Senior Engineering Manager - HR Systems & People Technology (REMOTE)

GEICO is seeking an experienced HR Systems Engineering Manager to join our People Technology organization. In this role you will manage a team of Engineers specializing in building and maintaining HR systems ensuring all digital assets operate in a highly reliable, responsive and efficient way. You will help drive our transformation as we transition from a traditional IT model to a tech organization with Engineering Excellence as its mission.

Position Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

• Define strategy and manage roadmap for the technology stack supporting HR including various tool sets, automation, cloud access and integration, and enablement tools

• Provide technical direction and organizational leadership for a team of Software Engineers who design, test, deploy and maintain HR systems built to support GEICO’s needs and strategy

• Build and nurture a high-performing technology team, providing mentorship, coaching, and guidance to foster a culture of continuous learning and DevOps mindset

• Champion the implementation of engineering quality to include unit testing, automation testing, security testing, among others

• Present a vision and strategic recommendations with clarity and concision to stakeholders having varying degrees of technology fluency

• Work closely with the GEICO People Team to manage, innovate, and create new programs, direction and analytics that balance and improve the associate experience

• Foster effective collaboration and communication across teams to align priorities, share best practices, and ensure smooth coordination for incident response, system maintenance, and upgrades

• Build and maintain a roadmap that aligns with stakeholders' needs and wants

• Manage resource allocation, and vendor relationships to optimize costs and maintain high-quality outcomes

Candidate Qualifications and Skills

• Proven experience in a technology leadership role supporting HR teams

• Deep knowledge of HR systems, methodologies, and principles. Experience with HR tools that connect with Workday is a plus

• Familiarity with cloud security best practices and compliance standards

• Outstanding leadership and team management skills with a passion for mentoring and fostering professional growth

• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities, with a keen eye for detail and a passion for driving operational efficiency and automation

• Experience developing and deploying applications in AWS or similar public cloud environment

• Experience in budget management, resource allocation, and vendor collaboration

Experience

• 6+ years of engineering experience with HR/People systems such as Workday

• 5+ years of experience in leadership of development teams (may be concurrent with development experience above).

• 5+ years of development in a large-scale, mission-critical environment

• 2+ years of experience with automated testing including Unit, Integration, …