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AVP, Software Engineering, EUR
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Travelers – Assistant Vice President, Software Engineering
About Travelers
Travelers’ raison d’être is centred around our Travelers Promise—taking care of our customers, our communities, and each other. This commitment has helped us become one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry over the past 170 years. Join us to be part of a vibrant culture that thrives on innovation, collaboration, and professional growth. Discover a workplace where passion for your role extends beyond the task, to where it matters most.
Target Opportunity
Sementioned by We: Assistant Vice President, Software Engineering – Software Engineering Leadership Travelers Europe (Hybrid Working Model)
Join us as we transform our Technology landscape through Software Engineering Leadership. Our team drives seamless customer experiences via cutting-edge development.
Role Overview
As Assistant Vice President, Software Engineering, you will:
- Lead and scale our Software Engineering function by applying technical expertise and strategic direction
- Collaborate closely with business units to define product roadmaps, oversee large-scale software development initiatives, and deliver scalable, innovative solutions
- Shape a modern technology culture through the adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices and agentic development, enhancing code generation, testing, reviews, and cross-team workflows
- Champion ** Responsible AI**, ensuring all AI and agentic solutions comply with governance principles for model risk, data ethics, transparency, and oversight, fostering responsible adoption without compromising pace
- Align engineering work with broader business and technology goals to drive efficiency and accountability
- Develop and mentor high performance engineering teams, proactively addressing skill gaps and setting enterprise-wide technical standards
- Stay ahead of industry trends in cloud computing, microservices, and AI, while fostering resilience, fault tolerance, and proactive risk mitigation in software architecture
Location & Working Terms
We currently offer flexible hybrid work, enabling full-time employees across Europe to work three days in office, two days from home (or adjusted proportionally for part-time arrangements). Policy terms remain subject to potential review by the company.
Core Responsibilities
Team Leadership & Development
- Act as technical leader and mentor to Software Engineers, reinforcing Travelers’ leadership behaviors and fostering an inclusive culture
- Nurture collaborative and performance-driven engineering teams
- Proactively identify development opportunities and provide development resources
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Strategic Engineering & Solution Design
- Partner with business stakeholders to craft strategic engineering plans, roadmaps, and oversight
- Champion AI-assisted development workflows, including LLM-based engineering tools, to optimize delivery scale and quality
- Lead technical governance for agentic solutions (using LLM-based rationalized intelligent agents) for user-product integration, aligning with technical architects
Responsible AI & Risk Alignment
- Ensure compliance and best practices across AI-governance models, addressing model risk, data privacy, oversight, and user-centric usage
- Collaborate with architecture and risk teams to maintain alignment with ethical and operational safeguards for AI initiatives
Cross-functional Collaboration
- Work with engineering and business leaders to invest in relevant technologies and solutions
- Align engineering initiatives with business needs to achieve tangible outcomes
- Share best practices, leveraging industry trends for improving engineering quality through standardization
Technical Innovation & Process Optimization
- Continuously assess software development methodologies, recommend improvements, and drive high-quality, agile delivery processes
- Establish technical roadmaps, KPIs, and success metrics to ensure transparency and engagement
Essential Professional Experience
- 10+ years minimum in relevant roles, with proven insurance/financial services expertise
- Demonstrated hands-on experience deploying and maintaining cloud-based solutions built on microservices architectures
- Forthright AI/ML engineering knowledge, driving agentic development while maintaining risk-aware applications
- Proven record of interpretating complex software solutions for non-technical stakeholders; translating business requirements into viable engineering design directions
- Strong background in analyzing system solutions, ** للفaltime system resilience**, and forward-looking road mapping
- Scalable team leadership experience, spanning architecture policy, career development, and talent retention
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Leadership Competencies
- Elevated communication: Ability to translate technical concepts effectively to diverse stakeholders
- Strategic foresight: Identifies emerging trends, integrating industry standards and business alignment
- Problem orientation: Creates fault-tolerant, high-performing software designs and systems
- Cooperation: Builds and stewards strong internal partnerships, sharing best practices
- Career growth: Focused on talent/team capacity building, fostering skill development across individuals
Minimum Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering (including Software/IT), or comparable disciplines, OR
- Exceedingly equivalent relevant professional development through experience
Experience
- At least 7 years in programming/development roles, including two years in technical leadership
- Five years of hands-on technical leadership in large-scale systems/test-tracked deployments
What We Offer
Core Benefits
- Holistic Private Healthcare: Travelers provides comprehensive medical coverage for employees upon commencement, with optional dependent plans via salary deduction
- Retirement Savings: Employer-sponsored pension with core and additional contribution (scalable based on contributions)
- Holiday/Leisure: 25 mandatory leave days annually, with possibility for additional accrual/eligible purchase (up to 35 days)
- Wellness & Support:
- Travelers Wellness Program: Access to ** discounted care, mentoring, and dedicated stress/minimal support tools**
- Free access to professional mental health counseling and therapeutic resources
Commitment to Community
- Matching Gifts & Volunteer Rewards: Seamless corporate matching and performance-based aligners to encourage/recognize volunteer endeavors
Employment Equity & Fair Practices
Travelers is committed to equal opportunity, dedicating effort to harnessing diverse talents and promoting inclusivity. If you require information regarding this role’s physical prerequisites, please engage via email for support. We reserve the right to adjust hiring specifications based on business needs.
For comprehensive insights into our benefit packages, explore Travelers Benefits.
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