Director Application Services Job at WoodmenLife
WoodmenLife is looking to add a Director of Application Services to our team!
The Director Application Services directs the long-term strategic plan and provides direction and oversight to the full software development lifecycle and are responsive to WoodmenLife’s strategic plan. Provides operational leadership to application services associates, ensures that the delivery of all products and services within their purview meet performance criteria based on IT metrics, and maintains effective working relationships with stakeholders.
WoodmenLife is one of the best places to work in Omaha and has been in business for 130 years. As a member of the WoodmenLife family, you’re joining others who share your commitment to family, community and country. Through WoodmenLife, you’ll have opportunities to connect with others, give back locally, and honor those who make an impact. As a not-for-profit life insurance company, we’ve been helping to protect the financial future of families, making a difference in hometowns across America since 1890. We are passionate about our members, servicing others, being open minded, providing an environment of inclusion and collaborative spirit. We also provide world class benefits to our associates. Is this the type of company you could work for?
Essential Job Functions:
Provides vision, direction and oversight to Engineering, Quality, DevSecOps, and Analysis teams.
Strong background in agile methodologies and ability to mentor others in their use.
Bridge communications between the business and IT teams and take full ownership of the product development lifecycle in-line with Agile principles
Work closely with product owners, vendor partners, and technical leads to influence scope and priorities for product development.
Work closely with the department leadership teams to explore new technologies and promote an agile culture
Advance architecture, process, and tools through innovation, cutting edge technology and research
Drive continuous improvement and automates tools, processes, and technology to allow for greater engineering throughput, quality, capabilities, skills and delivery
Able to measure organizational progress and health through metrics and results
Foster great business relationships by partnering with key stakeholders and cross functional leadership teams
Work with IT Operations in developing a DevSecOps strategy for the build and deployment of software solutions
Partner with leadership to manage and extend DevSecOps through the corporate systems environment.
Investigate and champion new technologies that will allow us to operate more effectively and deliver more value to our teams and customers.
Utilize data to drive decisions around future product enhancements and operational improvements.
Participates as a governance team member on WoodmenLife’s Lean Portfolio Management Office, including Agile, Cloud, Architecture and Business Intelligence.
Assist in definition of technology roadmaps, products and improvements aligned with appropriate product and business roadmaps.
Coordinates and drives the business relationship with key internal partners and significant external partners.
Develops IT business plans and budget plans for Application Services that support both the long-term and short-term objectives of the company.
Accountable for financial dimensions of area.
Develops, reviews, and approves budget recommendations across Application Services and ultimately compiling into a total budget recommendation. Identifies and implements cost saving opportunities in area. Approves disbursement of Organization funds within parameters.
Identifies, recommends, and implements process improvements, enhancements, and product improvements which includes opportunities for continuous improvement to service, efficiency, and cost reduction.
Adapts quickly to changing business objectives and takes appropriate action to remove barriers to division performance and success.
Acts as an internal consultant/change agent while working closely with senior management to identify, analyze, address, and implement strategic solutions to meet organizational needs.
Personnel duties including hiring talent, professional growth of direct reports, vendor management, building new teams
Performs other duties as assigned by management.
Minimum Qualifications:
This job requires a background that demonstrates the following minimum knowledge, skills, talents and traits:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
Minimum of 10+years of experience in a leadership role in an IT environment.
Experience leading an Application Development or Architecture group.
Experience leading team(s) in an agile practices, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) experience is a plus
Experience leading Practices: Site Reliability Engineering, Monitoring, Application Resiliency/Failover/Fault Tolerance, Unit Testing, DevSecOps, CI/CD, Test Automation, SOA, Microservices, Application Security
Experience with cloud services specifically Microsoft Azure.
Experience successfully working with internal and outsourced / offshore staffing models
Demonstrated ability to resolve resource constraints.
Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and interact with staff and senior management.
Demonstrated ability to plan initiatives and partner with business units to achieve results consistent with business objectives.
Demonstrated experience in successfully implementing extensive system changes and enhancements.
Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to develop teams advancing knowledge and skills to align with business needs.
Ability to maintain a strong understanding of customer’s business requirements, processes, and objectives.
Demonstrated experience in best practices for applications development and architecture.
Demonstrated change management skills required, including proven experience with negotiation, facilitation, and implementation of change.
Ability to engage well with others and be passionate about providing an exemplary customer experience.
WoodmenLife offers a competitive compensation package and a comprehensive benefits package. More information about our benefits can be found at https://www.woodmenlife.org/careers/home-office/benefits/. Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society (WoodmenLife) is an equal opportunity employer. If WoodmenLife is the type of company you are looking for and this position is one that you could see yourself doing long-term, please apply on-line to see if it's the right fit for you.
As part of WoodmenLife’s employment process, candidates will be required to complete a criminal background check, credit check (where required for position), fingerprint check (where required for position), drug screen and reference checks. Any offer of employment will be contingent upon successfully passing the above.
WoodmenLife is committed to excellence in diversity by creating an inclusive work environment that values and respects all individuals. We welcome and embrace associates, regardless of background and beliefs. WoodmenLife respects every associate’s unique perspective and contribution. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment that values differences, and creates opportunities for growth, leadership and service. This commitment includes providing equal opportunity in recruitment, employment and promotion, training and community outreach. WoodmenLife is also dedicated to strengthening the communities in which its employees live.
APPLICANTS WITH DISABILITIES SHOULD ADVISE THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION IF SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS ARE NEEDED.
Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society (WoodmenLife) is an equal opportunity employer.
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The Director Application Services directs the long-term strategic plan and provides direction and oversight to the full software development lifecycle and are responsive to WoodmenLife’s strategic plan. Provides operational leadership to application services associates, ensures that the delivery of all products and services within their purview meet performance criteria based on IT metrics, and maintains effective working relationships with stakeholders.
WoodmenLife is one of the best places to work in Omaha and has been in business for 130 years. As a member of the WoodmenLife family, you’re joining others who share your commitment to family, community and country. Through WoodmenLife, you’ll have opportunities to connect with others, give back locally, and honor those who make an impact. As a not-for-profit life insurance company, we’ve been helping to protect the financial future of families, making a difference in hometowns across America since 1890. We are passionate about our members, servicing others, being open minded, providing an environment of inclusion and collaborative spirit. We also provide world class benefits to our associates. Is this the type of company you could work for?
Essential Job Functions:
Provides vision, direction and oversight to Engineering, Quality, DevSecOps, and Analysis teams.
Strong background in agile methodologies and ability to mentor others in their use.
Bridge communications between the business and IT teams and take full ownership of the product development lifecycle in-line with Agile principles
Work closely with product owners, vendor partners, and technical leads to influence scope and priorities for product development.
Work closely with the department leadership teams to explore new technologies and promote an agile culture
Advance architecture, process, and tools through innovation, cutting edge technology and research
Drive continuous improvement and automates tools, processes, and technology to allow for greater engineering throughput, quality, capabilities, skills and delivery
Able to measure organizational progress and health through metrics and results
Foster great business relationships by partnering with key stakeholders and cross functional leadership teams
Work with IT Operations in developing a DevSecOps strategy for the build and deployment of software solutions
Partner with leadership to manage and extend DevSecOps through the corporate systems environment.
Investigate and champion new technologies that will allow us to operate more effectively and deliver more value to our teams and customers.
Utilize data to drive decisions around future product enhancements and operational improvements.
Participates as a governance team member on WoodmenLife’s Lean Portfolio Management Office, including Agile, Cloud, Architecture and Business Intelligence.
Assist in definition of technology roadmaps, products and improvements aligned with appropriate product and business roadmaps.
Coordinates and drives the business relationship with key internal partners and significant external partners.
Develops IT business plans and budget plans for Application Services that support both the long-term and short-term objectives of the company.
Accountable for financial dimensions of area.
Develops, reviews, and approves budget recommendations across Application Services and ultimately compiling into a total budget recommendation. Identifies and implements cost saving opportunities in area. Approves disbursement of Organization funds within parameters.
Identifies, recommends, and implements process improvements, enhancements, and product improvements which includes opportunities for continuous improvement to service, efficiency, and cost reduction.
Adapts quickly to changing business objectives and takes appropriate action to remove barriers to division performance and success.
Acts as an internal consultant/change agent while working closely with senior management to identify, analyze, address, and implement strategic solutions to meet organizational needs.
Personnel duties including hiring talent, professional growth of direct reports, vendor management, building new teams
Performs other duties as assigned by management.
Minimum Qualifications:
This job requires a background that demonstrates the following minimum knowledge, skills, talents and traits:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
Minimum of 10+years of experience in a leadership role in an IT environment.
Experience leading an Application Development or Architecture group.
Experience leading team(s) in an agile practices, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) experience is a plus
Experience leading Practices: Site Reliability Engineering, Monitoring, Application Resiliency/Failover/Fault Tolerance, Unit Testing, DevSecOps, CI/CD, Test Automation, SOA, Microservices, Application Security
Experience with cloud services specifically Microsoft Azure.
Experience successfully working with internal and outsourced / offshore staffing models
Demonstrated ability to resolve resource constraints.
Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and interact with staff and senior management.
Demonstrated ability to plan initiatives and partner with business units to achieve results consistent with business objectives.
Demonstrated experience in successfully implementing extensive system changes and enhancements.
Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to develop teams advancing knowledge and skills to align with business needs.
Ability to maintain a strong understanding of customer’s business requirements, processes, and objectives.
Demonstrated experience in best practices for applications development and architecture.
Demonstrated change management skills required, including proven experience with negotiation, facilitation, and implementation of change.
Ability to engage well with others and be passionate about providing an exemplary customer experience.
WoodmenLife offers a competitive compensation package and a comprehensive benefits package. More information about our benefits can be found at https://www.woodmenlife.org/careers/home-office/benefits/. Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society (WoodmenLife) is an equal opportunity employer. If WoodmenLife is the type of company you are looking for and this position is one that you could see yourself doing long-term, please apply on-line to see if it's the right fit for you.
As part of WoodmenLife’s employment process, candidates will be required to complete a criminal background check, credit check (where required for position), fingerprint check (where required for position), drug screen and reference checks. Any offer of employment will be contingent upon successfully passing the above.
WoodmenLife is committed to excellence in diversity by creating an inclusive work environment that values and respects all individuals. We welcome and embrace associates, regardless of background and beliefs. WoodmenLife respects every associate’s unique perspective and contribution. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment that values differences, and creates opportunities for growth, leadership and service. This commitment includes providing equal opportunity in recruitment, employment and promotion, training and community outreach. WoodmenLife is also dedicated to strengthening the communities in which its employees live.
APPLICANTS WITH DISABILITIES SHOULD ADVISE THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION IF SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS ARE NEEDED.
Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society (WoodmenLife) is an equal opportunity employer.
Please Note :
caminobluff.com is the go-to platform for job seekers looking for the best job postings from around the web. With a focus on quality, the platform guarantees that all job postings are from reliable sources and are up-to-date. It also offers a variety of tools to help users find the perfect job for them, such as searching by location and filtering by industry. Furthermore, caminobluff.com provides helpful resources like resume tips and career advice to give job seekers an edge in their search. With its commitment to quality and user-friendliness, Site.com is the ideal place to find your next job.