Application Manager- Data Warehouse (Hybrid)

At Selective, we don't just insure uniquely, we employ uniqueness.

Our Business

Selective is a midsized U.S. domestic property and casualty insurance company with a history of strong, consistent financial performance for nearly 100 years. Selective's unique position as both a leading insurance group and an employer of choice is recognized in a wide variety of awards and honors, including listing in Forbes Best Midsize Employers in 2023 and certification as a Great Place to Work® in 2023.

Working at Selective

At Selective, we don't just insure uniquely – we employ uniqueness. Employees are empowered and encouraged to Be Uniquely You by being their true, unique selves and contributing their diverse talents, experiences, and perspectives to our shared success. Together, we are a high-performing team working to serve our customers responsibly by helping to mitigate loss, keep them safe, and restore their lives and businesses after an insured loss occurs. Employees receive comprehensive total rewards packages - including competitive compensation and performance awards, health benefits, and retirement savings - and professional development opportunities and flexible schedules to support their health, wealth, and well-being. Join our team and help make a difference.

Summary

Selective Insurance is seeking an energetic and collaborative Application Manager to oversee and advance the Enterprise Knowledge Management Data Warehouse within the Information Management department. This group is responsible for technology support of Data Feeds from various Internal and External data sources and applications, including implementing enhancements and operations as appropriate. The candidate must be a seasoned leader who has led organizations and projects that are complex in nature and/or of higher strategic importance to the organization.

Job Responsibilities:

• • Assists the Assistant Vice President of Information Management in the management and direction setting for group including setting priorities, coordinating, and the reporting of group activities. The role is responsible for the daily activities of the members of the team.
  • Responsible and accountable for project delivery including status reporting for the Enterprise Program Management Office.
  • Performance management and Talent development of the employees on the team and ensuring adequate skill development and backup planning is in place.
  • May participate in the evaluation, acquisition, and implementation of vendor software to support business processes.
  • In conjunction with the Architecture Group 1) establish and enforce standards to which the application developers must adhere, regardless of platform, to provide an enterprise-wide set of standards and development processes, and 2) evaluate and recommend state-of-the-art development tools for use within the applications development environments to achieve the most efficient mix of system design and software development tools to produce maximum cost effective utilization of Information Technology resources.
  • Responsible and accountable for maintaining system service levels as agreed upon with the customer. Identify potential service level problems before they occur and implement or communicate solutions.
  • Manage team to address production issues as appropriate.
  • Need to demonstrate continuous improvement of efficiencies, increased capabilities, and improved quality of deliverables.
  • May need to assist in the evaluation of distributed software issues, policies and procedures including standardization, purchasing, evaluations, and training.
  • Recognize and identify potential areas where existing policies and procedures require change or where new ones need to be developed, especially regarding future business expansion and the existing factory floor.
  • Responsible for ensuring appropriate metrics are being monitored and trended, thresholds have been established, alerting solutions deployed and, periodic status reports provided to stakeholders for all critical systems within their specific area of responsibility.
  • Responsible and accountable for the ITS budget for the area, along with the contractual relationships with the service providers that are leveraged.
  • Resolve high-profile escalations and issues, improve the customer experience, and drive initiatives that increase their likelihood of success.
  • Responsible for ensuring all SOX and other controls are adhered to.

Job Qualifications:

• Passion for and knowledge of current industry platforms, techniques, and solution frameworks in Data Warehousing and Data Provisioning.
• Ability to plan and concurrently control multiple projects of various size and complexity.
• Ability to understand and clearly relate to other members of the organization, technical manuals, software specifications, principles of engineering and operations, and general methods of support methodologies and techniques.
• Strong Client focus and the ability to communicate and collaborate across all levels of the organization.
• Ability to communicate effectively in dealing with internal and external customers and suppliers.
• Proven leader who has demonstrated results and thought leadership in furthering organizations they had accountability for.
• Experience in mentoring and coaching team members.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field preferred. Commensurate work and/or military experience will be considered.

Desired Skills:

• Experience in Informatica Power Center, Data Validation Option, MS SQL Server, Netezza Performance Server or similar relational database.
• Experience with Agile and/or Agile SAFe methodology.
• Experience or working knowledge of Informatica IDMC (IICS) and Azure DevOps.
• Vendor Management and contract negotiations.
• Prefer experience in modernizing Data and Analytics platforms and/or other experience in cloud based data platforms.
• P&C Insurance experience a plus

Salary Range is: $113,600.00-$187,600.00. The actual base salary is based on geographic location, and the range is representative of salaries for this role throughout Selective's footprint. Additional considerations include the candidate's qualifications and experience.

Selective is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. That means we respect and value every individual’s unique opinions, beliefs, abilities, and perspectives. We are committed to promoting a welcoming culture that celebrates diverse talent, individual identity, different points of view and experiences – and empowers employees to contribute new ideas that support our continued and growing success. Building a highly engaged team is one of our core strategic imperatives, which we believe is enhanced by diversity, equity, and inclusion. We expect and encourage all employees and all of our business partners to embrace, practice, and monitor the attitudes, values, and goals of acceptance; address biases; and foster diversity of viewpoints and opinions.

Selective is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Selective maintains a drug-free workplace.

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