Director of Engineering

At The Standard, you'll join a team focused on putting our customers first.

Our continued success is driven by a high-performance culture. We're looking for people who are collaborative, accountable, creative, agile and are driven by a passion for doing what's right - across the company and in our local communities.

We offer a caring culture where you can make a real difference, every day.

Ready to reach your highest potential? Let's work together.

Job Summary

The Director of Engineering is accountable for the functions of planning, execution, and support of one or more software delivery teams and / or products. In this role, you will empower, coach, and maintain staff on the engineering delivery teams, while facilitating team connectedness and engagement. You will work with product & business leads to form a multi-year plan, creating alignment within product roadmaps, and participate in the planning and prioritization of work. Additionally, you will audit for adherence to standards / regulations in security, financial, and legal matters, ensuring governance and compliance.

Bring your passion for improving software build, deployment, and support - with a close eye to customer focus - along with a never-ending curiosity for how to continuously make it better!

Key Responsibilities :

• Continuously work to foster 'one team' mentality across delivery and business team members. Radiate information to give staff the outside-of-team IT and business context for their work.
• Align processes and tooling to IT operational governance requirements including SDLC Metrics, Software Standards, and Production Support.
• Be an agent of change using lean methods to drive continuous improvements that support the team and organization.
• Participate in vendor selection, and contract development & review including deliverables, scope, SOW's, RFP's, SLAs, and KPIs as applicable.

Skills and Background You'll Need

Key Behaviors of a Successful Candidate

Why Join The Standard?

We have built an enduring legacy of stability, innovation and financial strength thanks to the contributions of the talented, creative and compassionate people who choose to work at The Standard. To ensure we can attract and retain the best talent, when you join The Standard, you can expect :

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Please note - the salary range for this role is listed below. In addition to salary, our package includes incentive plan participation and comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits, as well as an initial PTO accrual of 164 hours per year. Employees also receive 11 paid holidays and 2 wellness days per year.

Salary Range :

143,750.00 - $273,250.00

Positions will be posted for at least 5 days from original posting date.

Standard Insurance Company, The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York, Standard Retirement Services, Inc., StanCorp Equities, Inc. and StanCorp Investment Advisers, Inc., marketed as The Standard, are Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status or any other condition protected by federal, state or local law. The Standard offers a drug and alcohol free work environment where possession, manufacture, transfer, offer, use of or being impaired by an illegal substance while on Standard property, or in other cases which the company believes might affect operations, safety or reputation of the company is prohibited. The Standard requires a criminal background investigation, employment, education and licensing verification as a condition of employment. All employees of The Standard must be bondable.

Salary : $143,750 - $273,250