RiverStone · 4 days ago
Chief Information Officer
Manchester, NH, US
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
12+ years expRiverStone is seeking a Chief Information Officer to lead the Technology organization, including Application Development, Enterprise Architecture, and Cyber Security. The CIO will develop and execute the technology strategy to align with business objectives and ensure effective governance and service delivery.
Financial ServicesInsurance
Responsibilities
Proactively define and communicate a multi-year, future-focused technology strategy and roadmap aligned to enterprise objectives and modernized technology (e.g. Artificial Intelligence, machine learning, automation, etc.); set clear outcomes, measures, and sequencing to deliver business value
Stay abreast of and advise company (EXCO) about the key developments in technology and within our business sector that RiverStone must focus on and leverage to achieve its corporate strategies and thrive as a business
Must possess and champion an innovative mindset that seeks to put technology tools and solutions on RiverStone employees’ desks that enhance how we work by saving time, improving quality of work product, minimizing errors, and freeing up our time to focus on strategic thinking and execution
These solutions should enable RiverStone employees to produce more and better work within an allotted workday
Champion Belfast and other strategic locations as integral to the technology plan; foster an inclusive, high performance culture across sites
Transformational leadership, inspiring and motivating teams to innovate and achieve excellence
Highly decisive and a strong advocate for the IT team regarding the needs and contributions
Build, coach, and retain high performing leaders and teams across IT department; set clear goals and career paths
Create a deep bench of current and future leaders to enable RiverStone to deliver leadership succession from within for many years into the future
Model RiverStone leadership behaviors; drive clarity, accountability, bring people together and foster collaboration across Corporate Operation Business Unit and with business partners across the Company
Must be fully engaged leader who is sufficiently knowledgeable about the detail of their teams' work to be in the best position to support and drive the team
Serve as a strategic partner to ExCo and senior leaders; provide transparent updates on strategy, delivery, risks, and tradeoffs
Active participant within the Fairfax IT /AI working groups, including leadership roles, when such opportunities present
Establish and enforce IT Governance, including prioritization, resourcing, and status transparency for the technology projects
Own the Enterprise Architecture (information, solution, application, and platform architecture) and ensure standards are practical, adopted, and evolve with the business
Oversee infrastructure and environment health (production, QA/dev, DR), including capacity, reliability, and cost optimization
Direct the Help Desk and Production Support functions; define, monitor, and report service level objectives (SLOs) and operational KPIs
Ensure disciplined (timely, high-quality and as specified) software delivery (secure SDLC, quality engineering, release/change management) across application development teams
Partner with data engineering and analytics leaders to establish standards for data governance, quality, and lifecycle management; deliver trusted, timely insights for decision makers
Provide executive oversight of Cyber Security; ensure policies, controls, monitoring, and incident response meet regulatory and audit expectations
Align to recognized frameworks (e.g., COBIT; Risk IT) and drive continuous improvement
Lead with and champion a value mindset that ensures RiverStone spends its time and dollars on the things that will generate the most value and reduce the most risk
Lead technology vendor strategy and relationships; negotiate value, measure performance, and ensure third party risk is actively managed
Own the technology budget, investment cases, and run cost stewardship, balance ambition with affordability and rigor in business cases
Provide input to the corporate Security Policy and ensure IT/Cyber policies and procedures conform to the policy
Oversee the efforts of the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Oversee maintenance of the IT Disaster Recovery plan and oversee execution and user signoff of annual Disaster Recovery test
Support maintenance of the Business Continuity Plan and execution of the annual Business Continuity Plan test
Qualification
Required
12+ years in progressively senior technology roles, including ownership of enterprise scale portfolios and operations
Demonstrated success implementing IT governance, and managing multi-site technology teams
Strong leadership, excellent written and oral communication skills, and change management skills; able to set direction and build trust with global teams
Executive level experience owning Enterprise Architecture and infrastructure across prod/dev/DR environments
Proven vendor management and budget stewardship; ability to align investment with business outcomes
At least 12 years of broad IT management experience and 3-5 years of leadership experience
Four Year College Degree
Preferred
Masters in Computer Science or MBA
Company
RiverStone
We Deliver RiskSmart Run-Off(R) Solutions With Global Reach Aligning risk with the need for capital efficiency and greater business focus is a key challenge for insurers and reinsurers.
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Debbie Irving
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Bob Sampson
Executive Vice President, Chief Claims Officer at The RiverStone Group
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