AVP, Data Solutions & Architecture
Company: Unum Insurance
Location: Atlanta
Posted on: March 20, 2023
Job Description:
Job Posting End Date: February 06Our Fortune 500 company is
driving a digital transformation and looking for forward-thinking
innovators to disrupt how our industry thinks about and uses
technology. As one of the world's leading employee benefits
providers, we help millions of people gain affordable access to
benefits that help them protect their families, their finances and
their futures.Are you an asker of questions, a solver of problems,
and a challenger of the status quo? Our mission is to provide a
differentiated customer experience and exceed the expectations
people have of technology at any company - not just insurers.We are
seeking individuals to join our team of talented IT professionals
who share never-ending passion and an unwavering focus on our
customer experience.Team members comfortable working in an agile,
fast-paced, and delivery-focused environment thrive in our
environment where we value an entrepreneurial spirit and those who
challenge the status-quo.Unum is changing, and we're excited about
what's next. Join us.General Summary:Individuals in this role
provide leadership and guidance to multiple agile and/or Enterprise
Data & Analytics teams that support various business and technical
capabilities, services, or functional areas of IT. They focus on
implementation and delivery aspects, by leveraging technology or
technical capabilities to enable, enhance or transform business
capabilities or services. They are instrumental in the
implementation of the portfolio roadmap and ongoing portfolio
management activity, taking into consideration technical, financial
and people resources for successful execution and delivery. They
develop and cultivate both IT and business partner relationships
and effectively communicate and execute IT plans in support of the
IT or business goals and objectives.AVP of Data Architecture will
be an expert in data architecture with a strong understanding of
solution design for cloud and distributed data systems as well as a
strong understanding of design practices, principles and
standards.Principal Duties and Responsibilities
- Establishes consistent standards, patterns and practices across
data architecture disciplines to support product, delivery and
value stream.
- Responsible for architecting and designing scalable,
extensible, and comprehensive data eco-system to support Unum's
overall data strategy.
- Provides though leadership to data engineering, MDM, and
product teams, and provide guidance, review and approval to support
cross-domain initiatives.
- Leads the development of current and target state data
eco-system architectures covering all aspects of data including
data ingestion, data transformation, modern data platform, data
analytics, and Data APIs.
- Leads functional areas of IT to build, enhance, transform, or
support technology and/or business services by successfully
delivering on outcomes.
- Engages in strategic planning with business and IT stakeholders
to provide direction, guidance or recommendations on technology and
architectural considerations.
- Defines a portfolio of change and roadmap. Engages and
influences IT and business leaders to ensure the portfolio will
deliver agreed business objectives.
- Collaborates with IT leadership across various disciplines,
provides guidance, direction or recommendations to address a wide
range of business and technology needs with emphasis on optimized,
timely and successful delivery.
- In collaboration with the IT VP, initiates and influences
relationships with and between key stakeholders involved in the
management and implementation of IT plans, acts as a point of
contact for stakeholders, planners, designers, and operational
business partners.
- Applies innovative methods utilizing IT assets and capabilities
in alignment with the organization's strategic direction and
tactical plans.
- Highly proficient in applying knowledge of IT's technology
framework(s), technical environment, and cross-organizational IT
functions in technical choices for a variety of large, strategic
efforts.
- In partnership with practice leaders, drives application of the
company's technical and architectural roadmap objectives.
- Leverages deep understanding of IT, emerging technologies, and
technical capabilities to guide and influence stakeholders and
teams in developing solutions, build, deployment, testing and
ongoing management of IT services.
- Ensures capability deliveries are aligned across business
functions and within multiple agile and/or operational teams for
execution and delivery success.
- In support of the management team, takes bold action to ensure
a strong, diverse talent and leadership pipeline is in place to
meet aggressive business goals. Develops, coaches and engages
people to higher levels of performance.
- Understands the needs of a self-organizing team
(cross-functioning, partners with the business, collaborative,
works quickly and unencumbered, be empowered and autonomous, be
able to focus on self-improvement) and supports the management
activities that make self-organization successful.
- For Infrastructure teams, oversees the development and
execution of test plans to check infrastructure and systems
technical performance. Reports on findings and makes
recommendations for improvement.
- For Agile teams, ensures that the scrum team(s) apply the best
software engineering practices including, but not limited to: test
driven development, peer reviews, continuous integration and
deployment practices, unit and regression test automation,
comprehensive approach to addressing NFR, adherence to standards,
comprehensive 'definition of done,' team retrospectives, etc.
- Understands patterns and trends that contribute to utilizing
key performance indicators and critical success factors that will
improve the performance of the organization.
- Develops influential relationships with internal and external
partners and vendors at the senior management level, including
industry leaders.Job Specifications
- Proven leadership in executing IT plans successfully that
enable technical or business capabilities and address technology or
business priorities.
- Strong understanding of Agile/Lean/Service Management
leadership principles.
- Exhibits courage by taking smart risks and encouraging others
to do so; empowers innovative approaches by motivating others to be
proactive and resourceful.
- Proven and demonstrated knowledge and skills in one or more
functions, technologies or industries.
- Able to apply broad business and technology understanding of
internal and external trends and capabilities, to ensure successful
implementation of IT plans.
- Able to communicate a compelling vision and need for change
that generates excitement, enthusiasm and commitment to the
process.
- Demonstrates a capacity for strategic and critical
thinking.
- Interacts with others, internally and externally, in a way that
gives them confidence in their intentions and those of the
organization.
- Demonstrates depth of IT knowledge with a diverse technical
experience; is seen as execution and delivery focused.
- Strong knowledge of applicable security and privacy practices
and regulations.
- Knows how to make and sustain a business case through effective
benefits management, and demonstrates the ability to make and take
responsibility for, adventurous and innovative decisions on major
technical and service delivery issues.
- Has strong planning, communication and presentation skills, and
the capability to listen and influence.Our company is built on
helping individuals and families, and this starts with our
employees. We want employees to maintain a positive balance, which
is why we provide access to the benefits and resources they need to
invest in themselves. From our onsite fitness facilities and
generous paid time off to employee professional development
programs, we are committed to helping employees live and work their
best - both inside and outside the office.Unum is an equal
opportunity employer, considering all qualified applicants and
employees for hiring, placement, and advancement, without regard to
a person's race, color, religion, national origin, age, genetic
information, military status, gender, sexual orientation, gender
identity or expression, disability, or protected veteran status.The
base salary range for applicants for this position is listed below.
Unless actual salary is indicated above in the job description,
actual pay will be based on skill, geographical location and
experience.$126,800.00-$247,300.00Additionally, Unum offers a
portfolio of benefits and rewards that are competitive and
comprehensive including performance-based incentives, healthcare
benefits, insurance benefits, paid time off, and a 401(k)
retirement plan with an employer match up to 5% and an additional
4.5% contribution whether you contribute to the plan or not. All
benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of individual
plans.Company:Unum
Keywords: Unum Insurance, Atlanta , AVP, Data Solutions & Architecture, Other , Atlanta, Georgia
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