Senior Vice President, Technology Strategy & Enablement

Unum•Portland, ME

2d•$233,800 - $441,800

About The Position

The Senior Vice President, Technology Strategy & Enablement serves as the strategic operating executive for the Chief Information & Data Officer (CIDO), accountable for the overall effectiveness, governance, and strategic direction of the technology organization. The role ensures that technology investments, operating practices, vendor partnerships, delivery performance, organizational capabilities, and governance processes align with enterprise priorities and measurable business outcomes. The position connects Product Engineering, Infrastructure & Operations, Data & AI, Cybersecurity, and Enterprise Architecture through governance, planning, executive engagement, and organizational enablement. It sets direction, establishes governance, enables execution, and drives continuous improvement without directly owning delivery teams or day-to-day operational execution. Areas of responsibility include technology strategy and roadmaps, portfolio and investment governance, vendor and partner strategy, technology finance and FinOps, delivery excellence, the Agile Center of Excellence, technology change management, executive stakeholder engagement, CIO communications, and Chief of Staff functions. The role develops enterprise technology strategy and multi-year roadmaps; establishes technology governance and operating models; oversees investment portfolio governance, delivery performance, and value measurement; leads agile enablement; and guides technology financial management, cloud cost optimization, vendor relationships, and platform rationalization. It serves as a strategic advisor to the CIDO and DTO Leadership Team, partners across business and corporate functions, leads organizational change and readiness, and coordinates leadership operations and executive, board, audit committee, and regulatory reporting.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required.
15+ years of progressive leadership experience within technology organizations.
Significant executive-level experience in technology strategy, technology transformation, portfolio management, operating model design, enterprise governance, or technology management.
Experience serving as a strategic advisor to CIOs, CDOs, CTOs, or other senior executives.
Proven success leading large-scale business and technology transformation initiatives.
Experience managing enterprise technology investment portfolios and strategic planning processes.
Demonstrated experience leading executive vendor relationships and complex technology partnerships.
Deep understanding of product operating models, agile delivery methods, cloud technologies, technology governance frameworks, and technology financial management.
Proven abilities in attracting, developing, and retaining talent.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain the enterprise technology strategy and multi-year roadmap aligned with business strategy and enterprise priorities.
Assess emerging technology trends, competitive developments, and industry innovations to inform strategic direction.
Partner with Enterprise Architecture to define future-state technology capabilities, modernization priorities, and investment opportunities.
Lead annual technology planning and support investment prioritization.
Establish and steward enterprise governance frameworks for technology investment, prioritization, resource allocation, and decision-making.
Maintain technology operating rhythms, executive forums, governance councils, and leadership reviews.
Define accountability frameworks, decision rights, escalation paths, and performance management disciplines across the technology organization.
Evolve the technology operating model to improve organizational effectiveness and business outcomes.
Lead governance of the enterprise technology investment portfolio and provide visibility into demand, capacity, dependencies, execution risks, and delivery performance.
Drive portfolio health reviews, benefits realization tracking, and value measurement; oversee executive reporting on portfolio performance and strategic investment outcomes.
Provide governance and oversight for enterprise platform and technology investment decisions.
Lead the Agile Center of Excellence and enterprise agile enablement strategy; establish standards, practices, playbooks, and methodologies.
Deploy agile coaching across product, platform, infrastructure, security, and data organizations, and drive engineering effectiveness using DORA metrics, flow metrics, and delivery health indicators.
Promote continuous improvement and maturity across enterprise delivery teams.
Lead technology investment governance and financial management processes in partnership with Finance, including planning, budgeting, forecasting, chargeback, and showback practices.
Oversee cloud cost governance and optimization and improve transparency into technology spending, value realization, and return on investment.
Provide executive recommendations regarding technology investments and resource allocation.
Develop and manage the enterprise technology partner strategy and lead executive relationships with strategic technology vendors, service providers, and system integrators.
Establish build-buy-partner decision frameworks; evaluate emerging vendors and strategic opportunities; drive platform rationalization and vendor optimization.
Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to the CIDO and DTO Leadership Team and build partnerships with business leaders, transformation leaders, Finance, Risk, and People and Communications.
Align technology priorities and investments with business outcomes and value stream objectives, and represent the technology organization with executive stakeholders and governance bodies.
Lead enterprise technology change management and organizational readiness; establish communities of practice, leadership forums, and knowledge-sharing.
Support adoption of new operating models, governance structures, and delivery practices, and partner with DTO leadership to drive consistent ways of working.
Coordinate leadership team operating cadence, governance activities, and executive priorities.
Partner with People and Communications on technology communications, strategic messaging, and organizational engagement plans.
Oversee Board, Audit Committee, Executive Leadership Team, and regulatory reporting.

Benefits

Award-winning culture.
Inclusion and diversity as a priority.
Performance-based incentive plans.
Health, vision, and dental benefits.
Short- and long-term disability benefits.
Generous paid time off, including paid time to volunteer.
401(k) employer contribution described as up to 9.5% in one section; the detailed benefits section describes an employer match up to 5% plus an additional 4.5% contribution.
Mental health support.
Career advancement opportunities.
Student loan repayment options.
Tuition reimbursement.
Flexible work environments.