NewGen Java Sr. Manager

If you’re looking for a career that transforms, inspires, challenges, and rewards you, then come join us! Verisk Analytics is a global supplier of risk assessment services and decision analytics for customers in a variety of markets, including insurance, healthcare, financial services, supply chain, and others. We’re a thriving public company with solid revenue growth and earnings and offices worldwide.  And we’re continually looking for ways to augment our existing markets and expand into new markets with excellent growth potential. At Verisk, you’ll be part of an organization that’s committed to serving the long-term interests of our stakeholders, including the communities where we operate.

Title:  Software Development Manager – NewGen

Organizational Unit: ISO

 Responsibilities:

• Effectively lead and manage a team of developers/analysts in the requirements, design, development, test, and deployment of high-volume digital content authoring and management platform implementation and delivery
• Engage and manage globally distributed teams, and provide hands-on management, mentoring, and coaching of resources and drive annual goals
• Decide on suitable strategies and objectives needed to meet system transformation goals including but not limited to the re-host, re-invention and buy vs. build decisions required
• Provide architectural expertise, direction, and assistance to analysts and software developers and effectively resolve production problems in a timely manner
• Effectively communicate software solution expectations to internal customers, team members and other stakeholders
• Propose, lead and implement scalable, sustainable and cost-effective solutions meeting internal and external customers’ objectives
• Engage with senior management, peers and internal customers to plan and prioritize projects, manage budget and resource allocation
• Proactively communicate statuses, issues and escalations to senior management and stakeholders
• Work with external vendors to source, negotiate and manage contract resources and solution services

If you’re looking for a career that transforms, inspires, challenges, and rewards you, then come join us! Verisk Analytics is a global supplier of risk assessment services and decision analytics for customers in a variety of markets, including insurance, healthcare, financial services, supply chain, and others. We’re a thriving public company with solid revenue growth and earnings and offices worldwide.  And we’re continually looking for ways to augment our existing markets and expand into new markets with excellent growth potential. At Verisk, you’ll be part of an organization that’s committed to serving the long-term interests of our stakeholders, including the communities where we operate.

Title:  Software Development Manager – NewGen

Organizational Unit: ISO

 Responsibilities:

• Effectively lead and manage a team of developers/analysts in the requirements, design, development, test, and deployment of high-volume digital content authoring and management platform implementation and delivery
• Engage and manage globally distributed teams, and provide hands-on management, mentoring, and coaching of resources and drive annual goals
• Decide on suitable strategies and objectives needed to meet system transformation goals including but not limited to the re-host, re-invention and buy vs. build decisions required
• Provide architectural expertise, direction, and assistance to analysts and software developers and effectively resolve production problems in a timely manner
• Effectively communicate software solution expectations to internal customers, team members and other stakeholders
• Propose, lead and implement scalable, sustainable and cost-effective solutions meeting internal and external customers’ objectives
• Engage with senior management, peers and internal customers to plan and prioritize projects, manage budget and resource allocation
• Proactively communicate statuses, issues and escalations to senior management and stakeholders
• Work with external vendors to source, negotiate and manage contract resources and solution services

 Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred in Computer Science or Information Systems and proven technical background, excellent technical, management, problem-solving skills
• Ability to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to a variety of audiences
• Ability to deliver simple and elegant software solutions, digital content centric products, utilizing Agile development processes. Ability to lead teams of software developers and analysts, internal customers, infrastructure and operations teams and vendors to drive results
• At least 1-3 years of management plus at least 8 years of experience with building and operating high-volume content management and digital authoring applications
• Proven experience in application analysis, application architecture and development
• Strong understanding of cloud, web, API, desktop application and database concepts
• Expertise in Java, NewGen CMS, Python, JS, Postgres and SQL Server
• Engage with business and customers to gather requirements, analyze, estimate the effort, create release plan, schedule and execute to the plan and deliver
• Demonstrated ability to articulate requirements, design, development, integration, test plans, migration/cutover plans and ongoing documentation of processes and change modifications
• Ability to remain agile and adjust priorities based on workload, management directives and customer demands
• Flexible management style, ability to quickly adapt to changing work environments and be hands-on as needed
• Proven ability to build customer, business and peer relationships and manage business needs and expectations
• Experience in developing content authoring and content management systems or products is highly desirable
• Experience in cloud-based environment is desired. AWS experience or familiarity is a big plus
• Experience in Budgeting and Forecasting a big plus
• Familiarity with Artificial Intelligence, GenAI and RAG concepts is a plus
• Systems architecture and development experience is required
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Ability to communicate effectively to audiences at all levels. Ability to exercise executive-friendly communication skills

For over 50 years, Verisk has been the leading data analytics and technology partner to the global insurance industry by delivering value to our clients through expertise and scale. We empower communities and businesses to make better decisions on risk, faster.

At Verisk, you'll have the chance to use your voice and build a rewarding career that's as unique as you are, with work flexibility and the support, coaching, and training you need to succeed. 

For the eighth consecutive year, Verisk is proudly recognized as a Great Place to Work® for outstanding workplace culture in the US, fourth consecutive year in the UK, Spain, and India, and second consecutive year in Poland.  We value learning, caring and results and make inclusivity and diversity a top priority.  In addition to our Great Place to Work® Certification, we’ve been recognized by The Wall Street Journal as one of the Best-Managed Companies and by Forbes as a World’s Best Employer and Best Employer for Women, testaments to the value we place on workplace culture.

We’re 7,000 people strong.  We relentlessly and ethically pursue innovation. And we are looking for people like you to help us translate big data into big ideas. Join us and create an exceptional experience for yourself and a better tomorrow for future generations.

Verisk Businesses

Underwriting Solutions — provides underwriting and rating solutions for auto and property, general liability, and excess and surplus to assess and price risk with speed and precision

Claims Solutions — supports end-to-end claims handling with analytic and automation tools that streamline workflow, improve claims management, and support better customer experiences

Property Estimating Solutions — offers property estimation software and tools for professionals in estimating all phases of building and repair to make day-to-day workflows the most efficient

Extreme Event Solutions — provides risk modeling solutions to help individuals, businesses, and society become more resilient to extreme events.

Specialty Business Solutions — provides an integrated suite of software for full end-to-end management of insurance and reinsurance business, helping companies manage their businesses through efficiency, flexibility, and data governance

Marketing Solutions — delivers data and insights to improve the reach, timing, relevance, and compliance of every consumer engagement

Life Insurance Solutions – offers end-to-end, data insight-driven core capabilities for carriers, distribution, and direct customers across the entire policy lifecycle of life and annuities for both individual and group.

Verisk Maplecroft — provides intelligence on sustainability, resilience, and ESG, helping people, business, and societies become stronger

Verisk Analytics is an equal opportunity employer.

All members of the Verisk Analytics family of companies are equal opportunity employers. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, veteran's status, age or disability.

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