Head of Engineering (Technical Leadership & Delivery)

About Chubb

Chubb is a world leader in insurance. With operations in 54 countries and territories, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. The company is defined by its extensive product and service offerings, broad distribution capabilities, exceptional financial strength and local operations globally. Parent company Chubb Limited is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: CB) and is a component of the S&P 500 index. Chubb employs approximately 40,000 people worldwide. Additional information can be found at: www.chubb.com.

About Chubb India

At Chubb India, we are on an exciting digital transformation journey, driven by a commitment to engineering excellence and analytics. We are proud to share that we have been officially certified as a Great Place to Work® for the third consecutive year, a reflection of the culture at Chubb, where we believe in fostering an environment where everyone can thrive, innovate, and grow.

With a team of over 2500 talented professionals, we encourage a start-up mindset that promotes collaboration, diverse perspectives, and a solution-driven attitude. We are dedicated to building expertise in engineering, analytics, and automation, empowering our teams to excel in a dynamic digital landscape.

We offer an environment where you will be part of an organization that is dedicated to solving real-world challenges in the insurance industry. Together, we will work to shape the future through innovation and continuous learning.

Position Details

• Job Title: CECI - Head of Engineering (Technical Leadership & Delivery) – Lower Middle Markets
• Function/Department: Technology
• Location: Hyderabad
• Employment Type: Full-time

Role Overview

We are looking for a strong engineering leader who is still very much an engineer at heart. This is not a pure people management role. The successful candidate needs to be comfortable going deep into systems, challenging design decisions, and helping raise the technical bar across the organisation.

This role will lead multiple teams through engineering managers, with a clear expectation to stay close to what is actually being built. A significant part of the job is improving how we operate — not by adding process, but by driving better engineering discipline and clearer ownership.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership: Go deep into systems, challenge design decisions, and raise the engineering bar across the organisation. Remain hands-on and technically credible with the teams.
• Structural Problem Solving: Take ownership of known problem areas — including instability in lower environments, integration issues between systems, and lack of coordination across releases. Identify root causes and fix them structurally, not just manage around them.
• Execution & Delivery: Bring clarity to messy or ambiguous requirements, push back where needed, and keep teams moving. Improve delivery predictability without slowing down the pace of work.
• Team & People Leadership: Lead engineering managers and senior engineers across multiple teams. Mentor individuals on real design decisions and trade-offs, and hold teams accountable for true end-to-end ownership of what they build.
• Engineering Culture: Champion engineering discipline, clear system ownership, and a culture where fewer surprises reach testing and production.

Skills and Qualifications

• 18+ Years of experience in IT, application development, hands on leadership roles.
• An engineer at heart who has grown into leadership — not a leader who has drifted away from engineering
• Someone who can engage in the details without getting lost in them
• A natural mentor who earns respect through technical credibility, not just title
• A clear communicator who can simplify complexity and bring alignment across teams
• Someone who takes structural ownership of problems, not just tactical workarounds
• Strong background in distributed systems, APIs, and data flows
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Deep understanding of production systems — how they fail and how to design for resilience
• Ability to walk through systems built personally, articulate trade-offs, and explain how issues were diagnosed and resolved
• Experience leading multi-team engineering organisations through engineering managers

This Role Is Not For

• Someone who has been fully hands-off technically for a long time, or someone who operates purely at a high-level strategy layer without engaging in the details.

What You Will Own

• Stability and reliability of lower environments
• Cross-system integration quality and release coordination
• Engineering standards and best practices across all teams
• Mentoring and technical growth of engineering managers and senior engineers
• Improving delivery predictability and reducing production surprises

Why Chubb

Join Chubb to be part of a leading global insurance company!

Our constant focus on employee experience along with a start-up-like culture empowers you to achieve impactful results.

• Industry leader: Chubb is a world leader in the insurance industry, powered by underwriting and engineering excellence
• A Great Place to work: Chubb India has been recognized as a Great Place to Work® for the years 2023-2024, 2024-2025 and 2025-2026
• Laser focus on excellence: At Chubb we pride ourselves on our culture of greatness where excellence is a mindset and a way of being. We constantly seek new and innovative ways to excel at work and deliver outstanding results
• Start-Up Culture: Embracing the spirit of a start-up, our focus on speed and agility enables us to respond swiftly to market requirements, while a culture of ownership empowers employees to drive results that matter
• Growth and success: As we continue to grow, we are steadfast in our commitment to provide our employees with the best work experience, enabling them to advance their careers in a conducive environment

Employee Benefits

• Our company offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support our employees health, well-being, and professional growth. Employees enjoy flexible work options, generous paid time off, and robust health coverage. We invest in the future of our employees through continuous learning opportunities and career advancement programs, while fostering a supportive and inclusive work environment.

Join Us

• With you Chubb is better. Whether you are solving challenges on a global stage or creating innovative solutions for local markets, your contributions will help shape the future. If you value integrity, innovation, and inclusion, and are ready to make a difference, we invite you to be part of Chubb India's journey.