Senior Technology Strategist

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• Architecture responsibility within a major segment of Technology Architecture in support of the Emerging Technology business unit
• Works with the Senior leadership within Technology and Business to develop architecture priorities and direction to enable business imperatives
• Displays strong thought leadership in pursuit of modern architecture principals and technology modernization
• Drives continuous technology transformation to minimize technical debt
• Create a partnership with Senior Software Engineering
• Looks for opportunities to capitalize on technology advances through analysis of key industry and technology trends to assess potential impact on the enterprise
• Defines and leads technology proof of concepts to ensure feasibility of architecture solutions
• Hands-on prototyping of new technology solutions
• Partner with Software Engineering to execute proof of technologies
• Defines target state technology architecture and roadmaps
• Ensures alignment of IT initiatives with the target state
• Builds strong partnership with engineering to ensure proper alignment of skills with technology direction
• Prepares and delivers comprehensive communications to convey architectural direction and how it aligns with enterprise strategy
• Optimizes talent strategy to ensure proper mix of resources and attracts and recruits best talent
• Continuously improve efficiency and effectiveness of the architecture
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• MBA or equivalent with 4+ years of work experience
• Strategic thinking and planning skills.
• Results driven with a focus on priority results over activity.
• Customer-focused orientation.
• Acts as trusted advisor to provide strategic thought leadership and subject matter expertise to the assigned business unit(s). Influences senior leaderships position on issues based on in-depth understanding of the business, its plans, operations, the market, and emerging technologies.
• Utilize market research, business insights and situational analysis to enhance or modify the direction of the technology initiatives.
• Expert oral and written communication skills with ability to influence at all levels of the organization.
• Expert presentation skills.
• Expert organization and time management skills. Attention to detail.
• Actively invests in improving own capabilities.
• Coaching and talent development skills including the ability to mentor and motivate others.
• Organizational and transformational experience in an agile, or similar, operating model or mindset.
• Identify cross Enterprise, business segment, industry and/or product opportunities to optimize resources and support the business strategy.
• Establishes strategic technology direction and architecture vision for the organization.
• Developed technology target state, roadmaps that aligned to Short- and Long-term business goals.
• Stays attuned to relevant market conditions and trends in to drive effective discussion of technologies and their market impacts.
• Understand internal business unit organizational structure and how it impacts delivery.
• Proven track record of influencing senior leadership.
• Strong grasp of value creation and business capability models
• Effectively translates the vision, value proposition and business objectives into compelling messages through in-depth understanding of target audience, highly effective communication style, and the ability to adapt messaging as appropriate.
• Innovation and Continuous Improvement.
• Must be passionate about business transformations.
• Executed technology modernization initiatives including migration to cloud native and API Strategy
• Experienced with large scale technology platforms.
• Experience modernizing data technology and information architecture on cloud.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Master's degree or its equivalent in work experience.
• Six years of experience in business development, finance, economics, marketing, or customer engagement

• 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.