VP, Value Stream Tech – Data & Analytics VS – BI Technology

Key Skills

Aartificial intelligence, Agile methodologies, AWS, Data Analytics, Data Engineering, Data science techniques, Effective communication skills, Leadership Skill, Oracle, Sales, SQL Server, Teradata

Job Description

The annual base salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards.

Salary Range

$188,600.00 – $301,900.00

Target Openings

1

What Is the Opportunity?

Travelers is seeking a VP, Value Stream Lead to drive the execution of technology strategies in support of business outcomes in an agile fashion. In this highly visible position, you will be responsible for ensuring the $40m+ Value Stream is correctly defined, mapped, optimized, managed, and improved upon over time. You will apply strong technical acumen and leadership in partnership with business counterparts to effectively define, plan and deliver technical solutions that support business outcomes in service to Travelers strategy.

What Will You Do?

• Oversee the technology body of work conducted within a large or complex Value Stream; accountable to lead, define, communicate, and champion work spanning across teams working toward common business outcomes that typically impact the entire business unit or set of products. Current major initiatives include:
• Data Modernization: Rearchitecting the data and analytics platforms in an AWS Cloud based platform
• Asset Simplification: Rearchitecting, replatforming or retiring all current assets to leverage the modernized data ecosystem.
• AI innovation proof of concepts and defining and leading the data strategy to support emerging AI capability.
• BI Strategic Initiatives Data and Analytics: Sales Excellence, Product Simplification and Underwiring Excellence
• On-going support and maintenance of existing capability across multiple legacy platforms including: Teradata, SQLServer, Oracle, MF IMS and DB2
• Create, develop and accountable for holistic application / capability technology strategy, including the solution architecture and roadmap for achieving the strategy, vision and business outcomes; articulate the Value Stream vision and strategy effectively to teams and executive-level stakeholders; stewardship of technical assets to ensure stability, availability, scalability and maintainability.
• Partner with business Value Stream leader to effectively define, plan and deliver technical solutions that support business outcomes.
• Effectively drive, manage, implement and track a portfolio of deliverables features and capabilities as well as ‘test and learn’/experimentation targeted at defining/refining future deliverables, measuring performance, automating across life cycles, and adjusting the overall roadmap of deliverables as needed.
• Support the prioritization of interdependent Circle / Team of Teams technology backlogs, addressing risks and dependencies to defined outcomes and ensuring overall alignment with technology and business strategy; make trade-off decisions to balance quality, cost, and timelines to maximize value; utilize and adhere to technology standards.
• Lead and identify innovative solutions both internally and in the external marketplace; ensure competitive and industry benchmarking of critical technical knowledge and capabilities.
• Responsible for technical resource allocation, including vendor management, on-boarding, performance management, and offshore approach/structure.
• Manage multi-team dynamics; remove impediments to teams’ success and assist in conflict resolution, issue and dependency management; collaborate with other team members and neighbors to improve team velocity.
• Build and foster collaborative relationships across other, with the ability to influence executive-level leadership.
• Partner closely with other Value Streams, business areas, partners, and the BI Engineering chapter/Enterprise Data Engineering Chapter to influence data engineering excellence/best practices, recruiting practices, learning/skills development, and communications within the DE and Engineering community in BI
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?

• Master’s degree.
• Ten years of experience in an Agile/execution leadership role delivering technology solutions on a demanding schedule.
• Six years of people leadership/ management experience.
• Strong technical skills and a deep strategic mindset, including experience with Data Engineering and Data Science
• Proven analytical skills and experience making decisions based on hard and soft data.
• Strong knowledge of BI with the ability to develop and leverage business and/or vendor partnerships, consult on business priorities, and optimize value through solution identification aligned with business objectives.
• Agile Mindset: Embody Agile core values of openness, courage, respect, focus, and commitment. Infuse Agile principles, practices and methodologies to achieve team success.
• Product Mindset: Focus on defining a product value proposition that aligns with and supports the circle/value stream objectives and which is the north star for the Value Stream
• Change Agent: Strong change leadership skills including the ability to create an inclusive environment, manage conflict and develop solutions to mitigate risk.
• Influence: Ability to influence behaviors of leaders at all levels and without traditional hierarchy. [Cross functionally]
• Servant Leadership: Foster an environment where individuals thrive as empowered and equal members of a team.
• Communication: Ability to communicate thoughts, concepts, practices effectively at all levels, adjusting as needed to a target audience.
• Collaboration: Expertise working with others in a cross-functional multi-team environment.
• Continuous Improvement: Demonstrate a commitment to continually improve, share learning with others and encourage team development.

What is a Must Have?

• Eight years of relevant technology experience.
• Five years of people leadership/ management experience.

What Is in It for You?

• Health Insurance: Employees and their eligible family members – including spouses, domestic partners, and children – are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.
• Retirement: Travelers matches your 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to your first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum. If you have student loan debt, you can enroll in the Paying it Forward Savings Program. When you make a payment toward your student loan, Travelers will make an annual contribution into your 401(k) account. You are also eligible for a Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers.
• Paid Time Off: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company Holidays.
• Wellness Program: The Travelers wellness program is comprised of tools and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals. In addition, our Life Balance program provides access to professional counseling services, life coaching and other resources to support your daily life needs. Through Life Balance, you’re eligible for five free counseling sessions with a licensed therapist.
• Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice.

Employment Practices

Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that we can deliver the very best products and services when our workforce reflects the diverse customers and communities we serve. We are committed to recruiting, retaining and developing the diverse talent of all of our employees and fostering an inclusive workplace, where we celebrate differences, promote belonging, and work together to deliver extraordinary results.

If you are a candidate and have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please send us an email so we may assist you.

Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting.

To learn more about our comprehensive benefit programs please visit http://careers.travelers.com/life-at-travelers/benefits/.