Principal Technology Advisor - BEAM

United Methodist Communities•Neptune Township, NJ

11d•$124,814 - $152,551•Remote

About The Position

United Methodist Communities is hiring a Principal Technology Advisor for BEAM Advisors. The role serves as the primary technology advisor for assigned clients, building trusted relationships with client leadership, staff, boards, and strategic partners while understanding each client’s goals, operations, and technology needs. The advisor leads client engagements through regular meetings, communication, action planning, and follow-up. The position leads strategy, risk, and board advisory work, including STRONG assessments, CIS-based cybersecurity scoring, budget analysis, and IT structuring reviews. It develops technology strategies, roadmaps, budgets, and staffing plans suited to each client’s revenue and maturity, and advises boards and executives on cyber risk, breach readiness, AI governance, and affiliation or vendor diligence. The advisor leads AI readiness, governance, and adoption, and coordinates technology initiatives such as Microsoft 365, cybersecurity, automation, data, and integration projects with BEAM specialists and partners. The role also develops client relationships and business opportunities, prepares proposals, represents BEAM through speaking and industry collaboration, and helps build reusable assessments, benchmarks, toolkits, playbooks, methodology, and onboarding resources. The position includes mentoring BEAM specialists and advising on UMC’s technology strategy and innovation, with no help desk or on-call duties. The position is full-time, with a remote home office environment and periodic travel to client locations. Compensation is $124,814–$152,551 per year based on experience, plus commission opportunities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in information technology, business, healthcare administration, management, or a related discipline.
At least 7 years of progressively responsible experience in technology leadership, consulting, program or project management, IT operations, cybersecurity, digital transformation, or a related field.
At least 5 years owning executive-level relationships as a CIO, IT director, or senior consultant.
Ability to maintain any license, credential, or authorization required for assigned travel or client-site access.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in business, information systems, healthcare administration, organizational leadership, or a related field.
Experience as a CIO, IT director, senior technology advisor, management consultant, or program leader.
Experience managing a portfolio of clients or business units.
Experience in senior living, aging services, healthcare, nonprofit, or another regulated and operationally complex environment.
Experience in an MSP or advisory firm.
Working knowledge of PointClickCare, MatrixCare, Yardi, or RealPage, and resident call and safety systems.
PMP, ITIL, CISM, CISSP, CHCIO, Prosci, Microsoft, or comparable technology, security, project management, or change management certification.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary technology advisor for assigned clients and build relationships with leadership, staff, boards, and strategic partners.
Lead client engagement through regular meetings, proactive communication, action planning, and follow-up.
Lead STRONG assessments, CIS-based cybersecurity scoring, budget analysis, and IT structuring reviews.
Develop client technology strategies, roadmaps, budgets, and staffing plans.
Advise boards and executives on cyber risk, breach readiness, AI governance, and affiliation or vendor diligence.
Lead AI readiness, governance, and adoption, including policies, use-case selection, and Copilot and AI literacy rollouts.
Coordinate and oversee technology initiatives, including Microsoft 365, cybersecurity, automation, data, and integration projects.
Identify opportunities to expand services within the client portfolio and establish new relationships through referral partners, associations, conferences, and professional networks.
Prepare proposals and project documentation and represent BEAM Advisors through speaking engagements, workshops, and industry collaboration.
Develop reusable BEAM assets such as assessment templates, benchmarks, an AI governance toolkit, and playbooks, and improve methodology and onboarding resources.
Mentor BEAM specialists as they join.
Support UMC’s technology strategy and innovation in an advisory role.