Director of Product Engineering

Our Fortune 500 company is driving a digital transformation and looking for forward-thinking innovators to disrupt how our industry thinks about and uses technology. As one of the world's leading employee benefits providers, we help millions of people gain affordable access to benefits that help them protect their families, their finances and their futures.

Are you an asker of questions, a solver of problems, and a challenger of the status quo? Our mission is to provide a differentiated customer experience and exceed the expectations people have of technology at any company — not just insurers. 

We are seeking individuals to join our team of talented IT professionals who share never-ending passion and an unwavering focus on our customer experience. Team members comfortable working in an agile, fast-paced, and delivery-focused environment thrive in our environment where we value an entrepreneurial spirit and those who challenge the status-quo.

Unum is changing, and we’re excited about what’s next. Join us.

General Summary:

Are you a seasoned technology leader with a passion for delivering innovative solutions? Join us as a Director of Product Engineering and help shape the future of digital transformation.

What You’ll Do

Drive strategic planning and portfolio management for key initiatives to design, build, and deliver scalable technology solutions.
Oversee workforce planning, budgeting, and resource allocation.
Collaborate with UX, Research, Data Science, Product Managers, and Architects to deliver integrated solutions.
Ensure engineering excellence through best practices like test-driven development, CI/CD, and automation.
Champion AI-driven innovation for client onboarding, predictive modeling, and natural language processing.

Note: Remote internal candidates are encouraged to apply.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead Agile Teams: Oversee multiple engineering teams to build, enhance, and support technology solutions that deliver measurable business outcomes.

• Strategic Planning: Collaborate with business and IT stakeholders to define technology roadmaps, portfolio priorities, and architectural considerations.

• Portfolio Management: Define and manage a portfolio of change initiatives, ensuring alignment with business objectives and resource availability.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with UX, Research, Data Science, Product Managers, and Architects to deliver integrated solutions.

• Engineering Excellence: Ensure teams apply best practices in software engineering, including test-driven development, continuous integration, automation, and adherence to Agile principles.

• People Leadership: Develop and coach a high-performing team of Business Analysts and Software Engineers; manage budgeting, resource planning, and performance.

• Innovation & AI Strategy: Drive initiatives for AI-enabled client onboarding, predictive modeling, and natural language processing to improve customer experience.

• Operational Oversight: Monitor KPIs and success factors to improve organizational performance and delivery speed.

Job Specifications

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent relevant business experience

• 8+ years of experience in IT or software engineering background.

• Prior people management experience required.

• Demonstrates leadership in executing IT plans successfully that enable technical or business capabilities and address technology or business priorities

• Strong understanding of Agile/Lean leadership principles

• Familiarity with technical or related platforms such as Salesforce, MuleSoft, Rally.

• Insurance industry knowledge (i.e., claims processing) is a plus

• Exhibits courage by taking smart risks and encouraging others to do so; empowers innovative approaches by motivating others to be proactive and resourceful

• Has proven and demonstrated knowledge and skills in one or more technologies or industries

• Able to apply broad business and technology understanding of internal and external trends and capabilities, to ensure successful implementation of IT plans.

• Able to communicate a compelling vision and need for change that generates excitement, enthusiasm, and commitment to the process

• Demonstrates strategic and critical thinking capability

• Interacts with others, internally and externally, in a way that gives them confidence in their intentions and those of the organization

• Understands the business case for ea