Director Information Technology-Enterprise Architecture

<strong>We&rsquo;re motivated by the fact that educators take care of our children&rsquo;s future, and we believe they deserve someone to look after theirs. We help educators identify their financial goals and develop plans to achieve them. This includes insurance to protect what they have today and financial products to help them prepare for their future.</strong>

Springfield IL; Addison TX

Horace Mann

<h4>We&rsquo;re motivated by the fact that educators take care of our children&rsquo;s future, and we believe they deserve someone to look after theirs.&nbsp; We help educators identify their financial goals and develop plans to achieve them.&nbsp; This includes insurance to protect what they have today and financial products to help them prepare for their future. Our tailored offerings include special rates and benefits for educators.</h4> https://boards.greenhouse.io/horacemannservicecorporation

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Overview: <p><strong>This position will be hybrid out of our Springfield, IL or Addison, TX office. It is not a remote position.</strong></p> <p>The&nbsp;<strong>Information Technology Director - Enterprise Architecture</strong>&nbsp;will ensure the alignment of the IT strategy to the organization&rsquo;s mission and strategy using a variety of architectural models.</p>
Responsibilities: <ul> <li>Responsible for overall IT Architecture development and material system design.</li> <li>Provides direction to Architects in their assignments to product areas, projects, programs, and technologies.</li> <li>Collaborates with business leaders on planning and IT portfolio development.</li> <li>Staffs and manages architecture positions through talent management and hiring.</li> <li>Promotes maturation of the architecture discipline at Horace Mann.</li> <li>Serves as the escalation point on technical issues that impact the enterprise.</li> <li>Collaborates with executive level business and IT Solution Delivery Partners on enterprise prioritization and major resource shifts.</li> <li>Provides visibility on enterprise material risks including security gaps, operational issues, technical debt, and efficiency improvement opportunities.</li> <li>Develops and implements Architecture IT policies, standards, and procedures that improve efficiency and reduce risk.</li> </ul> <p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p>
Requirements: <ul> <li>Bachelor's in computer science, MIS or a similar computer-oriented major required.</li> <li>5-10 years' related experience in IT and/or insurance business.</li> <li>4-7 years of IT leadership experience.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><br />&nbsp;</p> <div class="content-conclusion"> <p>Horace Mann was founded in 1945 by two Springfield, Illinois, teachers who saw a need for quality, affordable auto insurance for teachers. Since then, we&rsquo;ve broadened our mission to helping all educators protect what they have today and prepare for a successful tomorrow. And with our broadened mission has come corporate growth: We serve more than 4,100 school districts nationwide, we&rsquo;re publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: HMN) and we have more than $12 billion in assets.</p> <p>We&rsquo;re motivated by the fact that educators take care of our children&rsquo;s future, and we believe they deserve someone to look after theirs. We help educators identify their financial goals and develop plans to achieve them. This includes insurance to protect what they have today and financial products to help them prepare for their future. Our tailored offerings include special rates and benefits for educators.</p> <p>EOE/Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.</p> <p>For applicants that are California residents, please review our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.horacemann.com/privacy/ccpa" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">California Consumer Privacy Notice</a></p> <p>All applicants should review our&nbsp;<a href="http://www.horacemann.com/privacy.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Horace Mann Privacy Policy</a></p> </div>