Job Description

Description :
We are looking for a Software Engineering Delivery Lead to join our UK team to facilitate collaboration of cross-functional teams to effectively support delivery of our strategic goals. You will be an advocate for Agile delivery techniques, have a strong foundation in software engineering, process improvement, quality management, DevOps, and Agile software development principles. You should have a proven track record of navigating complex business requirements, be a natural problem-solver who is confident in building relationships and proactive at managing deliverables. This is a hands on role, where you are expected to lead by example and get involved in the day to day activities required for successful software engineering of Milliman LTS products.
Who We Are
(LTS) is a practice within , one of the largest actuarial consulting firms in the world. Our system is a market-leading application used throughout the life insurance industry for activities such as financial modeling, business planning and reporting, and insurance product pricing.
Our cloud-hosted products, including , use Microsoft Azure for large-scale financial modeling and reporting calculations, making us the leading actuarial and one of the largest worldwide users of cloud computing services.
What We Value

• Our clients, and providing them with innovative solutions.
• Professionalism in all areas: communication, work product, relationships, attitude.
• Personal responsibility: the quality of our work is a matter of pride, therefore we take ownership of our tasks to ensure success.
• Integrity: Milliman's people demonstrate integrity in all that we do.
• Team collaboration and professional excellence: as a global organization, we rely on our staff to contribute to the good of the overall team.

What We Offer

• A flexible and collaborative work environment.
• Full support and encouragement for a healthy work-life balance.
• A rapidly expanding team comprised of software professionals and technologists, actuaries, data professionals, project managers and business analysts, all with a passion for excellence.
• A competitive salary and an excellent benefits package.

Equal Opportunity Employer.
Responsibilities:

• Provide direction and guidance on Agile methodology.
• Ensure team is fully functional and productive - limit noise, remove blockers, foster communications and enforce working agreements.
• Report on progress against our delivery goals to a wide range of stakeholders across the organisation.
• Monitor that best practices are consistently applied in development, testing, security, quality, support and reporting.
• Support work management by facilitating discussions around triage, prioritization, requirements gathering and planning.
• Maintain integrity of team backlog and roadmap.
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement throughout the team - learning from data and from mistakes.
• Collaborate with peers to drive consistent processes across entire enterprise.
• Provide timely information to stakeholders; raising risks and highlighting any issues, to keep the team on track and on time.

. Key Stakeholder Relationships:

• Software Engineering teams; including architects, developers, UI/UX designers, technical writers and quality engineers,
• Actuarial and data scientist teams,
• Business Product Owners
• Product Support Team

Qualifications and Key Attributes:
Required

• Extensive software engineering experience.
• Solid understanding of Software Development, Testing Lifecycles and Agile methodology.
• Strong willingness and ability to learn, collaborate and coach.
• Exceptional communication skills, creating trust through authenticity and knowing when to react and challenge.
• Experience in facilitating process change including setting new ways of working; supporting and encouraging others to adhere to desired process and holding peers accountable to agreed outcomes.
• Must be highly proactive and organized with the ability to manage ambiguity and work on multiple work streams simultaneously.
• Great attention to detail, even when under pressure.

About Milliman
Milliman Inc. is a global, independent actuarial and consulting firm. Founded in Seattle in 1947 and the firm has offices in major cities around the globe. Milliman's primary business includes consulting practices for employee benefits, healthcare, investment, life insurance and financial services, and property and casualty insurance. The firm is the clear leader in actuarial consulting services in the US and Canada, and has an established presence in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.
Life Technology Solutions, a subsidiary of Milliman, Inc., provides market-leading products and services related to financial risk reporting. Integrate is the key platform, with MG-ALFA, and MG-Triton as the core actuarial calculation engines.

Skills Required