Senior Director, Technology

Transamerica•Cedar Rapids, IA

3d•$220,000 - $285,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Leads the technology organization supporting business units as assigned or aligned, while serving as a strategic partner to the Head of Corporate Systems and Data. This highly visible role combines enterprise technology leadership, portfolio ownership, executive stakeholder management, and operational discipline across a complex platform landscape.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree
12+ years of progressive technology leadership experience, including 5+ years managing large, complex technology organizations and multi-year budgets
Demonstrated experience leading technology for corporate, enabling, or business unit functions in a complex enterprise environment
Direct experience leading enterprise technology platforms and broader business application ecosystems, with the ability to drive integration, adoption, and continuous improvement across assigned or aligned business units
Proven ability to translate strategic planning into disciplined execution across complex portfolios, operating effectively at both vision and delivery-detail level
Exceptional stakeholder management and executive communication skills, with the ability to build trust and influence senior leaders with diverse priorities
Strong financial acumen, including budget planning, portfolio prioritization, vendor negotiation, licensing, and capacity/demand management
Demonstrated people leadership capability, including experience developing talent, building high-performing teams, and fostering accountability, continuous improvement, and customer-centric delivery
Experience managing vendor and partner relationships, including systems integrators and platform providers, to ensure quality delivery and cost efficiency
Ability to exercise discretion and sound judgement in handling confidential, sensitive, and organizational information

Nice To Haves

MBA or advanced degree
Experience with complex enterprise platforms, business applications, or risk and control technology environments relevant to assigned or aligned business units
Familiarity with platform governance, service management, vendor management, and technology delivery across multiple business domains
Experience acting in a chief-of-staff, business management, or executive-support capacity
Executive presence and gravitas to represent technology with senior business leaders and, where required, Board-level audiences
Comfort operating in ambiguity and creating structure, clarity, and momentum where it does not yet exist
Strong ability to balance competing priorities across multiple functions while maintaining enterprise focus and sound judgement

Responsibilities

Own the end-to-end technology strategy, roadmap, and delivery for business units as assigned or aligned, ensuring platforms and capabilities align with business priorities and enterprise architecture standards.
Serve as the primary technology leader for assigned or aligned business unit platforms and capabilities, ensuring integration, adoption, ongoing optimization, and alignment with enterprise technology standards.
Lead technology delivery across assigned or aligned business units, ensuring platforms scale with operational, regulatory, risk, and business requirements.
Oversee technology support, governance, tooling, and operating models for assigned or aligned business units, ensuring effective delivery and service management.
Manage the full technology portfolio budget, including capital and operating spend, vendor contracts, licensing, and resource allocation.
Own capacity and demand management across the portfolio, balancing run-the-business needs with strategic initiatives and making transparent trade-off decisions with stakeholders.
Build and maintain multi-year technology roadmaps incorporating platform modernization, AI and automation opportunities, risk reduction, and regulatory change.
Lead, develop, and grow a team of technology professionals, including managers, engineers, product/platform leads, and business analysts; establish clear career paths, performance practices, and succession plans.
Serve as a trusted technology partner to senior leaders across assigned or aligned business units, translating business needs into technology strategy and communicating complex topics in clear, business-relevant terms.
Act as a strategic partner and force multiplier for the Head of Corporate Systems and Data, driving key organizational initiatives, executive communications, operating rhythm, special projects, workforce planning, and cross-functional alignment.

Benefits

Competitive Pay
Bonus for Eligible Employees
Benefits Package
Pension Plan
401k Match
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Tuition Reimbursement
Disability Insurance
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Employee Discounts
Career Training & Development Opportunities
Paid Time Off starting at 160 hours annually for employees in their first year of service.
Ten (10) paid holidays per year (typically mirroring the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) holidays).
Be Well Company holistic wellness program, which includes Wellness Coaching and Reward Dollars
Parental Leave – fifteen (15) days of paid parental leave per calendar year to eligible employees with at least one year of service at the time of birth, placement of an adopted child, or placement of a foster care child.
Adoption Assistance
Employee Assistance Program
Back-Up Care Program
PTO for Volunteer Hours
Employee Matching Gifts Program
Employee Resource Groups
Inclusion and Diversity Programs
Employee Recognition Program
Referral Bonus Programs