Institutional Retirement Solutions Technology Capabilities and Strategies Leader (Hybrid)

Responsibilities

• Technology Strategy and Planning
• Owns and actively develops the Institutional Retirement Solutions technology strategy, ensuring alignment with business growth objectives, enterprise priorities, and long-term market evolution.
• Creates and maintains a multi-year IRS technology strategic plan and roadmap, inclusive of core platforms, data, AI, and emerging capabilities required to compete and win in institutional retirement markets.
• Drives strategic analysis, solution framing, vendor analysis/selection, and partners closely on business case development for priority initiatives-bringing technology insight directly into business decision-making.
• Partners with IRS business leadership to translate PRT and institutional product strategies into executable technology and data capabilities.
• Serves as a visible technology thought partner within the IRS organization, using business-oriented language and outcomes to influence direction and investment.
• Leads technology architecture and capability discussions to advance/mature capabilities bringing together people, process, technology, and data enablers in partnership with architects, engineers, and product leaders to drive business value.
• Platform, Data, AI & Emerging Capabilities Innovation and Modernization
• Partners on the development and execution of the IRS data strategy, including analytics, reporting, data governance, and integration across actuarial, underwriting, investment, finance, and operations domains.
• Advances the use of AI, analytics, and automation to enhance pricing, risk assessment, operational efficiency, client experience, and decision support.
• Identifies, pilots, and scales emerging technologies that create competitive advantage in institutional retirement markets.
• Partners with enterprise data, architecture, and security teams to ensure solutions are compliant, resilient, and privacy-by-design.
• Owns the end-to-end lifecycle of IRS technology capabilities , from strategic concept and business case development through delivery, adoption, value realization, and eventual modernization or retirement.
• Collaborates with enterprise architecture and shared services to ensure IRS needs are represented and integrated into broader enterprise capabilities.
• Market & Enterprise Execution
• Drives execution of both enterprise-wide initiatives and IRS-specific market solutions in partnership with Product Delivery/Enablement, business, and shared services leaders, ensuring delivery of tangible value into the business.
• Sponsors and leads cross-functional initiatives that improve speed to market, scalability, and ease of doing business for market and internal partners.
• Acts as a senior escalation point for IRS technology delivery-removing impediments, managing risk, and ensuring accountability for outcomes.
• Ensures technology solutions operate safely, securely, and reliably, with appropriate service levels, resiliency, and controls consistent with industry expectations.
• Leadership, Talent Development, and Partnerships
• Leads and develops a small team of engineers aligned to IRS priorities, fostering a high-performance, accountable, and inclusive culture.
• Fosters organizational depth, succession readiness, and talent development to support sustained growth while growing team collaboration and high performance.
• Balances internal talent development with effective use of vendors, global delivery partners, and t

Additional Information

*At Securian Financial the internal position title is Engineering Sr Mgr.* Position Overview The Institutional Retirement Solutions (IRS) Technology Leader is a business-focused technology leader accountable for shaping and advancing the technology and data strategy that enables growth, differentiation, and operational excellence across Securian Financial's Institutional Retirement Solutions business. This role is hands-on and personally accountable for developing and executing the IRS technology strategic plan and data strategy, advancing the use of AI and emerging technologies, and delivering enterprise and market-specific initiatives that drive measurable business value. The leader will partner closely with IRS business, product, actuarial, investment, operations, and enterprise technology teams to modernize capabilities supporting Pension Risk Transfer (PRT), Institutional Financial Products, and adjacent retirement solutions. Operating at the intersection of business strategy, technology execution, and innovation, this leader brings understanding of the institutional retirement and insurance landscape and translates market opportunity into modern, scalable, and resilient technology solutions. This role is designed for a leader who combines strategic thinking with active execution and leads an evolving and growing team of technology professionals. The position reports to the Head of Institutional Retirement Solutions Technology and acts as an enterprise and strategic partner with both the IRS and Enterprise Technology teams.

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