GEICO’s Enterprise Engineering team is seeking an experienced Senior Manager of Engineering Operations with a passion for content management and building solutions with complex systems & tooling across multiple departments and teams. This Sr. Manager will be a key contributor in guiding the strategy and engineering work within the newly formed Associate Experience Portal team - responsible for planning, prioritizing, and leading implementations within the Associate Experience domain. This role requires strong design experience, thought leadership and your abilities to build and scale your program team. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in applying program & project management skills, content management expertise, search experience and business acumen while collaborating with engineering peers and a wide variety of business and technical stakeholders. Timely delivery of impactful projects that enhance GEICO’s legal service delivery will be a focus.   

As a Senior Manager, Engineering Operations, you will: 

Leverage experience in CMS delivery (e.g., content, document and knowledge management, content workflow automation, authoring governance, AI, eDiscovery, etc.) to enhance existing applications or build new ones to support the Associate Experience.Partner with your Executive and technical leadership, the business and tech stakeholders, and delivery teams to build a roadmap, release quality solutions on time and within budgetHelp streamline content processes and drive towards a personalized enterprise associate experience strategy, creating a seamless launching point for all associates into portals and services across GEICOCreate, maintain, and actively manage a detailed project schedule, change control process, and documentation, while coordinating project managers and activities across multiple systems, departments, and teamsReport on your progress for key projects and other important measurables, in addition to presenting detailed plans to mitigate identified project risks at regular intervalsCraft and deliver strategic and well-structured persuasive arguments to drive projects that drive process improvement, enhance cost leadership, and/or customer experienceEngage in cross-functional collaboration throughout the entire software lifecycle and across Engineering to solve our toughest problemsConsistently share best practices and improve processes within and across teamsStay up to date with industry trends and best practices in the legal technology spaceHelp support the transformation of GEICO’s insurance business as we transition from a traditional IT model to a tech organization with engineering excellence as its mission.

Qualifications 

Strong program, product & project management skills with proven experience coordinating projects across multiple teams, with successful delivery at scaleStrong content management systems and search solutions, or similar domains to appropriately interpret requirements into system solutions, while understanding how requirements and design choices may impact systems across the enterpriseAbility to understand legal processes to ensure data, integrations, and solutions are well designedAbility to communicate and work directly with business leaders across Technology and various Business operations with a high level of professionalism and emotional intelligence.Strong critical thinking, problem solving, decision making, and influencing skillsExcellent verbal/written communication skills, including the ability to clearly document findings, proposals, issues, and statusExperience contributing to a roadmap, reporting out on project status, and assessing (then mitigating) areas of timeline or budget riskDemonstrated track record of constructing, interpreting, and applying metrics to your work and decision making, with ability to use those metrics to identify correlation between drivers and results, and using that information to drive prioritization and actionProficiency in work item management tools such as Azure DevOpsExperience with application monitoring tools and performance assessmentsAn ownership mentality while navigating a fast-paced environment where priorities can change quicklyA genuine interest to build and maintain relationships with people at all levels and across organizational and geographic boundaries

 Experience 

7+ years of experience in program management, project management, or equivalent5+ years of experience in managing large-scale projects working in or closely with corporate communications and content management, or a similar field2+ years of people leadershipExcellent understanding of Agile methodologiesExperience within insurance industry is a plusLean, Six Sigma, PMI/PMP, or Scrum certifications are a plus

Education 

Bachelor’s Degree with a focus in technology, computing, engineering, business administration, or related field; or equivalent experience

 

Annual Salary

$130,000.00 - $260,000.00

The above annual salary range is a general guideline. Multiple factors are taken into consideration to arrive at the final hourly rate/ annual salary to be offered to the selected candidate. Factors include, but are not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the role, the selected candidate’s work experience, education and training, the work location as well as market and business considerations.

 

At this time, GEICO will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

 

Benefits:

As an Associate, you’ll enjoy our Total Rewards Program* to help secure your financial future and preserve your health and well-being, including:

Premier Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance with no waiting period**Paid Vacation, Sick and Parental Leave401(k) PlanTuition ReimbursementPaid Training and Licensures

*Benefits may be different by location.  Benefit eligibility requirements vary and may include length of service.

**Coverage begins on the date of hire. Must enroll in New Hire Benefits within 30 days of the date of hire for coverage to take effect.

The equal employment opportunity policy of the GEICO Companies provides for a fair and equal employment opportunity for all associates and job applicants regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, disability or genetic information, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law. GEICO hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled.

GEICO reasonably accommodates qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to receive equal employment opportunity and/or perform the essential functions of the job, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship to the Company. This applies to all applicants and associates. GEICO also provides a work environment in which each associate is able to be productive and work to the best of their ability. We do not condone or tolerate an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment. We expect and require the cooperation of all associates in maintaining an atmosphere free from discrimination and harassment with mutual respect by and for all associates and applicants.