IT Director, Wealth Management

Company: Disability Solutions
Location: Hartford
Posted on: April 20, 2024

Job Description:

Together we fight for everyone's opportunity for a better financial future. We will do this together - with customers, partners and colleagues. We will fight for others, not against: We will stand up for and champion everyone's access to opportunities. The status quo is not good enough ... we believe every individual and every community deserves access to financial opportunities. We are determined to support both individuals and communities in reaching a better financial future. We know that reaching this future depends on our actions today.Like our Purpose Statement, Voya believes in being bold and committed to action. We are committed to a work environment where the differences that we are born with - and those we acquire throughout our lives - are understood, valued and intentionally pursued. We believe that our employees own our culture and have a responsibility to foster an environment where we all feel comfortable bringing our whole selves to work. Purposefully bringing our differences together to positively influence our culture, serve our clients and enrich our communities is essential to our vision. Are you ready to join a company with a strong purpose and a winning culture? Start your Voyage - Apply Now Get to Know the OpportunityThis is an exciting opportunity for IT Director to provides delivery management and engineering leadership for Wealth Management focused application engineering teams and co-ordinate with business partners, product owners, and other technology stakeholders to apply/evolve best engineering practices for Voya Financial' Workplace Solutions Technology team. This role is accountable for proactively and holistically leading or support Wealth Management business function deliverables that enhance business model, processes, organization change, platform/technology adoption to disrupt and achieve targeted business outcome including delightful customer experience across B2B and B2C. This individual is responsible for driving and leveraging technology/platforms/engineering to enable the organization's future-state business capabilities, which can enable business processes, in turn, drive the organization's targeted business outcomes.The Contributions You'll Make

• Lead the development and execution of technology projects, including application development, automation, and database PL/SQL programing.
• Manage individuals, and/or teams with higher level technology professionals to ensure results meet customer expectations and adhere to internal IT standards, methodologies, and strategies.
• Troubleshoot special problems and lead performance improvement efforts for one's area based on a solid understanding of the technical concepts, methods, and practices applied by reporting staff.
• Collaborates with customers, staff, IT colleagues, and other stakeholders to identify customer requirements, assess impacts to other data, systems, products, or services, compare costs and benefits, consider available technologies and processes, and recommends solutions.
• Monitor and report to IT management and user/customer management on the status of multiple, concurrent project or service efforts.
• Develops and manages business plan(s) and budget(s) for functional area; identifies resource needs and develops supporting justifications for them; responsible for the overall success of team managed.
• Ensure security related to non-functional requirements are factored in solutions for APIs, applications, platforms, and databases.
• Ensure adherence to regulatory and data privacy requirements/guidelines for systems and data for business function(s).
• Communicates technology needs and strategy to fellow members of solution architecture, enterprise architecture review board and executive leadership.
• Continue to enhance business and technology domain knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, and partnering professional organizations.
• Keep up to date with emerging trends and technologies in the Wealth Management (specifically Broker-Dealer, RIA, and Asset Management), Retirement, Workplace Benefits and recommend changes and improvements as needed.
• Works under minimal supervision, with extensive latitude for the use of initiative, independent judgment and building the consensus with multiple teams.
• Collaborating with suppliers, vendors, and customers.
• Other duties as assigned.Minimum Knowledge and Experience
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, mathematics, engineering, or information systems; master's degree a plus
  • Overall, 10 or more years of progressively responsible experience in managing application engineering teams. And 3 or more years of experience in leadership/management role will be preferrable.
  • FINRA SIE (Securities Industry Essentials) and Series 99 (Operations Professional) or must be obtained within 120 days of employment.
  • Demonstrated success in project management and execution with involvement in multiple major projects or a sustained record of success delivering complex IT services to a diverse stakeholder.
  • Strong technical and management ability to lead a delivery team (onshore/offshore) and to facilitate projects and automation across the organization utilizing industry best practices.
  • Understanding of cloud technologies to design modern data analytics platform to support Data Visualization, Traditional Reporting, Advanced Analytics and Operational Data Stores
  • Strong understanding of DevSecOps concepts with automaton
  • Expert level knowledge of existing, new, and emerging technologies and being able to apply them to new business designs and business models.
  • Expert level experience developing and monitoring delivery of efficient and effective solutions to diverse and complex business problems.
  • Preferably had development and coding experience in one or more technologies such as Salesforce, Microsoft .Net VB.Net/C# .Net, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, Web API, Microservices, Java Spring Boot, and Containerized platform like OpenShift and/or Pivotal Cloud Foundry
  • Demonstrate problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
  • Ability to clearly communicate / present technical information to technology and business leaders.
  • Preferably having a good understanding of AWS or Azure,
  • Understanding of financial services industry domains - Retirement, Workplace Solutions, Group Benefits, Wealth Management will be big plus for this role.
  • Understanding of industry standards like Pershing, FINRA/SEC, LIMRA, DTCC/NSCC, Morningstar, SMA/UMA, and Advisory Platform will be considered big plus.#LI-BP1Compensation Pay Disclosure: Voya is committed to pay that's fair and equitable, which means comparable pay for comparable roles and responsibilities. The below annual base salary range reflects the expected hiring range(s) for this position in the location(s) listed. In addition to base salary, Voya offers incentive opportunities (i.e., annual cash incentives, sales incentives, and/or long-term incentives) based on the role to reward the achievement of annual performance objectives. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Voya Financial is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Actual compensation offered may vary from the posted salary range based upon the candidate's geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked. $145,470 - $192,590 USDBe Well. Stay Well. Voya provides the resources that can make a difference in your lives. To us, this means thriving physically, financially, socially and emotionally. Voya benefits are designed to help you do just that. That's why we offer an array of plans, programs, tools and resources with one goal in mind: To help you and your family be well and stay well.What We Offer
    • Health, dental, vision and life insurance plans
    • 401(k) Savings plan - with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%)
    • Voya Retirement Plan - employer paid cash balance retirement plan (4%)
    • Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
    • Paid time off - including 20 days paid time off, nine paid company holidays and a flexible Diversity Celebration Day.
    • Paid volunteer time - 40 hours per calendar yearLearn more about Critical Skills At Voya, we have identified the following critical skills which are key to success in our culture:
      • Customer Focused: Passionate drive to delight our customers and offer unique solutions that deliver on their expectations.
      • Critical Thinking: Thoughtful process of analyzing data and problem solving data to reach a well-reasoned solution.
      • Team Mentality: Partnering effectively to drive our culture and execute on our common goals.
      • Business Acumen: Appreciation and understanding of the financial services industry in order to make sound business decisions.
      • Learning Agility: Openness to new ways of thinking and acquiring new skills to retain a competitive advantage. Learn more about Equal Employment Opportunity Voya Financial is an equal-opportunity employer. Voya Financial provides equal opportunity to qualified individuals regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, disability, veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other status protected by state or local law. Reasonable Accommodations Voya is committed to the inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Voya will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please reference .

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