Data Platform & AI Engineering Manager

Securian Financial Group; United States; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO & flexible time off

Holidays

401(k) company match

Health insurance

Pension plan

Volunteer time off

Associate Resource Groups

Job summary

Securian Financial Group is seeking an Engineering Manager for Data Platform & AI Engineering to lead the Enterprise Data and Analytics Platform Technology & Engineering team. You will provide day-to-day leadership for engineers, drive delivery execution, ensure platform reliability, and build a culture of engineering excellence.

This role combines people leadership, operational accountability, vendor management, and technical oversight to deliver scalable, secure, and resilient technology

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of software, data, platform, cloud, or AI engineering experience.
• 3+ years of people leadership experience managing technical teams.
• Experience leading delivery and operational support for enterprise technology platforms.
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms, DevOps, automation, CI/CD, and modern engineering practices.
• Experience managing vendors, consulting partners, and outsourced engineering teams.
• Proven ability to balance delivery commitments, operational excellence, and talent development.
• Strong communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of Data Platform and AI Engineers, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Drive successful delivery of platform, data, and AI initiatives while managing priorities, risks, dependencies, and resource allocation.
• Oversee day-to-day platform operations, production support, incident response, and service reliability.
• Manage engineering capacity planning, staffing strategies, and workforce development.
• Serve as the primary relationship manager for engineering vendors, including phData, ensuring quality delivery and knowledge transfer.
• Lead platform upgrades, modernization efforts, lifecycle management, and production readiness activities.
• Establish and enforce engineering standards, development practices, operational procedures, and quality expectations.
• Partner with Architecture, Product, and business stakeholders to deliver secure, scalable, and maintainable solutions.
• Drive technical debt reduction strategies and platform health improvements to support long-term sustainability.
• Provide technical leadership and remove impediments to effective technology delivery aligned with business priorities and technology standards.

Skills

People leadership

Cloud platforms

DevOps

CI/CD

Vendor management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Delivery management

Automation

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Informatica

Reltio

Snowflake

Job description

Securian Financial Group is seeking an Engineering Manager for Data Platform & AI Engineering to lead the Enterprise Data and Analytics Platform Technology & Engineering team. You will provide day-to-day leadership for engineers, drive delivery execution, ensure platform reliability, and build a culture of engineering excellence.

This role combines people leadership, operational accountability, vendor management, and technical oversight to deliver scalable, secure, and resilient technology