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Thrivent Financial Engineering Manager in United States
This is a phenomenal opportunity for a Human Resources technology and business savvy leader to help us shape the future across Human Capital Management technology platforms ecosystem. In collaboration with our business and technology partners, provides strategic vision and direction to the HR Technology team. Establishes operating policies and procedures that affect departments and subordinate sections, disciplines, and work units. Interprets company-wide policies, procedures, and strategy. Develops staffing capacity, objectives and metrics derived from organizational objectives. Collaborates and interacts frequently with internal and external key stakeholders and senior-level business partners concerning major efforts, operational decisions, delivery roadmaps, and/or contractual clarifications. Leads briefings and technical meetings to support strategic objectives. Manages vendor relationships.
At Thrivent, we are focused on a digital transformation that will deliver modern, innovative experiences for our clients, financial advisors, and employees. We are investing in data and technology, using DevOps practices, and building an engineering culture of empowered technical experts. Our technologists are involved in work that includes cloud native development, digital architecture and integration, automation, cloud data platforms, artificial intelligence, and machine learning as well as maximizing platforms such as Salesforce, AWS and Microsoft.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Setting product/platform technology strategy
Participates in setting the product and platform technology vision, strategies, initiatives, roadmaps, objectives and alignments
Represents the business value of technology upgrades, etc. and influences prioritization in the product roadmap
Empowers the team to select the right tool and platforms for the given product area
Designing Solutions
Understands and guides the team on the HR data strategies
Review s technical solution design and architecture and provide s guidance and direction
Take s part in system design and architecture conversations with the team to land approaches to deliver solutions
Review s technical solution s and supports the execution of solution s
Selecting & Managing Technology Vendors
Be an advocate to the team to define criteria for selecting the right platform/technology
Guides the team to build consensus on an approach and driving a build vs buy decision with the team. In a buy decision, works with the team to decide on criteria and vendor selection.
Execute s or manage s the overall technology solutions, platforms for the product groups and associated vendor relationships
DevOps
Supports the team and removes barriers to resolving production incidents/problems
Understands the health of technology products and promotes prioritization of work to maintain and continuously improve
Serve as an escalation point in product level support for ongoing maintenance and production issues
Collaborating within team
Supports the team agile practices and learning events / trainings
Helps break down barriers for the team
Engages in sprint demos; Understands the desired and actual outcomes as well as the technology delivered by the team
Partner s with Product Manager on Initiatives/ Features/ Epics and provides clarity on desired outcomes as well as technical expertise
Collaborates with Product M anager for strategies, operating plans, targets , and measures for product groups
Creat es a positive team environment where individuals have psychological safety and work collaboratively while understanding, respecting, challenging , and appreciating each other’s ideas
Collaborating across the organizatio n
Align s team with the priorities of the company and the technology organization for a given domain
Collaborating across teams
Supports and empowers teams to broker solutions across products
Understands how the product integrates with other products and ensures consistency in approach to work towards a common goal / outcome.
Builds strong working relationships with peers across teams
Proactively identifies cross team challenges and works to empower teams in solve collaboratively
Recruiting/building talent
Leads the process of selecting and engaging the right consulting partners
Planning in advance for future people needs for the product groups, collaborate with the other teams on the recruitment process
Recruits, develops, and sustains a high-performing team while promoting a culture of shared accountability, operational excellence, and partnership across the organization
Models Thrivent’s leadership competencies – courage, collaboration, and commitment by demonstrating resiliency, working together to make the best decisions, and holding yourself and others accountable
Supports and/or develops an environment in which Thrivent employees and colleagues are focused on continuous improvement, exceptional employee engagement, and an unwavering commitment to our clients. Shapes and/or supports a culture that represents the Thrivent purpose, promise and values, ensuring that Thrivent’s trust and reputation remain strong with its clients
Manage a team of direct and indirect staff
Coaching Engineers
Holding regular 1:1s with team members and team meeting s
Provides constructive feedback, guidance and coaching to help team members grow their skills and experience
Provides career planning advice to engineers and creates development plans to help them achieve their career goals which leverages their skills and capabilities and provides them with learning opportunities
Learning and applying new techniques
Promotes and empowers sharing ideas, best practices, etc. They need to make space so teams can take time for these activities
Anticipates and analyzes trends in technology and assesses the impact of emerging technologies on the business
Qualifications and Skills
Required:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or other technical field or equivalent work experience
8+ years of progressively responsible positions in Information Technology including 5+ years’ experience in IT discipline, e.g. customer relationship management, portfolio strategy and roadmap development.
3+ years of leadership experience in all aspects of a specific IT discipline, e.g. IT/LOB customer relationship management, portfolio strategy and/or demand management.
3+ years’ management/supervisory experience in specific IT functional area discipline, e.g. applications development or equivalent skills leading major technical projects with accountability for enforcing talent management needs and performance standards.
Demonstrated leadership and experience managing multidiscipline, high-performance work teams.
Strong competency in project management and execution of multiple or large projects.
Experience working with customers to develop solutions to complex business problems.
Proven ability to communicate effectively with internal/external stakeholders to support business initiatives.
Proven ability to function in an environment which requires flexibility, good judgment and intelligent decision making, often based on limited information and /or extreme conditions.
Ability to formulate, implement and evaluate plans, programs and procedures applicable to customer relationship and demand management.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or other technical field or equivalent work experience
8+ years of progressively responsible positions in Information Technology including 5+ years’ experience in IT discipline, e.g. customer relationship management, portfolio strategy and roadmap development.
3+ years of leadership experience in all aspects of a specific IT discipline, e.g. IT/LOB customer relationship management, portfolio strategy and/or demand management.
3+ years’ management/supervisory experience in specific IT functional area discipline, e.g. applications development or equivalent skills leading major technical projects with accountability for enforcing talent management needs and performance standards.
Demonstrated leadership and experience managing multidiscipline, high-performance work teams.
Strong competency in project management and execution of multiple or large projects.
Experience working with customers to develop solutions to complex business problems.
Proven ability to communicate effectively with internal/external stakeholders to support business initiatives.
Proven ability to function in an environment which requires flexibility, good judgment and intelligent decision making, often based on limited information and /or extreme conditions.
Ability to formulate, implement and evaluate plans, programs and procedures applicable to customer relationship and demand management.
Preferred:
HR Technology and Business process and data experience
Workday platform and data integration experience
Experience in IT planning and business relationship management
Experience working in a matrix management organization
Experience with product development and management
We exist to help people achieve financial clarity. At Thrivent, we believe money is a tool, not a goal. Driven by a higher purpose at our core, we are committed to providing financial advice, investments, insurance, banking and generosity programs to help people make the most of all they’ve been given.
At our heart, we are a membership-owned fraternal organization, as well as a holistic financial services organization, dedicated to serving the unique needs of our clients. We focus on their goals and priorities, guiding them toward financial choices that will help them live the life they want today—and tomorrow.
Thrivent provides Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) without regard to race, religion, color, sex , gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable local, state , or federal law. This policy applies to all employees and job applicants.
Thrivent is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation , please let us know by sending an email to human.resources@thrivent.com or call 800-847-4836 and request Human Resources.
At Thrivent, we believe money is a tool, not a goal. Driven by a higher purpose at our core, we are committed to providing financial advice, investments, insurance, banking and generosity programs to help people make the most of all they’ve been given. At our heart, we are a membership-owned fraternal organization, as well as a holistic financial services organization, dedicated to serving the unique needs of our customers. We focus on their goals and priorities, guiding them toward financial choices that will help them live the life they want today—and tomorrow.
For over 100 years, Thrivent has been helping people build their financial futures and live more generous lives. Today, it’s a Fortune 500 company that offers a full range of expert financial solutions, serving more than 2 million customers, as well as the communities in which they live and work.
Thrivent fosters a diverse workforce to serve our diverse clientele, reflecting a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. If you’re intrigued about our work and the possibility of becoming part of it, we invite you to visit Thrivent.com to learn more. You won’t just build a career; you’ll be part of an organization focused on growing, innovating, and serving.