IT Manager - Direct Acquisition

Progressive; United States; Remote; USD 148,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match up to 6%

Medical, dental & vision benefits

Wellness programs

HSA/FSA options and life insurance

Paid time off and parental leave

Volunteer time off and disability

Job summary

Progressive is seeking an IT manager to lead a distributed team of QA analysts and test engineers responsible for the quality and reliability of Direct Acquisition systems. This role emphasizes agile leadership, advancing automation, and reusable testing capabilities to ensure quality earlier in the software lifecycle.

The position is remote with occasional travel to an office for meetings or training. A minimum of 4 years managing professionals and a Bachelor's degree (or higher) in IT or

Qualifications

• 4+ years of work experience managing professionals, technologies, architecture, or project delivery.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Information Technology or Business or a related field and a minimum of 1 year of work experience managing professionals, technologies, architecture, or project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of QA analysts and test engineers to ensure quality and reliability of Progressive Direct Acquisition systems.
• Drive quality at scale through robust quality engineering practices, test automation, and reusable testing capabilities.
• Shape the evolution of the team by expanding automation and building skills to meet changing business needs.

Skills

People leadership

Agile/Scrum

Quality engineering

Test automation

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Information Technology or Business

Tools

QA tooling

Job description

Progressive is dedicated to helping employees move forward and live fully in their careers. Your journey has already begun.

As an IT manager in the Direct Acquisition organization, you’ll manage a team of quality assurance analysts and test engineers (SDTs) who ensure the quality and reliability of our Direct Acquisition systems. Consumers and internal sales use these systems to quote and buy Progressive personal line products. In this role you'll lead an agile team that enables quality at scale through strong quality engineering practices, test automation, and reusable testing capabilities. Your team will evolve the engineering model by expanding automation, extending existing modern testing practices, and building reusable capabilities that enable quality earlier in the software delivery lifecycle. You’ll also shape the evolution while building the team’s skills and capabilities to meet Direct Acquisitions changing needs.

This a remote position with occasional travel to an office for a meeting/and or training

Minimum qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of work experience managing professionals, technologies, architecture, or project delivery.
• {OR} Bachelor's degree or higher in Information Technology or Business discipline or related field of study (e.g., Computer Science, Business Management) and a minimum of 1 year of work experience managing professionals, technologies, architecture, or project delivery.

Preferred skills

• Experience in leading service delivery across a variety of teams and partners
• Strong people leader who can assess and develop talent for future business needs.
• Experience managing teams through technical or operating-model evolution while maintaining engagement.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum and delivering quality within iterative software development environments.
• Quality Assurance, Quality Engineering, or Test Automation management experience.

Compensation

$148,000 - $170,000/year

Gainshare annual cash incentive payment up to 40% of your eligible earnings based on company performance

Benefits

• 401(k) with dollar-for-dollar company match up to 6%
• Medical, dental & vision, including free preventative care
• Wellness& mental health programs
• Health care flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, & life insurance
• Paid time off, including volunteer time off
• Paid & unpaid sick leave where applicable, as well as short & long-term disability
• Parental & family leave; military leave & pay
• Diverse, inclusive & welcoming culture with Employee Resource Groups
• Career development & tuition assistance
• Energage recognizes Progressive as a 2026 Top Workplace for: Innovation, Purposes & Values, Work-Life Flexibility, Compensation & Benefits, and Leadership.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. without the need or potential need, of current or future sponsorship for employment. Progressive does not hire candidates with (e.g., F-1 CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT, H-1B, O-1, E-3, TN) statuses for this role.

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