Technical Lead for Financial and Actuarial Services - Life & Annuities, Addison, Texas
Job Description
Req ID : 286281
NTT DATA Services strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now.
We are currently seeking a Technical Lead for Financial and Actuarial Services - Life & Annuities, Addison, Texas to join our team in Addison, Texas (US-TX), United States (US).
NTT Data Americas is Hiring!
This is a permanent, fulltime, salaried position with benefits. Not open to C2C or C2H.
Summary : Risk and Finance Technical Lead
The Risk and Finance Technical Lead is expected to lead a technology team to deliver end-to-end solutions for moderate to complex projects in a fast-paced environment.
The Risk and Finance Technical Lead must demonstrate strong technical thought leadership that is deep in Risk and Finance technology, yet broad across technology.
The Risk and Finance Technical Lead is expected to start strong in the Risk and Finance space and expand, not just in Risk and Finance, but also in related areas, such as data management.
We’re looking for an innovative and inquisitive individual with a passion for continuous learning, quality, and drive to follow-through.
The Risk and Finance domain includes actuarial modelling, forecasting, financial reporting, operational accounting, disbursements and receivables, treasury, and reinsurance.
A strong focus on integrity and corporate record keeping pervade the domain.
Job Duties and Responsibilities Include :
- Hands-on design and development in Risk and Finance platforms while exhibiting leadership in process re-engineering and implementation of technology
- Build and maintain detailed working knowledge of key business applications
- Provide thought leadership on solution capabilities and ensure IT resources are effectively utilized
- Collaborate with both architecture and the development community to define and maintain standards, processes and emerging technical roadmaps
- Develop and implement application design and configuration
- In partnership with the application test practice lead, develop test processes and release management approaches that advance Risk and Finance in addition to Applications
- Understand, design, and build complex algorithms
- Provide cost analysis for new and existing solutions to enable most efficient capabilities to both business and IT
- Judge the feasibility and tradeoff of different technologies and make choices that fit the constraints of customers and projects
- Collaborate with scrum teams, hands-on development, and support to deliver solutions and meet service levels
- Ensure IT resources are effectively utilized in IT Application Service delivery
- Identify application transformation and rationalization opportunities as we transform to a simpler, more modern system platform
- Establish and sustain strong partnership with business stakeholders & product owners
- Work with business stakeholders and Product owners to ensure solutions satisfy business requirements and are of the highest quality
- Possess strong degree of emotional and social intelligence with ability to build relationships across the enterprise
- Communicate effectively, and with an appropriate level of detail, to all levels in the organization.
- Work with limited direction, usually within a complex environment, to drive delivery of solutions and meet service levels.
Basic, Required Qualifications :
- Bachelor’s degree, preferred in Computer Science or an analytical discipline, or relevant work experience.
- Minimum ten years of hands-on application development or data management experience with at least three years in a technical team leadership role
- Minimum five years of experience with actuarial and / or financial systems
- Minimum five years of experience in : Insurance - Life & AnnuityApplication architecturesAPIsProgramming languagesData management
Other Desired Qualifications :
- Strong leadership & organizational skills, ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities
- Experience with the following major applications used in the Risk and Finance domain is a plus : PolySystemsMG-ALFALawson (Infor) Financials
- Open-minded with proven ability to work collaboratively with others in a team environment
- Demonstrated ability to lead in a highly matrixed, heavily outsourced organization through a combination of influence, partnership, and authority
- Ability and interest in mentoring technical staff and raising our collective technical competencies
- Ability to manage IT Suppliers in a cost- effective manner
- Ability to assess IT Supplier Talent & application resource spend
- Ability to manage change and cope with complex and ambiguous situations
- Agile solution delivery skills highly desired
About NTT DATA
NTT DATA is a $30+ billion trusted global innovator of business and technology services. We serve 75% of the Fortune Global 100 and are committed to helping clients innovate, optimize and transform for long-term success.
We invest over $3.6 billion each year in R&D to help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future.
As a Global Top Employer, we have diverse experts in more than 50 countries and a robust partner ecosystem of established and start-up companies.
Our services include business and technology consulting, data and artificial intelligence, industry solutions, as well as the development, implementation and management of applications, infrastructure, and connectivity.
We are also one of the leading providers of digital and AI infrastructure in the world. NTT DATA is part of NTT Group and headquartered in Tokyo.
Visit us at nttdata.com.
NTT DATA Services is an equal opportunity employer and considers all applicants without regarding to race, color, religion, citizenship, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please inform your recruiter so that we may connect you with the appropriate team.
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