Head of Wealth Technology

The Opportunity

The Head of Wealth Technology will be responsible for a broad and critical technology portfolio that enables the wealth management business at MassMutual. As part of the Distribution, Sales & Wealth Technology leadership team you will partner with your peers to deliver exceptional technology solutions for MassMutual. This individual will leverage their process-driven, analytical, technical, and financial management skills to create and maintain solutions, which include defining, designing, developing, implementing, and maintaining solutions, in a rapid, iterative project delivery environment.

You will lead a team in partnering with business counterparts to understand their needs and drive forward innovative, scalable, and robust solutions.

As the lead of this function, you will have the opportunity to :

Develop a holistic reporting and analytics capability that enables leaders throughout the company to make data-driven decisions regarding the wealth business

Establish a robust architecture and associated delivery roadmap for the wealth technology ecosystem

Work with new and existing partners to deliver a best-in-class wealth platform

Develop digital solutions that drive forward our enterprise digital transformation

Foster an inclusive culture that values engineering excellence and innovation

The Team

The Wealth Technology team consists of developers, architects, engineers, analysts, BI Developers, and project managers focused on delivering software solutions through waterfall and agile methodologies.

The Impact :

Business & Technology Strategy Alignment

Partner with business leaders in the establishment and growth of programs enabling business growth, cost optimization, and / or resolution of business problems using appropriate technology solutions

Become and remain well versed in wealth management process related challenges across the organization

Participate as member of the management team that develops strategies for the larger organization

Collaborate with product owners, business leadership, architects, developers and vendors to ensure program strategy and execution align with business needs

Support customer engagement, financial management, sustainable business growth, profitability, compliance, and operational efficiencies through effective application of solutions

Technical Alignment

Work with the Enterprise Architecture team to ensure appropriate patterns are implemented

Ensure all solutions are secure and aligned to all security and compliance requirements

People & Program Management

Select, manage, develop, coach, and motivate staff members

Contribute to the development of financial and resource planning needed to achieve department business objectives

Raise risks and issues and serve as primary point of escalation

Remove barriers to enable the team to complete objectives, drive and influence decisions

Effectively collaborate and create alignment across technology and business teams to deliver complex technical solutions

General Leadership

Operate independently on multiple program tasks of varied complexity

Support and drive change management of existing processes

Stay abreast of emerging trends in technology and the external environment

The Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in information technology, engineering, Computer Science or related field

Series 99 licensed or the ability to become so

10+ years of related experience with at least 5+ years of IT leadership, business unit, or other leadership experience and may have significantly more.

5+ years experience in wealth management

Proven ability to translate business strategy into cohesive technology strategy and corresponding delivery roadmaps

Proven ability to successfully manage large vendor relationships

Deep technical knowledge in application development

Cloud and modern / emerging technology product experience (AI, AWS, CRM, data analytics, robotics and automation)

Identifiable track record of leading / driving key initiatives working with cross functional teams to successfully implement critical business projects, problem solutions, and continuous improvement efforts.

The Ideal Qualifications

Comfortable working in ambiguity, capable of establishing and growing functions and teams from the ground up

Proficient with project management tools and techniques, such as Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Project, Scrum and Kanban

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