Robotic Process Automation Program Manager Jobs in Irvington, NJ

Job Summary:
Sompo is a leading provider of insurance and reinsurance with a commitment to employee experience and development. They are seeking a Manager for Appian & RPA Development to oversee a team of developers, manage project lifecycles, and ensure the delivery of high-quality solutions on the Appian and UI Path platforms.
Responsibilities:
• Set comprehensive technology direction and roadmaps for our Appian and UI Path Platforms that enable stakeholder needs, with alignment to Sompo technology guidelines and to forward-looking marketplace direction.
• Lead the team working on the Appian platform and automating processes using UI-Path. Ensure that the solutions delivered by the team are of high quality, adhere to best practices, and meet stakeholder requirements. Mentor and coach team members, provide feedback and performance reviews. Foster a collaborative and agile work environment.
• Manage development activities for the full project lifecycle. Partner with other IT leaders for testing, requirements and integration needs.
• Plan, control and oversee staffing of technical employees and consultants, ensuring the proper mix and cost of internal and supplemental staff to meet SLAs and budget requirements.
• Define and implement metrics and provide management reports for the teams’ deliverables. Manage and maintain capacity profiles to ensure proactive management of demand and on-time delivery.
• Evolve the existing Appian and UI Path platforms, any needed infrastructure, and architecture as needed to support growth, SLAs, and continued operations.
• Perform hands on design, development and support activities with focus on feature-rich design, usability and site performance.
• Understand and apply industry practices, architectural standards and department policies and procedures relating to individual and teamwork assignments.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to business stakeholders using technology to improve business efficiency, access to information and toolsets in a cost-conscious way. Advocate for IT with stakeholders and other IT disciplines when needed, resolve issues and ensure stakeholder engagement and alignment.
• Establish strong business relationships with key internal customers, other IT units and external vendors.
• Collaborate with the Quality Assurance group in the testing of all software developed to maintain business defined quality for all products and services.
Qualifications:
Required:
• 5+ years in an Application Development Manager / Lead role with demonstrated experience leading, motivating and managing technology teams.
• Experience managing geographically distributed application development teams of 7+ employees and contractors.
• Experience in establishing development standards and performance metrics and driving teams to adhere to standards and SLAs.
• 5+ years of experience developing and implementing solutions on Appian
• 5+ years of application design and development experience
• Experience with SSO technologies
• Experience with Integrating Appian solutions to other systems
• Experience delivering automation solutions with UI Path or a similar RPA platform.
• Proficient in using Appian and UI-Path tools, such as Appian Designer, Appian Sites, Appian Tempo, Appian Administration Console, UI-Path Studio, UI-Path Orchestrator, UI-Path Robot, Appian Application Packaging, Appian Application Migration, UI-Path Packages, UI-Path Processes, UI-Path Assets, etc.
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical requirements.
• Experience delivering technical design & architecture documentation.
• Experience with DevOps practices, code management tools, automated build setup, and deployment procedures.
• Must have strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Personal time management skills and ability to meet individual and team deadlines.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and organization skills with ability to communicate effectively across multiple IT team disciplines and with business users.
Preferred:
• Insurance industry experience with Guidewire or integrating to Guidewire is a plus
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, management information systems, mathematics or related field is strongly preferred.
Company:
We are Sompo, a global provider of commercial and consumer property, casualty, and specialty insurance and reinsurance. Founded in 1999, the company is headquartered in Hamilton, BMU, with a team of 5001-10000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.