Symetra · 2 weeks ago
Assistant Director, Strategic Solutions
USA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$117K/yr - $195K/yr
9+ years expSymetra is a national financial services company dedicated to helping people achieve their financial goals and feel confident about the future. As an Assistant Director, Strategic Solutions, you’ll lead a technical team supporting enterprise strategic solutions platforms, overseeing the design, configuration, and delivery of business capabilities while managing the full systems lifecycle.
Financial ServicesHealth InsuranceInsuranceLife Insurance
No H1B
Responsibilities
Lead and manage technical teams to analyze complex business needs, define requirements, and deliver scalable, maintainable technical solutions that meet customer and business expectations
Oversee application development and release execution, including setting standards, prioritizing workloads, reviewing designs and deliverables, managing timelines, and ensuring system performance and production readiness
Provide leadership across cross-functional initiatives, mentoring team members, monitoring progress, and driving accountability for results while continuously improving processes and outcomes
Partner with business stakeholders and distribution partners to communicate priorities, manage expectations, influence technology direction, and align solutions with enterprise strategy and the technology roadmap
Manage vendor relationships, including selection, contract oversight, service-level reviews, issue escalation, and invoice tracking, while representing IT in customer and partner engagements
Qualification
Required
High School Diploma is required, plus a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related field
9-12 years of industry experience or familiarity with industry standards, key partners, and core platforms; able to align solutions to both business needs and industry expectations
A growth-minded leader who is excited about developing teams, driving transformation, and bringing fresh ideas to improve and accelerate how work gets done while implementing improvements in AI, QA, and process or test automation
Technically fluent and bilingual in business and technology, and able to translate complex concepts across audiences
Experienced with scaled agile delivery practices and knowledgeable in SQL and Python, with the ability to guide technical conversations and decision-making
A highly adaptable communicator who can engage effectively with senior customers, partners, and stakeholders
A persuasive, collaborative, and decisive leader who navigates sensitive partner relationships, and drives alignment across teams
Some minimal annual travel required (for people manager roles only)
Benefits
Flexible full-time or hybrid telecommuting arrangements
Plan for your future with our 401(k) plan and take advantage of immediate vesting and company matching up to 6%
Paid time away including vacation and sick time, flex days and ten paid holidays
Give back to your community and double your impact through our company matching
Company
Symetra
Symetra is a financial service company that provides retirement, employee benefits, group life, and disability insurance.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2015-08-11Acquired
2010-01-22IPO
2004-01-01Private Equity
Leadership Team
David Goldstein
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
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Mike DiGioia
Vice President, Communications
Recent News
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