Role Description Symetra is seeking a Senior Vice President, Head of Engineering to lead our enterprise engineering organization and play a pivotal role in advancing our technology and digital strategy. Reporting to the CTO, this leader will oversee approximately 200 engineers across multiple domains and work closely with product, data, and business leaders to accelerate our digital transformation. What You’ll Do - Engineering Leadership - Lead and scale a high-performing engineering organization of ~200 engineers, including multiple VP-level leaders - Oversee engineering across key domains: - Digital Experience (customer and advisor platforms) - Enterprise Platforms - Data Engineering - Business-aligned engineering teams - Establish strong engineering standards, best practices, and delivery frameworks - Technology Strategy & Transformation - Partner with the CTO, COO, Product, and business leaders to execute enterprise technology strategy - Drive modernization across cloud infrastructure, platforms, and applications - Enable agility and innovation across the organization - Product & Business Partnership - Operate in a “two-in-a-box” model with Product leadership - Align engineering execution with business priorities and revenue goals - Deliver solutions that enhance customer, advisor, and partner experiences - Data & Platform Enablement - Partner with Data & AI leadership to strengthen data capabilities - Ensure platforms support advanced analytics, AI, and enterprise data strategy - Organization & Talent Development - Build and mature engineering talent, leadership pipelines, and culture - Foster an environment that attracts, develops, and retains top talent - Establish clear operating rhythms, accountability, and transparency - Executive Leadership - Serve as a key member of the technology leadership team - Contribute to enterprise strategy and engage with executive leadership and the Board Qualifications - Proven experience leading large-scale engineering organizations (150+ employees) - Background in financial services, insurance, retirement, or related industries preferred - Experience working across both legacy and modern cloud-based environments - Demonstrated success leading digital transformation and modernization initiatives - Ability to define and communicate a clear technology vision - Balances innovation with practical execution - Track record of driving measurable results and organizational performance - Strong accountability and operational discipline - Builds, develops, and scales high-performing teams - Strong talent magnet with a commitment to coaching and growth - Exceptional ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders - Communicates complex ideas clearly and effectively Benefits - A growth-oriented organization with strong financial fundamentals - A collaborative, inclusive culture - A commitment to technology-enabled transformation - The opportunity to make a meaningful, enterprise-wide impact Location & Travel - This role is remote within the U.S. - Periodic travel required to support leadership alignment and collaboration Work Authorization - Employer work visa sponsorship and support are not provided for this role. - Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States at hire and must maintain authorization to work in the United States throughout their employment with our company. Identity Verification - Candidates will be required (after the initial phone screen) to be on video for all interviews. - Failure to comply with verification procedures may result in disqualification from the recruitment process, withdrawal of a job offer, or termination of employment.

• Lead and mentor teams of software developers, supporting their career growth and performance • Manage team performance using engineering management metrics and software engineering best practices to drive continuous improvement and accountability • Manage a portfolio of internal business applications, ensuring ongoing stability, performance, and scalability • Oversee the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) including design, planning, implementation, deployment, and support • Partner with Product Management and collaborate to gather requirements, define scope, prioritize resources, and deliver practical, scalable software solutions • Coordinate priorities and development schedules across multiple initiatives and applications • Contribute to high-level system architecture and application design, ensuring alignment with business objectives and technical best practices • Be part of the team’s troubleshooting and problem-solving sessions including implementing, testing, and deploying proposed solutions • Ensure adherence to coding standards, version control, testing practices, and release procedures • Contribute to cross-team engineering culture and help identify and resolve systemic issues across teams

• Lead and mentor teams of software developers, supporting their career growth and performance • Manage team performance using engineering management metrics and software engineering best practices to drive continuous improvement and accountability • Manage a portfolio of internal business applications, ensuring ongoing stability, performance, and scalability • Oversee the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) including design, planning, implementation, deployment, and support • Partner with Product Management and collaborate to gather requirements, define scope, prioritize resources, and deliver practical, scalable software solutions • Coordinate priorities and development schedules across multiple initiatives and applications • Contribute to high-level system architecture and application design, ensuring alignment with business objectives and technical best practices • Be part of the team’s troubleshooting and problem-solving sessions including implementing, testing, and deploying proposed solutions • Ensure adherence to coding standards, version control, testing practices, and release procedures • Contribute to cross-team engineering culture and help identify and resolve systemic issues across teams.

• Through cross-team collaboration with Product Management and Design, define the roadmap that makes up the Affinity CRM product. • Lead, coach, mentor and inspire a team that owns applications that are critical to the success of our customers and our business. • Own the delivery of a delightful, reliable user experience to our users around the world through rapid cycles of development and iteration. • Lead Agile processes like daily standups, sprint plannings, demos and retrospectives. • Champion AI tools and best practices, keeping current with the rapidly changing landscape, in order to enable high degrees of team efficiency and output, and create a learning environment for team members to continuously develop skills. • Drive complex technical, architecture, design, and product discussions. • Identify and fill gaps on the team, and create the processes necessary for the team’s success. • Scale the team by hiring additional talented engineers to provide the necessary velocity to meet the team’s goals.