Senior Director Software Engineering (AI)

Location: Morris Plains, New Jersey, United States

Salary: $195,000–$325,000 USD annually, depending on experience and geographic location; eligible for an annual bonus and long-term incentive plan.

Company

hirify.global improves the health and vitality of the people it serves through Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth Health Services.

What you will do

• Define and execute the technology vision, strategy, and multi-year roadmap for Claims and Intelligence Solutions platforms.
• Lead platform modernization, enterprise transformation, operational excellence, and complex cross-functional technology programs.
• Champion API-first, cloud-native, event-driven, infrastructure automation, DevSecOps, and AI-enabled software development practices.
• Build and sustain secure, scalable, resilient, and cost-effective cloud, mainframe, and distributed application ecosystems.
• Partner with business, operations, finance, and technology leaders on investment strategy, budgeting, governance, and value realization.
• Drive predictable delivery, operational resilience, risk management, portfolio transparency, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• 15+ years of engineering leadership experience delivering scalable, resilient technology platforms and enterprise modernization initiatives.
• Strong expertise in healthcare claims and provider technologies, including complex portfolio and cross-functional leadership.
• Executive presence, strategic thinking, communication skills, and the ability to translate technical strategy into business value.
• Experience leading business, operations, and technology stakeholders across complex organizational environments.
• For occasional or permanent home working, a cable broadband or fiber optic connection with at least 10 Mbps download and 5 Mbps upload is required.

Nice to have

• Experience in healthcare payer organizations and familiarity with claims processing platforms, provider ecosystems, and regulatory environments.
• Experience with cloud transformation, AI-enabled capabilities, automation, and enterprise technology transformation programs.

Culture & Benefits

• Health, vision, dental, well-being, and behavioral health benefits from the first day of employment.
• 401(k), company-paid life insurance, tuition reimbursement, paid holidays, and leaves of absence.
• At least 18 paid days off per year.
• Leadership environment focused on innovation, automation, security, continuous improvement, and high-performing engineering teams.