Manager, Data Engineer

At GEICO, we offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities. 

Every day we honor our iconic brand by offering quality coverage to millions of customers and being there when they need us most. We thrive through relentless innovation to exceed our customers’ expectations while making a real impact for our company through our shared purpose. 

When you join our company, we want you to feel valued, supported and proud to work here. That’s why we offer The GEICO Pledge: Great Company, Great Culture, Great Rewards and Great Careers.

Job Title: Manager, Data Engineering

About Geico

The Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO) is a private American auto insurance company with headquarters in Chevy Chase, Maryland. GEICO is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway and is the third largest auto insurer in the United States. In 2023, GEICO earned premiums worth over $40 billion U.S. dollars.

GEICO is going through a massive digital transformation to re-platform the Insurance industry, removing friction across Customers, Partners, Marketplace, Segments, Channels, and Experiences as we grow our reach and market share.

About The Role

GEICO is hiring a Manager, Data Engineering, to join their Claims Innovation team. As a Manager, you will lead the Data Engineering teams efforts enabling data ingestion and analytics across the department and with external partners including rapid advancement in team skills, capabilities, and infrastructure. This role partners with cross-functional teams within and without Claims Innovation to deliver innovative solutions that enhance efficiency, accuracy, and customer experience.

Location:

• Remote, or available office with travel 10%+

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage a team of data engineers, providing guidance, mentorship, and support.
• Oversee the design, development, and maintenance of scalable data pipelines and ETL processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand data requirements and deliver solutions that meet business needs.
• Ensure data quality, integrity, and security across all data systems.
• Drive the implementation of best practices in data engineering and stay updated with the latest industry trends.
• Monitor and optimize data infrastructure performance, identifying and resolving any issues.
• Provide technical leadership and contribute to the strategic direction of the data engineering team.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Proven experience as a Senior Data Engineer or in a similar role.
• Strong leadership skills with experience in managing teams, preferably as a senior analyst team leader or manager.
• Proficiency in data engineering tools and technologies such as SQL, Python, Snowflake and cloud platforms (specifically Azure).
• Significant experience with Microsoft Power Platform, specifically Power BI and Power Apps.
• In-depth knowledge of data warehousing, ETL processes, and data modeling.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills including effective written and verbal communication.
• Ability to lead and manage multiple projects to completion.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in data engineering within auto insurance or P&C insurance generally.
• Claims systems, processes, and procedures.
• Management experience with direct reports in a data engineering environment.

Leadership Qualities

• Collaborates cross-functionally to make decisions and communicate them effectively in a highly complex environment with numerous stakeholders and tradeoffs to be considered.
• Leads the team in making active decisions on how to best identify and provide data components.
• Manages efforts to standardize processes including requirements, project progress, and documentation.
• Leads with humility and empathy, earning trust and inspiring confidence.
• Effectively manages and communicates decisions in complex, high-stakes environments. Leads from the front and isn’t shy about using their voice.
• A lifelong learner with critical thinking skills who views situations and challenges through multiple lenses.
• Attentive, empathetic listener with exceptional character and high emotional intelligence.

Why Join Us:

• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and innovative projects.
• Collaborative and inclusive work environment.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Career growth and development opportunities.

If you are a motivated and experienced data engineering professional with a passion for leadership and innovation, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

Annual Salary

$136,325.00 - $212,175.00

The above annual salary range is a general guideline. Multiple factors are taken into consideration to arrive at the final hourly rate/ annual salary to be offered to the selected candidate. Factors include, but are not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the role, the selected candidate’s work experience, education and training, the work location as well as market and business considerations.

At this time, GEICO will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

The Geico Pledge:

Great Company: At GEICO, we help our customers through life’s twists and turns. Our mission is to protect people when they need it most and we’re constantly evolving to stay ahead of their needs.

We’re an iconic brand that thrives on innovation, exceeding our customers’ expectations and enabling our collective success. From day one, you’ll take on exciting challenges that help you grow and collaborate with dynamic teams who want to make a positive impact on people’s lives.

Great Careers: We offer a career where you can learn, grow, and thrive through personalized development programs, created with your career – and your potential – in mind.  You’ll have access to industry leading training, certification assistance, career mentorship and coaching with supportive leaders at all levels.

Great Culture: We foster an inclusive culture of shared success, rooted in integrity, a bias for action and a winning mindset. Grounded by our core values, we have an an established culture of caring, inclusion, and belonging, that values different perspectives. Our teams are led by dynamic, multi-faceted teams led by supportive leaders, driven by performance excellence and unified under a shared purpose.

As part of our culture, we also offer employee engagement and recognition programs that reward the positive impact our work makes on the lives of our customers.

Great Rewards: We offer compensation and benefits built to enhance your physical well-being, mental and emotional health and financial future.

• Comprehensive Total Rewards program that offers personalized coverage tailor-made for you and your family’s overall well-being.
• Financial benefits including market-competitive compensation; a 401K savings plan vested from day one that offers a 6% match; performance and recognition-based incentives; and tuition assistance.
• Access to additional benefits like mental healthcare as well as fertility and adoption assistance.
• Supports flexibility- We provide workplace flexibility as well as our GEICO Flex program, which offers the ability to work from anywhere in the US for up to four weeks per year.

The equal employment opportunity policy of the GEICO Companies provides for a fair and equal employment opportunity for all associates and job applicants regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, disability or genetic information, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law. GEICO hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled.

GEICO reasonably accommodates qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to receive equal employment opportunity and/or perform the essential functions of the job, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship to the Company. This applies to all applicants and associates. GEICO also provides a work environment in which each associate is able to be productive and work to the best of their ability. We do not condone or tolerate an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment. We expect and require the cooperation of all associates in maintaining an atmosphere free from discrimination and harassment with mutual respect by and for all associates and applicants.