Head of Platform: Traded
Core
Senior leadership role owning engineering quality, delivery, and platform evolution for Hiscox US's traded policy portfolio, enabling scalable growth for underwriters and operations.
Role type
Senior leadership IC platform engineering manager (traded insurance)
Builds
Cloud-native, API-first, event-driven application ecosystem for traded insurance products
Domain
Property & Casualty insurance, traded policy portfolio
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Platform strategy & modernization, cloud-native architecture, engineering team leadership, financial management, vendor management, regulatory compliance, stakeholder alignment
Preferred skills
Legacy system rationalization, DevSecOps, SAFe/agile frameworks, Insurity/QuikSolver4/BrightCore experience
Technologies
Cloud-native, API-first, event-driven architectures, CI/CD, microservices
Responsibilities
Define multi-year platform modernization strategy, lead engineering organization building, manage vendor relationships and contracts, own financial performance and budgeting, ensure regulatory and operational resilience
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership scope