The Manager role is a managerial role within the StatementPro product development team. The Manager is responsible for guidance and management of the associate programmers and statutory accountants within the team reporting to the Sr Director of Software Development.
The Manager serves as a leader and mentor for the teams listed above. The role is also responsible for assisting in Associate Programmer tasks and acts as a Lead Business Analyst for the product. The Manager will be responsible for managing and assigning tasks to the various team members and making sure deadlines are met to meet our product release deliveries. The manager will work along side our development staff to ensure regulatory compliance is met based on NAIC and other specifications. This position is a mix of managing a team, participating in evaluating NAIC/State changes and client facing activities.
The Manager must be self-directed and an agile thinker with the ability to handle rapidly shifting priorities.
People Management: Provides management for one or more functions within a department, including staffing and performance issues
Job Requirements, Skills, Abilities, Education, Certification, License, Training
- 5+ years experience working for a software or service company
- 5+ years experience managing/mentoring a team
- 5 + Statutory Accounting experience preferred
- Strong facilitation skills
- Proficiency with desktop applications (Outlook mail and calendaring, MS Office applications)
- Bachelor’s Degree in business, computer science and/or related field desired.
- Equivalent experience may be substituted
- Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills
Physical Conditions/Requirements:
- Position requires the ability to hear and communicate clearly, orally and in writing.
- Uses vision to view screens, create and review documents; requires close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus
- Capable of using a keyboard effectively
- Frequently required to sit for long periods of time, stand, walk and may occasionally lift and move 25 pounds
- Travel: Less than 10% travel may be required
- Training, leading user group sessions, public speaking
- Act as mentor and subject matter expert for the Associate Programmers and Statutory Accountants in the StatementPro product team
- Accountable to his/her team for understanding the business environment, processes and deriving practical business-system solutions per the goals of the project
- Planning, tracking and delivering each release, including ensuring deadlines are met, release documentation and customer communication.
- Coordinate code review, QA and testing with development and managing the work item backlog and priorities.
- Lead onboarding of new staff when needed and divide up tasks appropriately
- Assist in analyzing requirements from the NAIC to ensure that the software is in compliance
- Assist with writing requirements for new enhancements to the product
- Submitting test files and Q&A items to the NAIC and working with print and other vendors
- Attend monthly and quarterly NAIC meetings and prepare educational documentation outlining important details regarding future regulatory changes
- Assist in the preparation and presentation of the User Group meetings and NAIC blanks changes presentations
- Serving as the compliance expert on escalated support issues
- Monitoring regulatory and state website changes and keeping forms, links and calendars current
- Perform other duties as requested
People Management: Provides management for one or more functions within a department, including staffing and performance issues
Fiscal Management: N/A
Property Management: N/A
