Director of Engineering - Total Rewards

Insurance is a trillion dollar market that is fundamental to society yet it has not modernized — until now.

Newfront is building the modern insurance experience.

We've reimagined the experience for clients prospects and employees altering the way people create understand select transact and use insurance. We're changing the approach so that it starts and ends with the client not the product and empowering people for moments that matter.

Our unique approach recognizes both the vast potential of technology and the fundamental role of insurance experts. We're a technology-driven company with DE&I in our DNA and strong values ; we believe people matter most.

Our mission is to define the future of the insurance industry while instilling a high performance culture in combination with living our Work Love Play ethos each day. We value balanced lives and are passionate about creating a culture of wellness that results in healthier happier and more productive employees and more successful clients.

Newfront’s Total Rewards program works with clients to curate competitive benefit packages that attract retain and reward top talent. This engineering team empowers Newfront’s Total Rewards business sector. Its mission is to build a world class platform to enable HR leaders and employees to onboard manage understand and use their insurance and benefits package. It is a high-impact org and owns multiple domains such as:

*Employee benefits data platform

*HR leader admin portal

*Employee applications

*Admin ecosystem to empower internal total rewards professional to service and marketing insurance

*Emerging AI / LLM powered applications to supercharge both clients and admin to automate insurance operations and usage.

What you will be doing:

• Develop and execute a strategic roadmap for Total Rewards leading initiatives from concept to launch with focus transparency and accountability.

• Scale existing products and initiate the development of new products aligning with business goals and enhancing user satisfaction.

• Leverage expertise in large-scale production systems to plan comprehensively identify risks and ensure successful project launches.

• Enhance team collaboration by improving communication across engineering product and business leadership.

• Hire and develop talented engineers building a high-performance Total Rewards team.

• Champion a culture of innovation and technical excellence encouraging experimentation and new opportunities.

• Drive continuous improvement in engineering processes tools and methodologies to boost efficiency and quality.

• Proactively identify and resolve systemic issues ensuring the stability and success of engineering operations.

Qualifications:

• At least 8 years of software engineering experience including 3+ years in engineering management with a proven track record of leading and scaling teams in a high-growth environment.

• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams to deliver complex projects iteratively in a dynamic and agile setting managing multiple projects and dependencies effectively.

• Strong capability to operate autonomously in ambiguous situations providing strategic direction and influencing outcomes with minimal guidance.

• Experienced in crafting roadmaps release plans and detailed project plans with a deep understanding of dependency management and agile methodologies.

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills capable of addressing technical issues with engineers and strategizing with C-level executives.

• Proven skills in influencing negotiating and inspiring in a matrixed environment coupled with excellent organizational and planning abilities.

• Solid business acumen able to translate business objectives into technical strategies backed by a strong analytical mindset focused on data-driven decision-making.

• Experience fostering collaboration and building strong relationships across diverse teams including sales marketing and other cross-functional groups.

$234400 - $293000 a year

The pay range for this position in California Washington Colorado and New York at commencement of employment is expected to be between $234400 and $293000/yr; however base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors including market location job-related knowledge skills and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements including a bonus restricted stock units and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits such as vacation sick time and parental leave) dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time including for reasons related to individual performance Company or individual department/team performance and market factors.

At Newfront we are committed to hiring diverse talent and supporting an inclusive workplace environment. If you are excited about a role at Newfront but feel you’re missing a few of the qualifications we still encourage you to apply and tell us about yourself. You may just be the next Newfront team member that we are looking for!

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