Director, Service Delivery

Operations - General

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.

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.

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.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute operational strategies supporting new business onboarding, client transition services, and service delivery objectives.
• Oversee day-to-day operations to ensure smooth functioning and timely delivery of services.
• Provide governance and oversight of offshore and third-party service providers, ensuring performance, quality, and service level expectations are achieved.
• Lead and oversee Large Market and Mid Market conversion activities, ensuring successful implementation and transition outcomes.
• Accountable for quality, reporting, training, and operational outcomes supporting all new business operations.
• Manage operational budgets and resources, ensuring optimal allocation of funds.
• Lead, mentor, and develop high-performing operational teams.
• Identify and implement opportunities for improvement throughout Operations and provide recommendations to executive leadership.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to improve performance, manage operational risks, and ensure a high level of customer satisfaction.
• Serve as an escalation point for complex operational, client, vendor, and conversion-related issues.
• Prepare and deliver ongoing management reports and operational insights to leadership and key stakeholders.
• Promote teamwork, accountability, risk management, and continuous improvement throughout the Operations function.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in business or equivalent experience
• Ten years of retirement plan experience
• Business operations leadership experience
• Experience supervising employees
• Experience working with external clients in sales, sales support, relationship management, or post-sale support
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills
• Analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• Ability to manage multiple responsibilities under pressure
• Ability to understand and communicate…