What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software Development Manager position at Metlife?
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Description and Requirements
Role Value Proposition:
As a manager, you will be part of the leadership team responsible for the end-to-end, long-term lifecycle and technical direction for the applications. You will oversee a team of Technical Functional Analysts and ensure that their work aligns with the overall product strategy. This role involves creating plans, schedules, estimates, allocating resources, and sharing status updates in a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) environment.
You will manage a team of technical functional analysts who support finance/accounting applications, ensuring that their work meets the needs of the business and stakeholders. As a people leader, you will champion a positive culture of inclusion and have the opportunity to impact every part of the system and enable the team to deliver exceptional technology and customer solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
Essential Business Experience and Technical Skills:
Required:
Preferred:
At MetLife, we're leading the global transformation of an industry we've long defined. United in purpose, diverse in perspective, we're dedicated to making a difference in the lives of our customers.
Benefits We Offer
Our U.S. benefits address holistic well-being with programs for physical and mental health, financial wellness, and support for families. We offer a comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision, dental insurance, and no-cost short- and long-term disability. We also provide company-paid life insurance and legal services, a retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife and 401(k) with employer matching, group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home, pet, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance, as well as Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and digital mental health programs, parental leave, volunteer time off, tuition assistance and much more!
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the 2024 "World's Most Admired Companies", Fortune World's 25 Best Workplaces for 2024, as well as the 2024 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For , MetLife , through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world's leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by empathy, we're inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it's #AllTogetherPossible . Join us!
Equal Employment Opportunity/Disability/Veterans
If you need an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at This information will be held in confidence and used only to determine an appropriate accommodation for the application process.
MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.
Role Value Proposition:
As a manager, you will be part of the leadership team responsible for the end-to-end, long-term lifecycle and technical direction for the applications. You will oversee a team of Technical Functional Analysts and ensure that their work aligns with the overall product strategy. This role involves creating plans, schedules, estimates, allocating resources, and sharing status updates in a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) environment.
You will manage a team of technical functional analysts who support finance/accounting applications, ensuring that their work meets the needs of the business and stakeholders. As a people leader, you will champion a positive culture of inclusion and have the opportunity to impact every part of the system and enable the team to deliver exceptional technology and customer solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage a team of Technical Functional Analysts.
- Oversee people/resource management, including hiring, development, engagement, and utilization of talent.
- Remove barriers for the team to ensure efficient workflow and productivity.
- Contribute to the development and management of product roadmaps, ensuring value delivery in both the short and long term.
- Manage the technical implementation of solutions, minimizing technical debt while increasing value delivery to the MetLife enterprise.
- Establish SAFe metrics, maintenance metrics, and KPIs to optimize product delivery.
- Identify risks and assist in driving audits to conclusion.
Essential Business Experience and Technical Skills:
Required:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Five plus years in software development environments.
- Two plus years in leading/managing a team of technologists.
- Knowledge and ability to apply secure coding standards to prevent security vulnerabilities.
- Experience in managing effective teams through development opportunities, recognition, and feedback.
- Cross-functional leadership skills to organize, motivate, and lead those outside of the team.
Preferred:
- Experience with Peoplesoft applications.
- Experience with the Insurance industry, especially Group Benefits.
- Experience with accounting/finance.
At MetLife, we're leading the global transformation of an industry we've long defined. United in purpose, diverse in perspective, we're dedicated to making a difference in the lives of our customers.
Benefits We Offer
Our U.S. benefits address holistic well-being with programs for physical and mental health, financial wellness, and support for families. We offer a comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision, dental insurance, and no-cost short- and long-term disability. We also provide company-paid life insurance and legal services, a retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife and 401(k) with employer matching, group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home, pet, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance, as well as Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and digital mental health programs, parental leave, volunteer time off, tuition assistance and much more!
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the 2024 "World's Most Admired Companies", Fortune World's 25 Best Workplaces for 2024, as well as the 2024 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For , MetLife , through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world's leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by empathy, we're inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it's #AllTogetherPossible . Join us!
Equal Employment Opportunity/Disability/Veterans
If you need an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at This information will be held in confidence and used only to determine an appropriate accommodation for the application process.
MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.
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