Senior Director, Engineering - Policy Migration - USRM Tech

Description

Liberty Mutual US Retail Markets (USRM) Technology is undertaking a multi-year transformation to modernize our policy administration ecosystem by converging legacy platforms into a unified, cloud-enabled Guidewire PolicyCenter solution.

 

We are seeking a Director of Engineering – Policy Migration to lead one of the most critical components of this transformation: the end-to-end migration of legacy policies, data, and capabilities into our modern platform.

 

This leader will define and execute the engineering and data migration strategy, build and lead a high-performing organization, and partner across Product, Underwriting, Data, and Platform teams to ensure seamless, high-quality migration outcomes that enable business agility and customer value.

 

This role combines deep technical leadership, large-scale program execution, and organizational leadership, and is pivotal to delivering a simplified, future-ready insurance platform.

 

About the Role:

 

As Director of Engineering, you will lead both engineering execution and migration strategy while developing a world-class engineering organization.

 

Engineering Leadership & Organizational Development

 

• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing engineering organization, including engineering managers and senior technical leaders.
• Foster a culture of technical excellence, innovation, accountability, and continuous learning.
• Oversee talent strategy including hiring, coaching, performance management, and succession planning.
• Establish and scale global engineering teams, including vendor and offshore strategies aligned to capacity and cost objectives.

 

Policy Migration Strategy & Execution

 

• Define and lead the end-to-end policy and data migration strategy, including mapping, transformation, trial conversions, reconciliation, and production cutover.
• Establish data quality, validation, auditability, and reconciliation frameworks to support go/no-go decisions and regulatory compliance.
• Drive execution of conversion-at-renewal and other migration patterns, ensuring alignment to program milestones and business priorities.
• Lead cross-functional coordination across Guidewire, system integrators, platform teams, and downstream consumers to manage dependencies, risks, and delivery.

 

Technology Strategy & Delivery

 

• Shape and drive engineering strategy aligned with enterprise architecture, modern engineering practices, and cloud-native platforms.
• Lead design and implementation of scalable, resilient solutions within the Guidewire PolicyCenter ecosystem.
• Ensure adoption of best practices across software development, DevOps, security, and quality engineering.
• Balance speed-to-market with long-term scalability, reliability, and operational excellence.

 

Cross-Functional Leadership & Business Alignment

 

• Partner with Product, Underwriting, Data, Experience, and Architecture teams to deliver business value and seamless customer experiences.
• Collaborate with senior and executive leadership to align engineering priorities with enterprise strategy and modernization goals.
• Own delivery outcomes, including timelines, quality, system health, and business impact.
• Represent engineering in strategic planning, budgeting, and resource allocation discussions.

 

Thought Leadership & Innovation

 

• Serve as a thought leader in engineering and modernization, influencing architecture, platform investments, and emerging technologies (e.g., GenAI, cloud data platforms).
• Advance engineering practices and contribute to Liberty Mutual’s broader technology community.

 

Key Responsibilities:

 

• Lead and develop a high-performing engineering organization, including managers, senior engineers, and global/vendor teams.
• Own the end-to-end policy and data migration strategy, including mapping, transformation, trial conversions, reconciliation, cutover, and stabilization.
• Be accountable for delivery of migration milestones across a multi-year modernization program.
• Establish data quality, validation, auditability, and reconciliation frameworks to support regulatory and business requirements.
• Drive cross-functional execution across Guidewire, system integrators, platform tea