: Head of Engineering – General Insurance

Location: Bangalore

Work Mode: Work from Office (5 days a week)

Experience: 15–25 Years

Function: Technology

Level: Senior Leadership

Role Overview

We are looking to hire an additional Head of Engineering to strengthen our General Insurance technology leadership. This role will have end-to-end ownership of engineering delivery, working alongside the existing leadership team to drive scalable, high-quality platform outcomes.

This is a delivery-focused leadership role, requiring strong hands-on expertise in building and scaling General Insurance systems in a regulated environment.

Key Responsibilities

- Own end-to-end engineering delivery for General Insurance systems and platforms
- Lead multiple engineering teams across backend, frontend, integrations, cloud, and data
- Ensure predictable, high-quality delivery aligned with business and regulatory priorities
- Drive platform scalability, reliability, performance, and security
- Partner closely with Product, Business, and Architecture teams for execution excellence

- Implement up-to-date engineering practices
- Microservices and cloud-native architecture
- CI/CD, DevOps, SRE, and observability
- Own technical debt, system stability, and release timelines
- Ensure adherence to IRDAI regulations, data security, and internal risk controls
- Mentor senior leaders and foster a strong ownership culture




- Manage vendor partnerships and delivery commitments

Mandatory Requirements

- 15–20 years of engineering experience with leadership exposure
- Strong General Insurance domain expertise (Motor, Health, Commercial, Property)
- Proven ownership of end-to-end delivery, beyond just architecture or people management
- Experience with core insurance systems (Policy, Claims, Underwriting, Integrations)

- Strong technical depth in

- Cloud (AWS preferred)
- Distributed systems, APIs, and databases
- Experience managing large-scale, transaction-heavy platforms
- Willingness to operate in a high-accountability, office-first setup

Good to Have

- Experience in InsurTech or regulated financial domains
- Exposure to event-driven architectures and data platforms
- Prior experience scaling systems in high-growth environments

Internal Alignment Notes (For Hiring)

- General Insurance experience is mandatory
- This is a parallel leadership role, not a replacement
- Strong delivery ownership mindset is critical
- Candidates must be Bangalore-based or open to relocation and WFO

Request your approval to proceed further. Also, please feel free to suggest any modifications to the JD. Thanks & Regards,

Himanshu

Why this works better:

- Crisp, executive-friendly structure
- Clearly highlights approval points upfront
- Positions role strongly as strategic + delivery-led
- Removes redundancy and improves flow

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