Solutions Delivery Manager

Berkley•Urbandale, IA

About The Position

The Solutions Delivery Manager serves as a strategic liaison between Technology and WRB Insurance Business Units. This role is responsible for understanding business strategies, operational needs, and regulatory requirements, and translating them into technology-enabled solutions that deliver measurable business value. The Solutions Delivery Manager partners closely with business leaders, technology delivery teams, architecture, security, and vendors to ensure technology initiatives are well-defined, prioritized, funded, and executed in alignment with enterprise standards and roadmaps. The role balances relationship management, strategic planning, demand management, and project management across multiple insurance functions and business units.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in technology-business partnership, IT relationship management, product management, project management, or consulting, preferably within insurance or financial services.
  • Strong understanding of insurance operations (e.g., policy administration, claims, underwriting, or billing).
  • Proven ability to translate business needs into technology initiatives and measurable outcomes.
  • Experience working in complex, regulated, and matrixed organizations.
  • Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a related discipline. Equivalent experience and/or alternative qualifications will be considered.

Nice To Haves

  • Experience supporting large-scale transformation initiatives (digital, core system modernization, data, automation).
  • Familiarity with Agile, Product, or hybrid delivery models.
  • Experience with vendor management and third-party solution evaluation.
  • Knowledge of enterprise architecture concepts, data platforms, and cybersecurity considerations in insurance.
  • MBA or relevant certifications (e.g., PMP, SAFe, ITIL, Product Management).

Responsibilities

  • Act as the single point of contact for assigned insurance operating units for all technology-related initiatives and needs.
  • Build trusted relationships with senior business leaders (e.g., Operations, Underwriting, Claims, Actuarial, Finance, Compliance).
  • Proactively understand business strategies, operational pain points, regulatory drivers, and market trends impacting insurance operations.
  • Facilitate ongoing communication between business and technology teams to ensure transparency, alignment, and shared accountability.
  • Facilitate intake, assessment, and prioritization of business technology demands in alignment with enterprise strategy, capacity, and funding models.
  • Partner with Product, Architecture, and Delivery teams to shape initiatives into well-defined business cases, roadmaps, and delivery plans.
  • Ensure initiatives are aligned with enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, data, and compliance standards by facilitating all necessary approval processes.
  • Support annual and multi-year planning, budgeting, and investment prioritization processes.
  • Partner with delivery teams to monitor progress, manage risks, and resolve issues impacting business outcomes.
  • Ensure business readiness activities (change management, training, communications) are planned and executed.
  • Support the tracking and reporting on benefits realization, KPIs, and value delivered against approved business cases.
  • Drive continuous improvement based on feedback, metrics, and post-implementation reviews.
  • Ensure initiatives comply with regulatory, audit, data privacy, and security requirements common to insurance environments.
  • Participate in governance forums, steering committees, and portfolio reviews as the business-facing technology representative.
  • Identify and escalate risks, dependencies, and trade-offs impacting delivery or business value.
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