Apply on Employer Site

Pekin Insurance · 1 day ago

Technology Manager

Pekin, IL

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$126K/yr - $155K/yr

5+ years exp

Pekin Insurance is a supportive and collaborative company that focuses on helping people recover from disasters. The Technology Manager will work closely with business and IT to solve problems using technology, lead product teams, and ensure accountability for delivering results aligned with business strategy.

Information TechnologyInsurance

No H1B

Responsibilities

Responsibilities will include leading industry, market, and customer research, building product strategy and roadmap, acting as a change leader and championing change initiatives, establishing fast feedback loops to learn and accelerate outcomes, aligning and communicating with stakeholders, establish time schedules with engineering, and facilitating cross-team collaboration

Works with designers and developers to build an understanding of customer needs, develop a product roadmap and feature requirements, and execute on that roadmap

Well-versed in the product development cycle from ideation all the way through exploration, execution, and impact

Partners with Business leaders to drive product vision, strategy, and prioritization of work

Holds teams accountable for delivering results in alignment with department and business strategy

Coaches team members on a continuous basis, documents performance evaluations, and performs management duties of staff

Implements and hold teams accountable to functional policies, procedures, enterprise security, IT risk & compliance, and quality assurance best practices

Reviews and analyze existing applications and system effectiveness and then develop and present strategies for leveraging or improving these systems

Responsible for preparing, establishing, and monitoring budgets

Partners with business groups, product teams, and other internal teams in their area of responsibility, and external service providers to establish and manage service level agreements (SLAs) that support business objectives

Partners with Vendor Managers to provide recommendations throughout the vendor negotiations and contract development processes and reviews and reports on vendor performance

Executes appropriate communication, process, and educational plans for mitigating the disruption of change

Manages communications and working relationships between IT and other departments within the organization as well as multiple outside IT service providers

Performs other duties as assigned

Qualification

Product ManagementAgile MethodologiesVendor ManagementGuidewire ExperienceLeadership ExperienceCross-functional CollaborationCoaching SkillsCommunication SkillsProblem-solving Skills

Required

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, or more

At least 3-5 years of direct or indirect leadership experience

Proven ability to manage large teams, projects, and cross-functional collaborations

5 years working on technology-powered products as either a technology manager, product manager, product owner, engineer, data analyst, data scientist or relative business experience

Experience with product teams and business partners to effectively manage the product path

Agile and Product Management Experience

Project Manager Experience

Experience with Vendor Management

Demonstrated knowledge of techniques and methods of modern product discovery and product delivery

Multiple functional areas of business – engineering, design, finance, sales, or marketing

Has or develops a deep knowledge of the customer and their needs

Agile and product management methodologies

Domains of any core technologies that the product requires to deliver capabilities

Displays a strong passion and enthusiasm for the success of the product and team

Partners and collaborates across the organization to optimize outcomes

Assesses solutions for current and future needs

Works across multiple groups within IT to ensure end-to-end performance

Adapts and embraces change needed to deliver value to the customer

Accountability for product by taking ownership and willingness to do what it takes to deliver on product requirements

Engages stakeholders to support important business decisions

Translates technical language into meaningful, outcome-centric language for customers

Works with business areas to understand needs/requirements with an ability to provide innovative solutions

Presents to all levels of management & executive leadership

Empowers employees by promoting trust between team members and stakeholders needed to deliver business outcomes

Manages a team of IT professionals including coaching, development, and performance evaluations

Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications and content, and participating in professional societies

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship now or in the future