Applications Development Manager

November 18

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Distinguished Programs

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Finance • Real Estate

Distinguished Programs is a leading national insurance program administrator that specializes in providing specialized coverages to brokers. They offer a wide range of insurance programs catering to various sectors, including real estate, community associations, hotels, and restaurants. Distinguished Programs is known for its market-leading umbrella insurance, fine art and collectibles insurance, and specialized environmental and construction professional insurance. With almost four decades of experience, they are committed to enable brokers to meet the needs of their clients across the United States.

201 - 500 employees

Founded 1987

💸 Finance

🏠 Real Estate

📋 Description

• Manage, mentor & lead a team of engineers and technical application leads in building and maintaining MGA-specific applications. • Collaborate with business stakeholders to align technology solutions with underwriting, distribution, and operational goals. • Create, socialize and execute the application portfolio strategy. • Drive agile development practices and continuous improvement across the application lifecycle. • Oversee development and enhancement of core MGA systems including policy administration, Underwriting, Billing, Claims, External facing portal, CRM and document management. • Manage integrations with third-party data source, and systems. • Manage a remote team of engineers supporting various applications. • Coordinate with external vendors and partners to implement and maintain solutions. • Evaluate new technologies and platforms for potential adoption within the MGA ecosystem. • Ensure applications meet regulatory, security, and data privacy requirements. • Maintain documentation and enforce coding standards and best practices. • Manage the SDLC process for all applications, including auditing and conforming to compliance.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field (Master’s preferred). • 10-15 + years of experience in application development, technical lead and solution architecture roles, with at least 10 years in a leadership role. • 7+ years of experience in P&C – commercial insurance. • Strong understanding of MGA operations and insurance technology platforms. • Experience with cloud platforms (Azure preferred), APIs, and microservices architecture. • Familiarity with tools such as Salesforce, HubSpot, Unqork, Vertafore MGA Systems, Image Right, Coherent Spark, Azure Integrations Services and Workday. • Excellent communication, management, and stakeholder engagement skills. • Strong Knowledge of commercial insurance (MGA) business including Admitted, E&S, understanding of Reinsurance and Llyod’s market (BONUS POINTS). • Experience working as an Enterprise Architect or Business Architect (BONUS POINTS). • Familiarity with AI tools supporting Insurance processes (BONUS POINTS).

🏖️ Benefits

• Summer Fridays (Leave at 2:00PM all Fridays from Memorial Day to Labor Day). • Full healthcare coverage including Medical, Vision, and Dental. • 401k - 4% company match. Immediately 100% vested. • Life, disability and supplemental insurance. • Growth and development opportunities. • Wellness Benefits including an Employee Assistance Program, Telemedicine, and Peloton App Digital Membership for 1 year (or if you have Peloton equipment, receive a 4-month waiver) • Work/Life Balance with generous time off policy including PTO and paid holidays, Dependent Daycare flexible spending account, paid parental leave, a commuter account, and a sabbatical every 7 years.