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The Director of Information Technology is responsible for overseeing and advancing all technology initiatives related to the Property and Casualty insurance industry. This role leads a team of implementation specialists to drive digital transformation and operational efficiency through improved and emerging technologies. The Director also serves as a strategic advisor to the leadership team, regularly presenting innovative ideas, capabilities, and features in response to the evolving insurance technology landscape. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in IT governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC), as well as a strong background working within a publicly traded company. This role will require frequent travel at the beginning to build relationships and gain knowledge of existing technologies, processes, and workflows. Ongoing travel is expected to be approximately 20%–30%, primarily to support technology implementations and ensure alignment across business. Travel can be scheduled at your discretion, based on what works best for you and the needs of the business.
Core Responsibilities/duties will include but are not limited to the following:
Senior Leadership Accountabilities: Lead a team of managers and technical staff. Ensure that managers provide focus and direction to their respective teams. Actively and continuously evaluate, articulate and model organizational culture through shared assumptions, values, and beliefs. Foster development of leaders and create a culture of accountability. Develop goals, strategic plans, company policies, and make decisions on the direction of the organization. Mobilize and influence external stakeholders and outside resources. Effectively communicate leadership decisions and organizational strategy and plans throughout the organization. Also, share key external updates with the team. Set performance indicators and drive accountability to key objectives and measurements.
Improve organizational effectiveness through development, implementation and maturation of communications and IT initiatives. Leads the business through all efforts that drive business performance and potential by leveraging existing new data sources with innovative techniques.
Interface with the leadership team, collaborating on priorities, ensuring decisions are informed with analysis that is in service of company goals.
Provide oversight of all IT-related projects to ensure on-time, on-budget and on-scope delivery and achievement of intended benefits.
Lead and establish IT governance including policy, standards, procedures, controls and audit, to include SOX and IT General Controls (ITGC’s).
Partner, lead, and coordinate the development of the Information Security posture improvement plan to include the identification of strategic goals and the remediation of risks and vulnerabilities across the tech stack.
Lead and establish IT risk management including risk identification, assessment and mitigation planning, through participation in business continuity planning to ensure the appropriate disaster recovery plans are in place.
Ensure the development of the entire IT department in a manner that maximizes individual growth, accountability and performance.
Establish IT performance metrics, ensure measurement and drive continuous improvement.
Manage key vendors, ensuring contracts are in place and the intended services and value are being delivered.
Experience designing products for flawless delivery through multiple distribution channels (branch agents, call center agents, online, and other alternative distribution channels)
Coordinate the integration of data, information, and communications systems and serve as the catalyst for new systems development.
Formulate and lead vision and strategy for data analytics, reporting and supporting data environments - working across Technical and Operations organizations.
Provide knowledge, guidance and recommendations to the leadership team regarding value added and new technology.
Partner with peer IT leaders across the company, leveraging shared service models and processes to drive high availability and operational efficiency.
Review and analyze competitors' technology to determine value proposition for the company.
Must comply with all company policies and procedures, applicable laws and regulations, including but not limited to, the Texas Department of Insurance, Sarbanes Oxley, Internal Audit, and external audit.
Additional duties as assigned.
Required Job Skills:
Bachelor's degree in information technology, Business Systems, or equivalent education and work experience
Experience in a publicly traded company, with a strong understanding of SOX and IT General Controls (ITGC’s) required.
Five (5) to ten (10) years of experience tracking and analyzing a wide variety of technology products in the insurance industry with proven leadership or management experience
Ten (10 to fifteen (15) years of Information Technology experience to include application/product development, system integration, and application deployment.
Solid knowledge and understanding in all property and casualty insurance products as well as information systems infrastructure, networks, network components, and topologies.
Familiarity with P&C Insurance platforms (one of the following): Guidewire, Duck Creek, Majesco, Sapiens, Insurity.
Solid knowledge and understanding of the software development lifecycle including application design, testing, query and database tools.
Experience designing products for flawless delivery through multiple distribution channels (branch agents, call center agents, online, and other alternative distribution channels)
Demonstrate experience producing accurate and detailed work on multiple projects under time pressure while working in a fast paced and changing environment with attention to detail, time management, written and oral communication, multi-tasking and working in a team atmosphere adhering to tightdeadlines
Experience discussing complex business and technology issues with business users and customers, while effectively managing relationships with internal and external partners
Work Environment and Physical Demands with reasonable accommodation:
Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time and be able to operate a computer or other office productivity machinery on a constant basis
Frequently required to communicate with co-workers and policy holders with the ability to exchange accurate information as necessary
Occasionally required to move about the office, ascend/descend stairs or a ladder or position self to maintain computers at workstation, including under the desk and in the server closet
Occasionally required to move and place objects weighing less than or equal to 20 pounds
Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate
Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by associates assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. The employer may, at its discretion, modify or adjust the position to meet the company's changing needs.
Seniority level Director
Employment type Full-time
Job function
Information Technology
Industries: Construction
Phoenix, AZ $160,000.00-$180,000.00 2 weeks ago
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Core Responsibilities/duties will include but are not limited to the following:
Senior Leadership Accountabilities: Lead a team of managers and technical staff. Ensure that managers provide focus and direction to their respective teams. Actively and continuously evaluate, articulate and model organizational culture through shared assumptions, values, and beliefs. Foster development of leaders and create a culture of accountability. Develop goals, strategic plans, company policies, and make decisions on the direction of the organization. Mobilize and influence external stakeholders and outside resources. Effectively communicate leadership decisions and organizational strategy and plans throughout the organization. Also, share key external updates with the team. Set performance indicators and drive accountability to key objectives and measurements.
Improve organizational effectiveness through development, implementation and maturation of communications and IT initiatives. Leads the business through all efforts that drive business performance and potential by leveraging existing new data sources with innovative techniques.
Interface with the leadership team, collaborating on priorities, ensuring decisions are informed with analysis that is in service of company goals.
Provide oversight of all IT-related projects to ensure on-time, on-budget and on-scope delivery and achievement of intended benefits.
Lead and establish IT governance including policy, standards, procedures, controls and audit, to include SOX and IT General Controls (ITGC’s).
Partner, lead, and coordinate the development of the Information Security posture improvement plan to include the identification of strategic goals and the remediation of risks and vulnerabilities across the tech stack.
Lead and establish IT risk management including risk identification, assessment and mitigation planning, through participation in business continuity planning to ensure the appropriate disaster recovery plans are in place.
Ensure the development of the entire IT department in a manner that maximizes individual growth, accountability and performance.
Establish IT performance metrics, ensure measurement and drive continuous improvement.
Manage key vendors, ensuring contracts are in place and the intended services and value are being delivered.
Experience designing products for flawless delivery through multiple distribution channels (branch agents, call center agents, online, and other alternative distribution channels)
Coordinate the integration of data, information, and communications systems and serve as the catalyst for new systems development.
Formulate and lead vision and strategy for data analytics, reporting and supporting data environments - working across Technical and Operations organizations.
Provide knowledge, guidance and recommendations to the leadership team regarding value added and new technology.
Partner with peer IT leaders across the company, leveraging shared service models and processes to drive high availability and operational efficiency.
Review and analyze competitors' technology to determine value proposition for the company.
Must comply with all company policies and procedures, applicable laws and regulations, including but not limited to, the Texas Department of Insurance, Sarbanes Oxley, Internal Audit, and external audit.
Additional duties as assigned.
Required Job Skills:
Bachelor's degree in information technology, Business Systems, or equivalent education and work experience
Experience in a publicly traded company, with a strong understanding of SOX and IT General Controls (ITGC’s) required.
Five (5) to ten (10) years of experience tracking and analyzing a wide variety of technology products in the insurance industry with proven leadership or management experience
Ten (10 to fifteen (15) years of Information Technology experience to include application/product development, system integration, and application deployment.
Solid knowledge and understanding in all property and casualty insurance products as well as information systems infrastructure, networks, network components, and topologies.
Familiarity with P&C Insurance platforms (one of the following): Guidewire, Duck Creek, Majesco, Sapiens, Insurity.
Solid knowledge and understanding of the software development lifecycle including application design, testing, query and database tools.
Experience designing products for flawless delivery through multiple distribution channels (branch agents, call center agents, online, and other alternative distribution channels)
Demonstrate experience producing accurate and detailed work on multiple projects under time pressure while working in a fast paced and changing environment with attention to detail, time management, written and oral communication, multi-tasking and working in a team atmosphere adhering to tightdeadlines
Experience discussing complex business and technology issues with business users and customers, while effectively managing relationships with internal and external partners
Work Environment and Physical Demands with reasonable accommodation:
Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time and be able to operate a computer or other office productivity machinery on a constant basis
Frequently required to communicate with co-workers and policy holders with the ability to exchange accurate information as necessary
Occasionally required to move about the office, ascend/descend stairs or a ladder or position self to maintain computers at workstation, including under the desk and in the server closet
Occasionally required to move and place objects weighing less than or equal to 20 pounds
Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate
Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by associates assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. The employer may, at its discretion, modify or adjust the position to meet the company's changing needs.
Seniority level Director
Employment type Full-time
Job function
Information Technology
Industries: Construction
Phoenix, AZ $160,000.00-$180,000.00 2 weeks ago
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