Director of Engineering, Insurance Division

Role overview Lead the engineering organization responsible for a home insurance platform spanning policy administration, underwriting, agent and customer experiences, and regulatory capabilities. You will set its technical direction, deliver a new policy administration system, and help teams use AI throughout software development while maintaining speed, quality, and compliance.

Responsibilities - Build a multi-year engineering roadmap with product, finance, design, and business partners. - Lead delivery of the policy administration system and related insurance capabilities, including rating, compliance controls, and integrations. - Establish how AI tools and agents are used in development and product features; measure their effect on throughput, quality, and cost. - Design governance for AI use in a regulated setting and help engineers build the skills to apply it responsibly. - Set and track KPIs for delivery, reliability, quality, and business impact; maintain compliance with insurance and financial controls. - Hire and develop engineering managers and senior engineers across distributed teams, and manage vendors and build-versus-buy decisions.

Requirements - 12+ years in software engineering, including 8+ years leading teams and managers. - Experience leading roughly 20 or more people across multiple product teams and locations. - Track record of building and operating a core insurance platform, such as policy administration, rating, underwriting, billing, or claims, including legacy and third-party integrations. - Strong judgment in cloud-native architecture and systems integration; able to contribute to design reviews and coach engineers. - Experience making AI central to software design, development, testing, or delivery, with measurable improvements in speed or quality. - Strong communication and program discipline; familiarity with multi-state insurance compliance, ICFR, or Sarbanes-Oxley. A relevant bachelor's degree is expected.

Nice to have - Home or property insurance, insurtech, or experience in another regulated, data-heavy field. - Startup or high-growth company experience; an MBA or other graduate degree.