Job Title: Manager, AI Engineering

Company Name: Renaissance Life & Health Insurance Co.

Job Url: https://www.simplyhired.com/job/FxfhYdRAWxdPMBIwtNPzGOZXAJYq1Nzkn6cciSi7a_jJdw4p0Vtr0w

Job Description: 
Manager, AI Engineering
Renaissance Life & Health Insurance Co.
Indianapolis, IN

Job Details
Full-time
$140,000 - $160,000 a year
6 hours ago
Benefits
Opportunities for advancement
Qualifications
Continuous Delivery (CD) implementation
Automation
Vendor management
Kanban
Scalable systems
Quality assurance within IT
Team development
Continuous improvement
Team management
Release management
Vendor relationship management
Scalability
Software testing
Scope management
Agile software development
Business requirements
Senior level
AI
Leadership
2 years
Communication skills
Project stakeholder communication
Software architecture
Generative AI
Stakeholder management
Full Job Description
Job Title:

Manager, AI Engineering
Number of Positions:

1
Location:

Indianapolis, IN
Location Specifics:

Fully Remote
Job Summary:

The AI Engineering Manager leads an Agile team (and related vendors) delivering AI-powered and automation solutions that solve business problems. This hands-on role balances people leadership with technical guidance to build reliable, scalable, production-ready systems. You’ll partner with product, architecture, security, and business teams to turn ideas into working solutions, while fostering strong engineering practices and continuous improvement across AI and RPA engineering.

What will this role entail?

Lead and develop an Agile AI/RPA engineering team delivering AI and automation solutions.

Drive predictable delivery through strong Agile execution (planning, refinement, ceremonies, and continuous improvement).

Partner with product and business stakeholders to shape requirements, prioritize work, and manage scope/capacity.

Provide hands-on technical leadership—design reviews, architectural guidance, and problem-solving to unblock delivery.

Coach engineers on AI development best practices (testing, monitoring, security, reliability, and responsible AI).

Ensure solutions meet quality, performance, maintainability, and production-readiness standards.

Manage dependencies, risks, and vendor partners; communicate progress and outcomes to stakeholders.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Minimum Requirements:

Experience using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Cursor or similar) to accelerate delivery.

5+ years of professional experience in software engineering, automation, or AI-related development roles

2+ years of experience leading or managing engineering teams

Hands-on experience building and delivering production software systems, including AI-powered or automation solutions

Working knowledge of GenAI/LLMs and common patterns (e.g., agents) in real-world applications.

Experience leading teams using Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, or hybrid)

Strong software engineering fundamentals (testing, code reviews, CI/CD, and operational support).

Ability to translate business needs into shipped solutions with product and stakeholders.

Familiarity with security, privacy, and responsible AI considerations in enterprise environments

Strong communication skills, including explaining technical concepts to non-technical audiences.

Technical Qualifications:

Production software engineering (design, build, ship, support).

Hands-on AI/GenAI application development and operationalization.

Testing/quality, CI/CD, and release management.

Security, privacy, and responsible AI fundamentals.

RPA/enterprise automation familiarity and AI-native development tools (e.g., Cursor).

Base Salary Range: $140,000-160,000

Management bonus incentive plan eligible

The company will provide equal employment and advancement opportunity within the context of its unique business environment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, familial status, citizenship, genetic information, disability, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, height, weight, military status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law or ordinance.