Staff Engineering Operations Program Manager – Finance Data (Remote)

Position Summary

GEICO is seeking an experienced Product/Program Manager with a passion for managing complex programs across multiple departments and teams. You will be the key to drive a team of engineers with a deep focus on delivering enterprise-wide products.  You will help drive our insurance business transformation as we transition from a traditional IT model to a tech organization with engineering excellence as its mission, while co-creating the culture of psychological safety and continuous improvement.

Position Description

The Staff Engineering Operations Program Manager is a key member of the team working across the organization to provide a friction-less experience to our customers and maintain high standards.  The team thrives and succeeds in delivering high quality technology products and services in a hyper-growth environment where priorities shift quickly.  You will be responsible for planning, prioritizing, and leading implementations within the Finance Technology domain.  The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in applying project management skills and Finance business knowledge while collaborating with a wide variety of stakeholders at different levels to ensure timely delivery of impactful projects. 

Position Responsibilities

As a Staff Engineering Operations Program Manager within the Finance Technologies area, you will: 

• Partner with the project sponsor, delivery team, and stakeholders to deliver quality solutions on time and within budget. 
• Create, maintain, and actively manage a detailed project schedule, change control process, and documentation. 
• Work with your Director to address project dependencies, negotiate and estimate incremental delivery dates for milestones with the stakeholder community, and deliver projects on time 
• Identify and raise appropriate project risks, in addition to presenting detailed and implementable solutions or alternatives 
• Understand how requirements and design choices may impact systems across multiple areas 
• Report on your team’s progress for project and other key metrics, in addition to presenting detailed and implementable ideas for areas to further improve or influence product or project delivery 
• Leverage your knowledge of operational and LEAN principles to streamline team processes to increase efficiency and effectiveness
• Prior Financial Services Industry experience is required, with a solid understanding of the functional and technical aspects of ERP applications
• Coordinate project activities across multiple systems, departments, and teams. 
• Leverage your knowledge of Data systems to drive towards the right solution to support the department and GEICO’s current and future needs
• Engage in cross-functional collaboration throughout the entire software lifecycle.
• Leverage your understanding of Systems Reporting to drive solutions to meet business requirements
• Collaborate with …