiatives, including design, development, integration, and implementation.
- Translate business and product requirements into detailed technical designs and specifications aligned with enterprise architecture standards.
- Evaluate technology options and trade‑offs to ensure feasibility, scalability, and performance of solutions.
- Drive the adoption of AI‑assisted coding, refactoring, and documentation practices to enhance productivity and reduce legacy maintenance overhead.
- Drive end‑to‑end solution delivery, from architecture through deployment and support.
- Partner with Product Owners and Business Stakeholders to align technology strategy with product vision and business goals.
- Build strong trust‑based relationships across departments to drive alignment and innovation.
- Work closely with Architects and IT teams to define, implement, and maintain standards, processes, and roadmaps for the Product domain.
- Coordinate with cross‑functional teams to ensure efficient resource utilization and timely delivery of initiatives.
- Identify opportunities for application modernization, rationalization, and transformation toward a simplified, modern system platform.
- Lead process re‑engineering and technology implementation initiatives to optimize operational efficiency.
- Identify opportunities to apply Generative AI for knowledge extraction, documentation creation, and code migration from legacy systems.
- Support strategic financial developments for new product launches, ensuring technology enablement aligns with financial and regulatory objectives.
- Ensure that technical solutions meet business requirements and comply with architecture, security, and quality standards.
- Manage estimation, cost, and scheduling for all domain‑related solutions and projects.
- Oversee the release management and testing processes to ensure high‑quality delivery.
- Establish best practices for AI governance, model validation, and responsible AI usage within Mainframe Product development.
- Communicate effectively across organizational levels, providing clear updates and guidance on project progress and risks.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- 15+ years of experience in Full System Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
- Expertise in IBM Mainframe technologies: COBOL, JCL, SQL, CICS, DB2, VSAM, ISPF/PDF, FILE‑AID, MVS, Endevor.
- Proven experience in Life and Annuity Product systems, particularly on Vantage Policy Administration Platform:
- 15+ years of Product domain experience preferred.
- 7+ years leading teams on Vantage systems preferred.
- Strong conceptual and analytical skills with the ability to design and build complex algorithms.
- Demonstrated success leading in matrixed, outsourced environments, leveraging influence and…
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