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Are you looking to make an impactful difference in your work, yourself, and your community? Why settle for just a job when you can land a career? At ICW Group, we are hiring team members who are ready to use their skills, curiosity, and drive to be part of our journey as we strive to transform the insurance carrier space. We're proud to be in business for over 50 years, and its change agents like yourself that will help us continue to deliver our mission to create the best insurance experience possible.

Headquartered in San Diego with regional offices located throughout the United States, ICW Group has been named for ten consecutive years as a Top 50 performing P&C organization offering the stability of a large, profitable and growing company combined with a focus on all things people. It's our team members who make us an employer of choice and the vibrant company we are today. We strive to make both our internal and external communities better everyday! Learn more about why you want to be here!

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

The purpose of the Director of Technology Strategy is to lead and oversee the enterprise level strategy execution, innovation initiatives, value realization, and business process optimization. This role will oversee a high-impact portfolio planning function, ensure alignment between strategic objectives and execution, and drive enterprise architecture to support long-term business growth and agility.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic Planning & Portfolio Management

+ Leads the enterprise portfolio planning function to ensure alignment of programs and initiatives with corporate strategy.

+ Oversees prioritization, funding and governance of strategic initiatives to maximize business value and ROI.

+ Partners with business and functional leaders to assess portfolio performance and enable agile deicion-making.

+ Establishes and drives a value management framework that quantifies benefits, ensures delivery of business outcomes, and supports continuous improvement.

+ Collaborates with finance and product teams to monitor value realization across initiatives.

+ Champions a value-focused mindset across the organization.

Enterprise Architecture Oversight and Innovation Leadership

+ Provides strategic leadership to the Enterprise Architecture team to ensure IT capabilities align with business strategies.

+ Defines and maintains the target architecture and technology roadmap.

+ Facilitates the adoption of standards and best practices for scalable, secure, and agile technology platforms.

+ Drives the innovation agenda by identifying emerging trends, technologies, and business models.

+ Leads cross-functional innovation initiatives that unlock new opportunities or improve operational performance.

+ Creates structured processes for idea incubation, piloting, and scaling.

Process Optimization

+ Oversees the business process analysis and optimization efforts to streamline operations and enhance efficiency.

+ Implements process governance, metrics, and continuous improvement practices.

+ Fosters a culture of operational excellent across the enterprise.

SUPERVISORY RESPONISBILITIES

Directly supervises employees in the Value Management Office and Enterprise Architecture teams and carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with company policies and applicable laws. These responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; conducting performance and salary reviews; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems; coaching, mentoring, and developing team members to further their skills and knowledge; creating and monitoring development plans; setting performance expectations/goals; forecasting staffing needs and planning for peak times and absences; enforcing department policies and procedures.

EDUCATION AND EXPERINCE

+ Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field required or equivalent experience.

+ Minimum 10 years of leadership experience in strategy, portfolio management, innovation or enterprise architecture.

+ Proven track record of delivering business transformation and measurable value.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

+ TOGAF, SAFe LPM, Lean Six Sigma, PfMP (Portfolio Management Professional) or other similar certification preferred.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

+ Proven ability to manage cross-functional teams and drive change in complex environments.

+ Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

+ Strong analytical skills to assess business and technical requirements and develop effective solutions.

+ Experience managing complex projects with multiple stakeholders and dependencies.

+ Proven experience in IT strategic planning and development, project management, and policy development.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The employee may need to sit in front of a computer for a period of time. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally need to reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee may need to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This position operates in an office environment and requires the frequent use of a computer, telephone, copier, and other standard office equipment.

We are currently not offering employment sponsorship for this opportunity.

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The current range for this position is

$160,745.90 - $287,738.43

This range is exclusive of fringe benefits and potential bonuses. If hired at ICW Group, your final base salary compensation will be determined by factors unique to each candidate, including experience, education and the location of the role and considers employees performing substantially similar work.

WHY JOIN ICW GROUP?

* Challenging work and the ability to make a difference

* You will have a voice and feel a sense of belonging

* We offer a competitive benefits package, with generous medical, dental, and vision plans as well as 401K retirement plans and company match

* Bonus potential for all positions

* Paid Time Off with an accrual rate of 5.23 hours per pay period (equal to 17 days per year)

* 11 paid holidays throughout the calendar year

* Want to continue learning? We’ll support you 100%

_ICW Group is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. ICW Group will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex/gender, age, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law._

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At ICW Group we offer a work environment that encourages entrepreneurialism and celebrates success. Our team members are hands-on contributors who are given the opportunity to make an impact. It's our people who make us an employer of choice and the vibrant company we are today.

Job Category:** **IT

Job Type:** **Full time

Req ID:** **JR100619