Value Stream Lead

Company	Axis Capital
Location	Shrewsbury, NJ, USA, Alpharetta, GA, USA, New York, NY, USA, Halifax Regional Municipality, NS, Canada
Salary	$Not Provided – $Not Provided
Type	Full-Time
Degrees
Experience Level	Expert or higher

History of progressive and successful IT delivery leadership roles
Experience working with senior stakeholders including Portfolio Leads and business / underwriting executives
Extensive working knowledge of the insurance domain, particularly in specialty insurance operations
Proven experience with SDLC lifecycles and Agile delivery methodologies
Background in designing, developing, and implementing IT systems within insurance operations, including experience in low / no-code platforms
Solid understanding of data analysis, budgeting, and business operations
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and strategic thinking abilities
Exceptional organizational, leadership, and interpersonal skills
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively with senior stakeholders
Ability to lead change initiatives and promote Agile practices across the organization
A continuous learning mindset, staying updated on Agile trends and insurance innovations
Experienced in architecture of low/no code platforms
Experience with Azure Integration Services, Functions, Queues, Gateway
Experience with .NET development
Strong knowledge of JavaScript, YAML, React/Angular, NPM, JWT, OAuth2
Extensive integration experience with REST APIs, PAS – Genius/IRIS/Duck Creek/Guidewire/Majesco, GL and financial systems, Data warehousing – Snowflake, Databricks

Oversee the health of the overall Value Stream, ensuring alignment with business goals, cost expectations, and benefits
Create and maintain a comprehensive value stream roadmap in collaboration with business leadership
Partner with product owners, release train engineers, and technical leads to deliver customer-facing features and enhance the system landscape
Facilitate cross-functional collaboration, providing support to remove barriers and ensuring teams have necessary resources
Partner with business leaders during annual planning and budgeting processes
Manage and resolve risks and issues that impact release scope, schedule, and quality
Coordinate work between diverse teams and locations throughout the value stream
Negotiate, plan, and manage all activities within the value stream
Foster Agile adoption and mentor Agile teams, ensuring continuous improvement in the intake and underwriting processes
Measure and report on value stream performance metrics to ensure alignment with company goals