Director of Engineering, TLV

We are looking for a motivated and talented engineering leader to join our rapidly growing TLV site! You will lead the growing TLV-based Claims and Risk Insights engineering teams, as well as take responsibility for the site's overall operations and work environment.
A day in life:
Lead initiatives with a product mindset to delight our customers and enable teams to take end-to-end ownership of technical design, architecture, and implementation by engineering principles to deliver products that are robust and performant and delivered on time
Evangelize and be a role model of a Customer-first mindset with a deeper understanding of the domain
Provide mentoring/technical guidance to team members and contribute to consistently raising the bar for engineering best practices across design/architecture, implementation/testing, and deployment/monitoring.
Create a clear growth path for the team members aligned with their aspirations and organizational goals
Work closely with the VP of Engineering, VP of Product, and other leaders to set technical strategy and direction
Work closely with the VP of Engineering, VP of Product, Israeli recruiters, and other leaders to source attract, and hire A++ technical team members
Work closely with local HR and office ops on the overall operations of the Tel-Aviv site including facilities for local events, work environment, compensation and benefits market alignment, etc.
Conceptualize, institutionalize, and provide visibility into the status of development, quality, operations, and system performance to the senior engineering and leadership teams
Ensure that Engineers on your team are using best-in-class productivity-enhancing tools and that best practices are adopted quickly and effectively
Exemplify and foster Fairmatic’s humble, collaborative, and impact-obsessed culture
What you will need:
10+ years of engineering experience, ideally with 3+ years of early-stage startup experience - a must
Experience managing and/or working closely with Data Science and Machine Learning teams - a BIG plus
Understanding of Statistical and ML models is a plus
Understanding Insurance, risk, and related technologies a plus
Team leadership experience in early to middle-stage startups, growing teams
Excellent ability to mentor, grow, and support technical talent with a wide range of personalities and experience levels.
Phenomenal conflict resolution and interpersonal skills and the ability to contextually leverage those for various cultures, business situations, and professional challenges
Deep understanding of technologies and architecture in building highly scalable and available products
Entrepreneurial mentality, with strong product and program management skills
Demonstrated ability and passion to hire and grow a team, including passive candidates of various seniority levels
Growth mindset, comfortable giving and receiving feedback. Living and exemplifying the “feedback is a gift” mentality
Deep organization capabilities, especially in regard to influence, collaboration, and communication
Proactive mindset to drive change, question assumptions, and push for innovative solutions
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex plans and designs
Excellent judgment, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
Comfortable working in a highly agile, intensely iterative software development process