Senior Director, Technology

Job Family IT - Development About Us At Transamerica, hard work, innovative thinking, and personal accountability are qualities we honor and reward. We understand the potential of leveraging the talents of a diverse workforce. We embrace an environment where employees enjoy a balance between their careers, families, communities, and personal interests. Ultimately, we appreciate the uniqueness of a company where talented professionals work collaboratively in a positive environment — one focused on helping people look forward and plan for the best life possible while providing tools and solutions that make it easier to get there.

Who We Are We believe everyone deserves to live their best life. More than a century ago, we were among the first financial services companies in America to serve everyday people from all walks of life. Today, we’re part of an international holding company, with millions of customers and thousands of employees worldwide. Our insurance, retirement, and investment solutions help people make the most of what’s important to them.

We’re empowered by a vast agent network covering North America, with diversity to match. Together with our nonprofit research institute and foundation, we tune in, step up, and are a force for good — for our customers and the communities where we live, work, and play. United in our purpose, we help people create the financial freedom to live life on their terms.

What We Do Transamerica is organized into three distinct businesses. These include
1) World Financial Group, including Transamerica Financial Advisors,
2) Protection Solutions and Savings & Investments, comprised of life insurance, annuities, employee benefits, retirement plans, and Transamerica Investment Solutions, and
3) Financial Assets, which includes legacy blocks of long term care, universal life, and variable and fixed annuities. These are supported by Transamerica Corporate, which includes Finance, People and Places, General Counsel, Risk, Internal Audit, Strategy and Development, and Corporate Affairs, which covers Communications, Brand, and Government and Policy Affairs. Transamerica employs nearly 7,000 people. It’s part of Aegon, an integrated, diversified, international financial services group serving approximately 23.9 million customers worldwide.
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Job Description Summary We are seeking a strategic and execution-oriented Senior Director of Technology to lead the technology organization supporting our HR, Legal, Compliance, Audit, and Communications functions. This is a highly visible role for a leader who can operate equally well in strategic planning sessions with senior executives and in the operational details of platform roadmaps, budgets, and staffing. The ideal candidate has deep experience leading enterprise technology teams supporting corporate/enabling functions, has managed large budgets and diverse platform portfolios, and has the executive presence and organizational savvy to act as a trusted extension of leadership across the broader organization.

This role leads a team of 30–40 technologists and manages an annual technology portfolio budget exceeding $50M, spanning core platforms, ancillary systems, and change/run investment across multiple business functions.

Job Description Responsibilities Technology Leadership Own the end-to-end technology strategy, roadmap, and delivery for the HR, Legal, and Compliance functions, ensuring platforms and capabilities align with business priorities and enterprise architecture standards. Serve as the primary technology leader for Human Resources technology, with Workday as the core HRIS platform, alongside a broader ecosystem of ancillary tools ensuring integration, adoption, and…