Business Transformation Delivery VP
About The Position
Farm Bureau Financial Services is seeking a technology executive to join its Information Technology leadership team as Business Technology Delivery Vice President. The role provides strategic direction and executive leadership for dedicated IT resources delivering complex technology solutions and enterprise initiatives. The VP partners with business leaders, IT leadership, Executive Operations Support, and the Enterprise PMO to translate organizational priorities into integrated delivery plans, defined outcomes, and scalable, secure, customer-focused solutions. The position provides end-to-end leadership across the systems development lifecycle, ensuring technology solutions are planned, designed, developed, tested, implemented, and transitioned to ongoing support. It advances consistent delivery practices, governance, and transparency; manages risks and dependencies; and helps ensure technology investments meet expectations for quality, cost, schedule, operational readiness, and business value. Success requires leading through influence in a matrixed organization, resolving complex delivery challenges, developing technology leaders and teams, and fostering shared accountability across business, technology, and external partner teams. The position is located in West Des Moines, Iowa, and requires travel as needed.
Requirements
- College degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
- Twelve or more years of progressive experience in technology leadership, solution delivery, application development, program delivery, or related IT functions.
- Eight or more years of experience leading technology-enabled transformation, including implementing new delivery practices, operating models, or enterprise solutions.
- Eight or more years of people leadership experience building, managing, and developing high-performing teams.
- Demonstrated success leading dedicated technology resources responsible for large, complex, or enterprise-level solutions and initiatives.
- Strong knowledge of systems development lifecycle practices, modern application delivery, technology platforms, systems integration, quality engineering, and applicable security, risk, and compliance requirements.
- Experience managing interdependent initiatives, including scope, schedules, budgets, resources, risks, issues, dependencies, and vendor commitments.
- Ability to partner with business and technology leaders, translate organizational priorities into actionable technology plans, and communicate complex considerations to executive and non-technical audiences.
- Experience managing strategic vendors, consulting partners, managed service providers, and other third-party resources.
- Strong executive presence and excellent leadership, decision-making, problem-solving, organizational, relationship-building, and communication skills.
- Ability to travel as needed.
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic direction and executive leadership for dedicated IT resources delivering complex technology solutions and enterprise initiatives.
- Partner with business leaders, IT leadership, Executive Operations Support, and the Enterprise PMO to translate organizational priorities into integrated delivery plans and defined outcomes.
- Lead the full systems development lifecycle, from planning and design through development, testing, implementation, and transition to ongoing support.
- Advance consistent delivery practices and strengthen governance and transparency.
- Manage delivery risks and dependencies, and help ensure technology investments meet quality, cost, schedule, operational readiness, and business-value expectations.
- Lead through influence across a matrixed organization and resolve complex delivery challenges.
- Develop technology leaders and high-performing teams.
- Create shared accountability across business, technology, and external partner teams.
- Manage interdependent initiatives, including scope, schedules, budgets, resources, risks, issues, dependencies, and vendor commitments.
- Partner with business and technology leaders to turn organizational priorities into actionable technology plans and communicate complex considerations to executive and non-technical audiences.
- Manage strategic vendors, consulting partners, managed service providers, and other third-party resources.
- Travel as needed.
Benefits
- Career development opportunities and continued learning.
- Enhanced 401(k) with a match.
- Low-cost health, dental, and vision benefits.
- Life and disability insurance options.
- Paid time off, including holidays and volunteer time.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
