We are experts and recognized worldwide as leaders in insurance. We have more than 150 years of experience delivering the best in life insurance, annuities and benefit programs to more than 90 million clients, in 50 countries around the world. In Mexico, we are the number 1 personal insurer in the country, with more than 10 million policyholders.

We are looking for a Lead Software Fullstack/Platform engineering to build together a safer future for Mexican families.

Purpose or mission of the Role:

The Lead Software/Platform engineering is the responsible for front to back-end development of one or a set of defined systems, possessing a complete technology stack, process capabilities, and agile modern ways of working. He/she/they design, develop, and implement solutions, based on a set of standards and processes which establish consistency across the enterprise data, reduce risk, and promote efficiencies in support of the organization's goals and objectives.

We are looking for people who:
• Build tomorrow, change and innovate for sustained performance, seizing opportunities, experimenting safely and acting with urgency.
• Win together, collaborate and strengthen each other to achieve success, seeking different perspectives, fostering inclusion and creating alignment.
• They take ownership, fulfilling our clients by assuming responsibility, facilitating solutions and managing to deliver the expected results.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND POWERS

• Lead the IT initiatives of the designated IT portfolio, working across business and technology to identify the best solution to operationalize requirements, assuring information security needs are considered, overseeing the entire implementation
• Assist, organize and/or lead meetings with relevant stakeholders aiming to drive the creation of sustainable technology solutions, which are well aligned with business processes
• Develop and maintain IT execution plans and with IT and business counterparts/stakeholders to ensure adequate progress and timely completion. This includes defining the implementation scope, resources, timelines, considering technologies and vendors to be onboarded, as needed
• Manage and assure appropriate governance of Vendors, in the case of SaaS or solutions involving 3rd party providers
• Provide strategic recommendations to the solution being designed, implemented and/or enhanced, assuring proper alignment with Architecture, InfoSec and Infrastructure best practices and guidelines
• Accountable for the operationalization of any compliance policies and standards around the technology stack and technology landscape of the IT portfolio, both when introducing new solutions to the landscape, as well as assuring adherence of existing solutions to the most current policies and guidelines. This includes manage business expectation, capacity and delivery of technology related vulnerabilities and necessary upgrades.
• Might or might not lead a group of external developers who will support on the execution of the defined strategy.
• Utilize in-depth specialty knowledge of applications development to analyze complex problems/issues, provide evaluation of business process, system process, and industry standards, and make evaluative judgement.
• Serve as advisor or coach to new or lower level analysts.
• Has the ability to operate with a limited level of direct supervision and can exercise independence of judgement and autonomy.
• Acts as SME to senior stakeholders and /or other team members.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for reputational, financial and other risks, driving compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies and best practices, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency and pro-actively.
• Write and review business technical requirements and technical diagrams, with ability to call out deficiencies and lead discussions with architecture and other teams to come up with best in class solutions.

REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years experience in software engineering, including technical lead roles
• Bachelor in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics)
• Advanced, Fluent or Native in English and Spanish
• Experience managing senior leadership stakeholders, fostering transparency and a "no-surprises" culture
• Strong analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills

Specific requirements for internal collaborators:
• You must have been in your current position for at least 12 months
• To participate, your leader must be informed before applying.

o We will ask you for a confirmation email.
• You cannot participate in two or more processes simultaneously.

INTERPERSONAL PROFILE

• Leadership

• Analysis
• Problem resolution
• Good communication

At MetLife we are committed to promoting diversity among employees, through non-discriminatory treatment based on race, gender expression/identity, sexual orientation, religion, age, nationality, marital status, disabilities, physical or economic condition. . , HIV and pregnancy tests are not done as a requirement for entry, permanence or promotion and there is equal employment opportunities.

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