Distinguished Engineer; FinTech

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Become a driving force in GEICO's technological transformation! We seek a Distinguished Engineer to spearhead the design, development and implementation of Finance Transformation solutions. You will play a pivotal role in building a robust, automated and scalable Finance solutions that makes the process of accounting, substantiation, forecasting, reporting, pricing, reserving, compliance, and treasury operations streamlined.

• You are passionate about understanding finance stakeholder needs and business opportunity and can build solutions to connect the two.
• You thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy tackling complex technological challenges.
• You are excited by the opportunity to build and shape the future of GEICO's Finance technologies.
• You are a bridge builder – effectively partnering not just with internal stakeholders but also with external partners to deliver value for our internal finance stakeholders. You get things done – relentlessly driving for alignment and pushing for progress even in the face of ambiguity.
• You are eager to mentor and guide other engineers, fostering a culture of learning and collaboration.

• Architect, design and implement Finance platforms and solutions which can support the needs of different finance and corporate initiatives.
• Collaborate closely with business and product partners in understanding business needs and designing solutions that address their priorities.
• Drive decision-making for buy vs build evaluation based on functional fit, technical feasibility, cost-benefit
• Evangelize and lead the Fintech solutioning in areas such as :
  Automated reporting and analytics, Treasury operations, Reserving, Revenue forecasting, Pricing, Regulatory compliance automation, substantiation, etc
• Abstract cross cutting concerns into common platform components that can be used for multiple current and future use cases.
• Lead team prioritization and sequencing of milestones to deliver incremental business value.
• Develop and champion best practices, including modular design, version control, automated testing, and security considerations, fostering a culture of quality and efficiency.
• Partner with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) to implement monitoring, alerting, and automation for platform reliability, scalability, and cost-efficiency, contributing to a highly available and performant platform.

• Deep functional understanding of one or more finance processes :
  Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, Record to Report, Reconciliation, FP&A, and Governance and compliance.
• Strong experience in one of the ERP finance platforms such Workday Financials, Oracle, SAP, etc
• Ability to translate finance requirements into scalable technology solutions using modern technology stacks such as Data Lake and Cloud Computing
• Operational Excellence :
  Solid understanding of SRE concepts such as SLOs, SLIs, error budgets, and experience with tools for monitoring, alerting, and incident response.

• 12+ years of professional experience in product / platform engineering designing and building Finance critical applications.
• 5+ years of experience leading and mentoring technical teams.
• Proven track record of successful partnership with product and business orgs to prioritize and deliver business value.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Experience with Agile execution framework
• Prior experience implementing Workday Financials is a plus

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent…