Enterprise Center of Excellence- Team Lead (Hybrid)

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

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 2024 and certification as a Great Place to Work in 2024 for the fifth consecutive year.

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.

Selective is seeking a Team Lead who is well versed in the space of "Content and Collaboration" (SharePoint, MS team) & "Low Code Platform" (Microsoft Power Platform). As a part of our growing Center of Excellence (CoE) services the team lead will be responsible to help lead projects, drive strategic initiatives, and help build/mature COE services around the SharePoint, Power Platform & MS Teams

• Develops and maintains productive working relationships with project sponsors, key systems users, end-users, and other IT functions as a part of CoE touchpoint
• Provide technical leadership, create documentation for projects & CoE needs including design, asset inventory, diagrams, and presentations as well as documentation of the environment and deployment for support and future implementations
• Supervises and guides the design and development activities for entire applications. Design, develop, program, and implement systems to specifications, and develop/coordinate execution plans.
• Formalizes project and CoE activities and guides the project/initiative/activity to completion. Prepares regular status reports.
• Works closely with Solutions and Enterprise Architects to create / review implementation designs
• Support formulation of the platform specific CoE vision, strategy, value proposition and drive execution of the CoE services
• Partner with functional areas and other CoE teams to identify and maximize deployment opportunities
• Supervises developers, as appropriate, and assigns project staff. Estimates staff resource needs for developers, user personnel, consultants, and equipment. Plans team member work assignments and schedules, and guides and monitors work productivity and facilitating proactive issues and risk identification and resolution

• Well versed with the Agile based methodologies for software development life cycle
• Possesses excellent communication, motivational, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to effectively collaborate with people in other departments and/or outside of the enterprise.
• Excellent technical, diagnostic, and troubleshooting skills
• Good Knowledge of PowerShell Script, REST API, SharePoint Services, SPFX Framework, MS Team, Power Platform capabilities (in space of power apps, power automate, virtual agents)
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Drive to master emerging technologies and share experiences with organization
• Experience in setting up or working in CoE teams aligned to the platforms
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Management Information Science, or related field preferred.
• Seven plus years of developer/analyst experience in the space of SharePoint, MS team, Power Platform

Selective Insurance offers a total rewards package that includes a competitive base salary, incentive plan eligibility at all levels, and a wide array of benefits designed to help you and your family stay healthy, achieve your financial goals, and balance the demands of your work and personal life. These benefits include comprehensive health care plans, retirement savings plan with company match, discounted Employee Stock Purchase Program, tuition assistance and reimbursement programs, and paid time off plans. Additional details about our total rewards package will be provided during the recruiting process.

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 relevant education, qualifications, experience, skills, performance, and business needs.

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.