Chief Technology Officer/ Head of Engineering, Virtual insurance

 

<h2><strong>Job Summary</strong>&nbsp;</h2>

<p>We are seeking a visionary and execution-focused Chief Technology Officer / Head of Engineering to lead our end-to-end technology strategy, architecture, and engineering organization. This role is responsible for driving digital innovation, ensuring regulatory compliance, strengthening cybersecurity posture, and building a resilient, scalable, and data-driven insurance platform. The CTO will partner closely with executive leadership to align technology initiatives with business growth and customer experience goals.</p>

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<h2><strong>Responsibilities</strong>&nbsp;</h2>

<p>Technology Strategy &amp; Leadership</p>

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<li>Define and execute technology vision to transform insurance experience for B2C customers aligned with business objectives and regulatory requirements.</li>

<li>Lead digital platforms evolution across web and mobile applications.</li>

<li>Drive cloud-native architecture strategy and platform scalability.</li>

<li>Envision in AI adoption from development to user experience</li>

<li>Build and foster a high-performance engineering culture emphasizing innovation, accountability and continuous improvement.</li>

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<p>Platform &amp; Engineering Excellence</p>

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<li>Oversee end-to-end software development lifecycle, DevOps, and CI/CD practices.</li>

<li>Ensure system reliability, performance, and scalability across customer-facing and internal platforms.</li>

<li>Optimize data architecture and warehouse strategy to enable trusted reporting and analytics.</li>

<li>Lead modernization initiatives across infrastructure, applications, and integration layers.</li>

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<p>Data &amp; Analytics Governance</p>

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<li>Establish a unified and trusted data foundation to support reporting, regulatory submissions, and decision-making.</li>

<li>Drive improvements in ETL orchestration, data freshness, and reporting SLA performance.</li>

<li>Promote data governance, lineage, reconciliation accuracy, and audit readiness.</li>

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<p>Security, Risk &amp; Compliance</p>

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<li>Own company cybersecurity strategy and technology governance.</li>

<li>Ensure IT governance frameworks, incident and change management controls, and audit processes are embedded in engineering practices.</li>

<li>Strengthen identity management, infrastructure and data security, and threat monitoring.</li>

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<p>Team and Culture</p>

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<li>Oversee engineering operations, FE, BE, QA, SRE, IS and Data teams to ensure high availability and business continuity.</li>

<li>Establish engineering best practices, scalable architecture standards, and digital products development discipline.</li>

<li>Foster a culture of experimentation, accountability, and measurable impact.</li>

<li>Collaborate cross-functionally with GTM, Product, Operations, Finance, Risk and Compliance teams.</li>

<li>Serve as a strategic advisor to the executive leadership on technology risk and innovation.</li>

<li>Mentor and develop technical leaders within the organization.</li>

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<h2><strong>Requirements</strong>&nbsp;</h2>

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<li>Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information technology, or a related field (Master’s preferred).</li>

<li>15+ years of progressive leadership experience in technology, preferably within insurance, fintech, or financial services.</li>

<li>Proven experience leading digital transformation and AI adoption is prefered</li>

<li>Experience in leading techonology team in regulated environment is a plus</li>

<li>Deep understanding of IT governance, cybersecurity and regulatory compliance frameworks.</li>

<li>Track record of building and scaling high-performing engineering organizations.</li>

<li>Passionate for innovation and building technology that meaningfully transforms customer experience and insurance operations.</li>

<li>Excellent communication skill with capabilities and patience to understand and balance interests of different stakeholders and at the same time a people manager who is willing to spend time to hold heart-to-heart conversation to coach and grow the team</li>

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