AddressInjala is looking for a Director of Engineering for a market disrupting company in the insurance industry, working out of our Ahmedabad office. In this position, you will lead our engineering team to build first-to-market products using next generation technology that help pave the path towards a new paradigm for the insurance industry. You will have the opportunity to work with some of the brightest engineers, seasoned insurance professionals, some of the most reputable industry advisors and largest worldwide partner companies in this space. Injala operates like a tech start-up, with the support of Fortune 100 partners, to help change the status quo in the insurance industry.
Company Description :
Injala provides the world's most robust collaborative technology platform that serves as an eco-system to the insurance industry. It allows all companies in the insurance value chain to securely connect, communicate, collaborate, and exchange key information for mission-critical activities through choreographed user journeys. This helps all companies connected to the platform increase throughput, efficiency, and security, while significantly reducing friction and cost.
Injala is a privately held company with 130+ employees globally, headquartered in Irving, Texas, USA.
We are a group of like-minded people who want to create technology that inspires not only an industry, but an entire generation to think beyond today, to the possibilities of the future. Our culture is to make work and play indistinguishable, commitment to professional and personal development, diversity, committed to community development and charity, and environmentally conscious and servant leadership.
Role :
As the Director of Engineering at Injala :
- You will work across multiple product-lines, identifying technology needs and hiring the appropriate professionals for the purpose.
- You will be required to continue to innovate our product development, release management, DevOps, project management, product life-cycle management processes to achieve efficiency and effectiveness targets.
- You will be called upon to interface with Injala customers as appropriate to discuss product and technology roadmaps.
- You will supervise our cloud-based computing infrastructure and operate it in a flexible and cost-effective manner, including 3rd party services.
Responsibilities :
- Development of strategic vision for engineering team(s).
- Ability to work well with internal teams, including engineers, architects, quality assurance, and operations. Ensure requirements are fully understood and that implementation plans match expectations.
- Lead the engineering teams in technical and managerial aspects.
- Manage the development process to achieve planned objectives of the product (or its features).
- Comprehend product challenges and innovate solutions for achieving development objectives with greater efficiency.
- Employ project management techniques to keep the scope, time, and cost of the development in check.
- Provide internal and customer training on how to use the product.
- Uncover and understand customer needs and translate them into requirements.
- Customer engagement on technical subjects and about the products and their capabilities.
- Assess and address technical risks.
Required Skills and Experience :
- 10+ years' proven working experience in Engineering Management, Product Management or Program Management.
- Experience with managing multi-Product/Program teams.
- Prior experience in a product company with 'product ownership' will be a clear advantage.
- Understanding software development lifecycle, project risk management, work-breakdown structures.
- Understanding of Quality Assurance processes and execution.
- Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multitasking skills.
Personal Attributes :
- Excellent listening, interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
- You love tackling complex problems and developing and implementing data-driven solutions.
- You thrive in the pace of change at high growth tech startups.
- You are a curious individual who loves diving deep into a wide range of challenges and opportunities.
- Strong stakeholder and project management skills to effectively influence and manage expectations with senior leaders and cross-functional teams.
- Strong critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to digest complex data and present findings in a clear manner that drives decision making and outcomes.
Level of Education : Graduate Degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related fields.
