Director, Software Engineering

Posted:
1/20/2026, 3:18:44 AM

Location(s):
Durham, North Carolina, United States ⋅ North Carolina, United States

Experience Level(s):
Expert or higher ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Software Engineering

Workplace Type:
On-site

Job Description:

Delivery Team Leader – Annuity Life Administration Platform

The Role

The FILI Technology team is seeking a dynamic leader with curios drive to lead a team of associates engaged in the engineering of digital experiences for our Annuity customers that helps deepen our customers understanding of their portfolio and drives scale & efficiency through self-service capabilities.

We’re looking for a team-focused leader with phenomenal interpersonal skills that will work collaboratively across business and technology teams. The Delivery Team Lead will ensure alignment on 'what and 'when' work is to be performed through continuous planning and management of a roadmap that serves our group and Domain.

Key Accountabilities

  • Provide day to day leadership for a delivery team comprised of engineering and product resources, and indirect leadership of supporting teams, i.e. architecture, quality and program management.

  • Engage team members, in an agile structure, to deliver solutions that drive efficiency and effectiveness against defined product objectives and the team mission while continuously improving, innovating, experimenting, learning and celebrating success.

  • Committed to developing others and yourself to ensure the latest thinking and knowledge is integrated into the culture of the team including talent lifecycle including performance management.

  • Trusted advisor for functional capabilities of the platform or system. Align resources to the highest priorities in partnership with the Platform Leader and ensure effective production support coverage for the platform(s)

  • Accountable for alignment to functional strategy, including technology standards, policies & improving reuse, within the enterprise ecosystem & across the function.

  • Responsible for proactive research, analysis and recommendation of new & existing feature opportunities that align to the Platform Group strategies.

  • Participate and actively contribute to assessing platform choices for the future. Ensure overall operational health of the platform/system.

The Expertise and Skills You Bring 

  • Bachelor’s degree required.

  • 10+ years of relevant employment experience leading teams and developing products and solutions with technology.

  • Knowledge of Insurance industry would be preferred and an added plus

  • Strong product approach and experience leading and empowering a product team to deliver results.

  • Excellent planning, project management, consulting, leadership, and talent management skills.

  • Strong verbal/written communication and presentation skills, including an ability to effectively connect with both business and technical teams.

  • Jira and Jira Align experience preferred.

  • Experience in financial services, cloud/AWS, APIs and driving digital experiences a plus.

  • Partnerships - develop positive relationships and champion a collaborative team environment.

  • Leadership – demonstrated expertise of leading, influencing, and motivating colleagues without formal authority with a track record of building engaged and empowered teams.

  • Management – able to delegate, mentor and deliver feedback to Business Analysts and/or Associate Product Owners that may report directly to you. Prioritize management responsibilities and support that cultivates associate growth and career development.

The Team

This Delivery team is part of Fidelity Insurance Group; focused on empowering customers and associates to thrive in a digital-first world through the creation of scalable business capabilities and platforms that support and power much of our Brokerage, Wealth and Workplace businesses.

Certifications:

Category:

Information Technology

Most roles at Fidelity are Hybrid, requiring associates to work onsite every other week (all business days, M-F) in a Fidelity office. This does not apply to Remote or fully Onsite roles.

Please be advised that Fidelity’s business is governed by the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, ERISA, numerous state laws governing securities, investment and retirement-related financial activities and the rules and regulations of numerous self-regulatory organizations, including FINRA, among others. Those laws and regulations may restrict Fidelity from hiring and/or associating with individuals with certain Criminal Histories.

Fidelity Investments

Website: https://www.fidelity.com/

Headquarter Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Employee Count: 10001+

Year Founded: 1946

IPO Status: Private

Last Funding Type: Secondary Market

Industries: Asset Management ⋅ Finance ⋅ Financial Services ⋅ Retirement ⋅ Wealth Management