Transamerica has been helping people feel better about the future for more than 100 years, and we’re proud of the trust we’ve earnedBut we believe our responsibility goes beyond insurance, investments, and retirement accountsWe’re also in the business of helping people improve their financial and personal well-being, so they can add more years to their lives, and more life to their years.
Responsibilities
Manage roadmap to ensure accurate execution and continuous delivery for iul/vul products.
Provide it input and strategic direction for 2022-2023 roadmaps for iul/vul products, including business architecture to ensure strategic direction is aligned organizationally.
Manage the additional features needed on new admin platform for iul/vul.
Drive teams and vendors to deliver on rts and non-rts milestones.
Partner in business planning, stakeholder at msrb – it “go to” for iul/vul products.
Increase technology visibility across business, marketing, distribution.
Drive agile / life product factory models, reduce dependencies and wip.
Closely manage ta and vendor outcomes.
Eliminate blockers for development/testing/deployment teams.
Provide technical knowhow and leadership to the development teams to deliver quality solutions utilized by specified life products but aligning with other life products and lines of businessContinue to drive it team toward continuous delivery of initiatives, run the business requests, and compliance items per the roadmap developed with the businessClosely manage ta and vendor outcomes.
Support best practices for releasing capabilities iteratively, ex: friends & family/alpha testing for new features.
Partner with senior leadership and stakeholders at all levels of the organizationWork with cross functional leaders to understand and influence business strategy, set priorities, and define technology goals.
Oversee managed services contracts for implementation efforts for new platforms or new systems impacting specified life products.
Identify opportunities to utilize third-party software development frameworks, open source libraries, and apis in agile, and speed to market focused development for business partners.
Bring a passion to stay on top of technical trends, experiment with new technologies, and participate in internal and external technology communities.
Achieve world-class quality of service with oversight, monitoring key performance indicators, managing internal controls, and keeping abreast of market events and industry changes.
Act quickly and appropriately to solve problems, bring clarity, eliminate blockers, and minimize the impact of unforeseen circumstances.
Drive a culture of change and innovation which constructively challenges the status quo and leads to prudent experimentationHave a growth mindset with the ability to adopt new practices and spearhead adoption.
Develop staff through coaching, provide timely performance feedback and assessments and establish performance and development plansMentor current and future leaders, ensuring a constantly rising bar in technical excellence and professional growth.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in an it or business discipline, or equivalent education/experience
Eight years of experience in business systems analysis
Excellent written/oral communication and business partnering skills
Analytical and problem-solving skills to resolve and explain complex issues to business partners, team members, and management
Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment
Results oriented with strong organizational skills to manage multiple priorities within deadlines
Ability to quickly grasp technology concepts
Preferred qualifications
Master’s degree in business, computer science, information systems, or other technical field
5-7 years experience with index universal life products
Six years of experience managing a diverse team and leading cross-functional teams
Experience managing vendor relationships, including product/service evaluation, contract negotiations, and on-going relationship management
Results oriented with a strong customer focus
Strong communication skills to delivery highly relevant and effective information to the board, executives, and employees
Ability to synthesize ambiguous and complex information in a way the leads to substantive actionable outcomes
Proactive mindset to drive change, question assumptions and push for innovation solutions
Ability to work as part of a team and independently
Technical communication skills and the ability to present information to all levels of the organization
Ability to work in a highly matrixed environment and identify, define, and resolve organizational issues
Creative analytical thinker
Ability to prioritize workload to meet tight deadlines
Understanding of aws, api, and real time data processing architectures
Knowledge of the financial services industry
Working conditions
Commuting remote: will need to report to a company office location at times, but will perform their work primarily remotely.
**please note that the compensation information that follows is a good faith estimate for this position only and is provided pursuant to the colorado equal pay for equal work act and equal pay transparency rulesIt is estimated based on what a successful colorado applicant might be paidIt assumes that the successful candidate will be in colorado or perform the position from coloradoSimilar positions located outside of colorado will not necessarily receive the same compensation**
Compensation:
The salary for this position generally ranges between $84,000 - $111,000This range is an estimate, based on potential employee qualifications, operational needs and other considerations permitted by lawThe range may vary above and below the stated amounts, as permitted by colorado equal pay transparency rule 4.1.2.
Bonus eligibility:
This position is also typically eligible for an annual bonus based on the company bonus plan/individual performance and is at company discretion at a rate of 12.5%.
Working conditions
Normal office environment (onsite 5 days a week)
What you receive:
A comprehensive wealth + health packageIt’s our passion to empower people, and especially our employees, to add years to their lives and more life to their yearsThat means a healthy account balance and a healthy body to matchAs you’ll come to discover, wealth + health is a central part of everything we do!
Wealth benefits; competitive pay, bonus, and benefits package; pension plan, 401k match, employee stock purchase plan, tuition reimbursement, disability insurance, stock purchase plan, employee discounts, career training & development opportunities, certification sponsorship
Health and work/life balance benefits; be well company sponsored holistic wellness program which includes wellness coaching and reward dollars, parental leave, adoption assistance, employee assistance program, college coach program, back-up care program, paid time off to volunteer, employee matching gifts program, employee resource groups, inclusion and diversity programs, employee recognition program.
Our commitment to inclusion & diversity means that we value differencesWe encourage the unique perspectives of persons and are dedicated to creating a respectful and inclusive work environment.
