We are looking for a senior technology leader to head the Digital Applications portfolio. This individual will be responsible for ensuring continuity of mission-critical applications, driving the build-out of our next-generation API-first platform, and advancing AI-driven initiatives. The role requires close collaboration with the CTO and peer leaders to shape and execute the organization's technology strategy.

Key Responsibilities:

Business-as-Usual (BAU):

- Ensure stability, scalability, and performance of NodeJS, ReactJS, AWS-hosted applications used by sales agents and customers.

- Manage integrations with internal middleware and 3rd-party APIs (customer data, authentication, agent profiles, government repositories).

- Oversee operations across serverless, containerized, and always-on AWS environments.

- Maintain compliance with data security, privacy, and regulatory standards in the life insurance domain.

Next-Generation Platform Development:

- Lead the revamp of the application stack with a strong API-first approach.

- Ensure partner-friendly, well-documented APIs that the breadth of insurance product distribution and servicing needs.

- Build APIs that enable seamless collaboration with partners to sell products and serve customers effectively.

- Drive adoption of fine-grained authorization, access control, and usage metering.

- Oversee Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices to ensure resilience, observability, and proactive monitoring.

- Champion domain-driven design and component-based UI frameworks for scalability and reuse.abs

AI Utilities & Innovation:

- Identify and prioritize AI/ML opportunities across sales, customer engagement, and operations.

- Guide development and integration of AI utilities into business workflows, ensuring measurable business impact.

- Establish governance for ethical, explainable, and compliant use of AI.

Team Leadership:

- Provide strategic and technical leadership to a blended team of internal staff and partner resources.

- Build engineering excellence through modern DevOps, CI/CD, and agile practices.

- Mentor and develop talent to foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous learning.

- Collaborate with product, business, and compliance stakeholders to align delivery with strategic goals.

Strategic Collaboration:

- Work closely with the CTO and peer leaders to define and execute the technology roadmap.

- Shape decisions on platform architecture, vendor partnerships, and innovation initiatives.

- Translate organizational strategy into executional milestones with clear outcomes.

Candidate Profile:

- Experience: 12-18 years in technology, with 5+ years in senior leadership.

- Technical expertise: Full-stack engineering (NodeJS, ReactJS), AWS cloud (serverless, containers, networking, security).

- Domain knowledge: Prior exposure to financial services, insurance, or other regulated industries preferred.

- Architecture skills: Strong background in API strategy, partner integrations, DDD, and reliability engineering.

- Innovation exposure: Experience applying AI/ML in practical, business-relevant use cases.

- Leadership: Proven people leadership, vendor management, and stakeholder engagement capabilities.