Director, Solutions Delivery

4 days ago


Des Moines, United States Fidelity & Guaranty Life Insurance Company Full time
Job DescriptionJob Description

F&G is looking to hire for a Director, Solutions Delivery - Investments

The Director, Solutions Delivery will lead our IT group in support of F&G's Investment-related teams. This role will be responsible for a cross-functional agile team supporting the platforms and applications across Investments, Investment Accounting, Investment Risk, and Investment Data & Analytics. This team supports various IT capabilities including custom software development, data integrations, and third-party configuration and customization.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Responsible for the development, maintenance, support, scalability, and performance of applications associated with Investment Strategy and Investment Accounting
  • Manage day-to-day relationships with Investment Strategy and Investment Accounting vendors
  • Own the escalation for all technology issues related to the delivery of Investment Strategy and Investment Accounting applications
  • Responsible for the Investments Technical Architecture and the technical automation capabilities for the BU
  • Engage with Investments BU to understand the roadmaps, and translate them into technology initiatives and solutions
  • Partner with Chief of Staff, Architecture, and Engineering to ensure Investment Strategy and Investment Accounting technology initiatives align with enterprise strategy
  • Lead internal and external development teams (e.g., PMs, Software Engineers, Data Engineers, Data Analysts) to deliver services
  • Oversee solutions delivery efforts, including estimating design, development, and support needs, providing input to capability planning, and ensuring solutions adhere to quality assurance standards
  • Gain understanding of industry trends, tools, and practices, communicates to leadership for direction
  • Manage vendor relationships to ensure contract terms, SLA and performance agreements are met and changes/enhancements/bugs are managed appropriately
  • Develop RFPs and review proposals to determine buy vs. build solution. Negotiate contracts with SLAs, performance agreements and incentives/penalties
  • Ensure projects are delivered on time, on budget with quality results that meet the business need.
  • Ensure that all solutions meet F&G security and compliance guidelines and align with disaster recovery guidelines
  • Retire legacy systems and solutions
  • Define and assess all roadmaps, architectures, frameworks and risks associated with each, and manage risk and compliance to minimize exposure
  • Estimate resources for all engagements and design, manage and oversee all project teams including internal staff as well as external business partners and third-party vendors

Experience and Education Requirements

  • S. or B.A. required, advanced degree preferred
  • 8+ years of Information Technology leadership in applications architecture and development/programming
  • 5+ years experience managing outsource vendors, COTS and internal staff
  • 3+ years experience managing cross-functional development team
  • Experience designing, developing, implementing and monitoring adherence to policy, process, procedures and standards
  • Technical financial and contract management experience
  • Business Process Re-Engineering, Six Sigma or Lean a plus

Skills and Abilities

  • Demonstrated experience leading teams in the Life and Annuity Insurance or Investments markets
  • Knowledge of Investments and Investment Accounting processing needs and automation trends
  • Strong/current technical proficiency with applications architecture, frameworks and enterprise solutions delivery
  • Strong/Current architecture and implementation experience preferred
  • Strong agile and project management experience, certification a plus
  • Knowledge of Financial Services industry a plus
  • Aptitude to manage multiple projects and initiatives simultaneously
  • Ability to effectively lead teams, coordinate team activities, and mobilize workforce
  • Demonstrated understanding of financial statements, metrics and reporting
  • Significant expertise in testing principles, disciplines, tools and environments
  • Participated in IT strategic planning and architectural design; established policies and standards
  • Strong networking and relationship-building across the organization and with service providers and COTS vendors
  • Current knowledge of solution and information security, compliance and disaster recovery principles.
  • Business/commercially-focused and results oriented
  • Strong fiscal focus including budgets, ROI and Cost Benefit Analysis
  • Consultative and client-oriented, a creative problem solver with a collaborative nature
  • Executive Leadership; ability to influence/negotiate with peers and vendors
  • Excellent agile and project management skills, PMI certification a plus
  • Professional, decisive with integrity and high ethical standards

Other Requirements

  • Perform other functions, duties and projects as assigned
  • Regular and punctual attendance
  • Minimal travel required (less than 10%)

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Additional Information

Work Environments

F&G believes in an employee-centric flexible environment, which is why we offer the ability for in-office, hybrid and remote work arrangements. During the hiring process, you'll work with your leader to decide what works best for your role.

F&G complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and candidates with disabilities, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship for F&G. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact talentacquisition@fglife.com.

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About F&G

Since 1959, Fidelity & Guaranty Life Insurance Company (F&G) has offered annuity and life insurance products to those who are seeking security in retirement and protection during life's unexpected events.

As a national Top Workplace1, an Iowa Top Workplace2 and a proud equal opportunity employer, F&G team members are empowered, collaborative, dynamic and authentic. We believe that by embracing these values, we will continue to build and strengthen the company while continuing to be a great place to work.

1Top Workplaces USA 2022 – 2023

2Des Moines Register Top Workplaces 2018 – 2022

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