Technology Lead - Reinsurance & ACM

Since Aspen was founded in 2002, we have become a leading, diversified specialty insurance and reinsurance company. We respond thoughtfully and creatively to find the best outcomes for our clients and business partners through carefully-tailored solutions.

We believe the way we work is just as important as the work we do, and we are guided by our core values of respect, honesty, trust and professionalism.

Aspen is a great place to develop your career offering an exciting and challenging environment where achievement is rewarded.

The work pattern for this job is Hybrid 

The minimum and maximum salaries for this job role are below:

Minimum Salary - 147,200.00  

Maximum Salary - 184,000.00  

The Role:

The Technical Lead will oversee the technical aspects of projects within the Re Insurance and Aspen Capital Markets (ACM) application portfolio and manage their teams/squads. They will work closely with cross-functional teams, including software engineers, technical systems analysts, EPMO, Architecture, and Data, to ensure the successful delivery of high-quality software solutions. The Technical Lead will also provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members, while driving innovation and continuous improvement. They will take ownership in delivering application solutions, provide technical delivery leadership, fully leverage our technology suppliers, maintain a stable platform estate of insurance applications, meet our compliance obligations, and ensure optimal use of our application budgets.

This individual will be responsible for maintaining our core Reinsurance underwriting systems and developing new custom Azure solutions as needed.

Key Accountabilities: 

• Oversee the technical aspects of projects within the Reinsurance and Aspen Capital Markets application portfolio.
• Manage teams/squads and work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure successful delivery of software solutions.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members.
• Drive innovation and continuous improvement.
• Take ownership in delivering application solutions and provide technical delivery leadership.
• Fully leverage technology suppliers and maintain a stable platform estate of insurance applications.
• Meet compliance obligations and ensure optimal use of application budgets.

Knowledge, Skills, & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. (or relevant work experience)
• 10+ years of experience in programming languages such as SQL, Java, .NET, or Python, etc.
• 5+ years of experience in technical leadership roles, preferably within the P&C insurance industry.
• 5+ years of experience in Azure
• Previous experience managing Reinsurance and/or Capital Markets technology teams.
• Previous experience managing Cora Sequence implementations.
• Experience with system integrations, data migrations, and software development preferred.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and project management tools like Azure DevOps.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Ability to grow an immature capability
• Excellent communication skills – both written and oral.
• Ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment, demonstrating teamwork, innovation, and excellence.
• Understanding of interdependencies between technology, operations, and business needs
• Able to manage conflicting priorities to achieve deadlines.
• Able to plan effectively and efficiently.
• Ability to collaborate effectively within a team environment.
• Strong leadership skills
• People management – ability to engage and lead a squad.

At Aspen we know that having a diverse and inclusive workforce is good for our people, good for our business and good for the environments in which we operate.  We therefore welcome applications from people which allows us to draw on diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences.