AVP, Information Technology – Chief Technology Officer

What You’ll Do

• Define and execute enterprise technology strategy, architecture, and engineering roadmaps aligned with business priorities.
• Lead application development, engineering, enterprise architecture, and integration functions across the organization.
• Provide leadership for a technology organization consisting of 55+ employees and more than 100 contract resources.
• Manage technology budgets with accountability for approximately $20M in annual spend.
• Drive enterprise cloud strategy, platform engineering capabilities, and modernization initiatives.
• Lead the transformation of legacy and mainframe-based systems to modern technology platforms.
• Advance enterprise data infrastructure strategy, including data platforms, integration frameworks, and real-time data capabilities.
• Establish and mature Agile, DevOps, and platform engineering practices to improve delivery velocity, quality, and efficiency.
• Deliver highly available, resilient, and scalable application technology platforms with a focus on operational excellence.
• Embed security best practices throughout the software development lifecycle in collaboration with the CISO
• Improve engineering productivity through automation, standardized delivery practices, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Foster a metrics-driven culture focused on transparency, accountability, and engineering excellence.
• Lead adoption of AI-enabled solutions to improve business operations, customer experience, and organizational productivity.
• Establish enterprise AI architecture, integration patterns, and governance frameworks.
• Own and manage the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
• Partner closely with executive leaders and business stakeholders to align technology capabilities with strategic goals.
• Lead large-scale technology transformation across the organization with cross functional teams.
• Strengthen governance, delivery discipline, and organizational change management capabilities.

What You’ll Bring

• 15+ years of senior technology leadership experience at the Director, VP, or CTO level within a Property & Casualty insurance carrier.
• Demonstrated success defining and executing enterprise technology strategy, architecture, and engineering initiatives.
• Proven experience leading large-scale modernization and transformation programs.
• Deep expertise in cloud technologies, platform engineering, DevOps, Agile delivery, and enterprise architecture.
• Strong background leading application development, software engineering, and integration teams.
• Experience managing departments/teams, that leverage direct leadership of employees and contract resources.
• Proven budget management experience with accountability for significant technology investments.
• Experience modernizing core insurance platforms and enterprise technology ecosystems.
• Familiarity with modern P&C insurance platforms and technologies.
• Strong understanding of enterprise data platforms, analytics capabilities, and real-time integration architectures.
• Experience implementing AI-enabled solutions and enterprise AI strategies.
• Demonstrated ability to align technology investments with measurable business outcomes.
• Exceptional executive communication, stakeholder management, and business partnership skills.
• Strong governance, organizational leadership, and cross-functional collaboration capabilities.
• Track record of building high-performing teams and driving a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Proven ability to establish KPI and KRI and metrics for the development Lifecycle and effectively leading managing team to these parameters