Engineering Manager

Overview

Being good neighbors – helping people, investing in our communities, and making the world a better place – is who we are at State Farm. It is at the core of how we operate and the reason for our success. We're moving with urgency to become a Next Gen Good Neighbor, with technology that strengthens human connections and enhances the customer experience. As an employee, you'll spend less time navigating systems and more time applying judgment, empathy, and expertise in the moments that matter most.

Responsibilities

The Internal Productivity & Collaboration (IPC) Suite is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a portfolio of critical enterprise communication and collaboration platforms, including Microsoft Teams, Exchange, and related messaging and support capabilities.

This leader will be responsible for a team of highly skilled engineers and analysts focused on delivering reliable, secure, and modern communication experiences for State Farm employees, associates, and Agents. The role will provide strategic direction, technical leadership, operational oversight, and product ownership for services that are foundational to how employees, associates, and Agents connect, collaborate, and communicate every day.

Key

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of engineers and technology professionals supporting Teams, Exchange, and enterprise messaging and support capabilities.
• Drive product strategy, roadmaps, adoption, and lifecycle management for collaboration and communication platforms.
• Partner with business, security, infrastructure, and architecture teams to deliver secure, scalable, and user-focused solutions.
• Ensure operational excellence through strong service management, incident response, availability, performance, and support processes.
• Champion employee experience improvements by identifying opportunities to simplify communication and collaboration across the enterprise.
• Manage platform modernization efforts, technology upgrades, and strategic vendor relationships, including engagement with Microsoft.
• Develop talent, build team culture, and create growth opportunities for engineers and analysts.
• Communicate effectively with leaders, stakeholders, and business partners regarding strategy, priorities, risks, and outcomes.

Qualifications

Desired

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience leading engineering and technology teams within large enterprise environments, including responsibility for enterprise-scale collaboration, messaging, productivity, and cloud services.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft 365 platforms, including Microsoft Teams, Exchange Online, and related collaboration technologies, with working knowledge of identity, security, compliance, automation, networking, and cloud services.
• Experience managing complex technology portfolios while balancing operational excellence, service reliability, high availability, incident management, change governance, lifecycle management, vendor management, and Microsoft service escalations.
• Ability to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions and drive execution across diverse stakeholders, teams, and organizational boundaries.
• Strong leadership, communication, relationship-building, and talent development skills, with the ability to lead through influence and foster high-performing teams.
• Ability to effectively communicate complex technical, security, privacy, governance, and vendor-related information to risk, compliance, legal, and executive audiences to support informed decision-making and governance discussions.
• Knowledge of data stewardship, information governance, and data access controls within Microsoft 365, including how organizational data is accessed, governed, and managed through Microsoft Graph APIs.
• Experience operating in large, regulated environments and navigating associated governance, compliance, risk management, and operational requirements.
• Knowledge of emerging AI-powered workplace technologies, including Microsoft Copilot and related personal productivity AI platforms, with the ability to evaluate business value, adoption opportunities, governance considerations, risks, and employee experience impacts.

What Success Looks Like

The successful candidate will be a servant leader who combines strong technical acumen with a passion for developing people and delivering exceptional employee experiences. They will foster an environment of collaboration, continuous improvement, accountability, and innovation while helping shape the future of communication and collaboration capabilities across the enterprise.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead a highly visible portfolio that directly impacts how employees work, connect, and collaborate every day while helping advance the Internal Productivity and Collaboration strategy and roadmap.

Work Locations: Bloomington, IL-Corporate, Dunwoody, GA-ParkCenter Hub, Richardson, TX-CityLine Hub or Tempe, AZ-Marina Heights Hub locations.

Hybrid Work arrangement: A "Hybrid" position means selected candidates will be assigned to a facility and will spend some time working both in office and from their home. Hybrid work arrangement for Enterprise Technology is defined as residing within an 180-mile radius of the Hubs and Corporate. Work arrangements could change over time based on business need.

SPONSORSHIP: Applicants for this position are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; employer will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization (e.g. H-1B visa) for this opportunity.

Our Benefits

Because work-life balance is a priority at State Farm, compensation is based on our standard 38:45-hour work week!

• Potential starting salary range: $151,500.00 -$198,250.00
• Starting salary will be based on skills, background, and experience
• High end of the range limited to applicants with significant relevant experience
• Potential yearly incentive pay up to 20% of base salary

At State Farm, we offer more than just a paycheck. Check out our suite of benefits designed to give you the flexibility you need to take care of you and your family!

• Get Paid! On top of our competitive pay, you are eligible for an annual raise and bonus.
• Stay Well! Focus on you and your family’s health with our robust health and wellbeing programs. State Farm pays most of your healthcare premium, and we offer multiple healthcare plan options, including a high deductible plan. All medical plans provide 100% coverage for in-network preventative care, AND you and your family have access to vision, dental, telemedicine, 24/7 mental health professionals, and much more!
• Develop and Grow! Take advantage of educational benefits like industry leading training programs, top-notch tuition assistance programs, employee resource groups, and mentoring.
• Plan Ahead! Plan for those big moments in life with benefits like fertility/IVF/adoption assistance, college coaching, national discount programs, interactive monthly financial workshops, free financial coaching, and more. You can also start a savings account or consider financing through our State Farm Federal Credit Union!
• Take a Little “You” Time! You will have access to our generous time off policies designed so you can plan around holidays, family events, volunteering, or just to take a relaxing day off. With the opportunity to initially earn up to 20 days annually plus parental leave, paid holidays, celebration day, life leave (40 hours/year), bereavement leave, and community service/education support days, there will be plenty of time for you!
• Give Back! We offer several ways to give back through our Matching Gift Program, Good Neighbor Grant Program, and the Employee Assistance Fund.
• Finish Strong! Plan for retirement using free financial advisors and a 401(k) plan with company contributions of up to 7% of your salary.

Visit our State Farm Careers page for more information on our benefits, locations, and the hiring process of joining the State Farm team!