Senior Vice President, IT Strategy & Innovation

Built on meritocracy, our unique company culture rewards self-starters and those who are committed to doing what is best for our customers.
** How You Will Contribute:
*** Develop and maintain a comprehensive, multi‐year IT strategy that is tightly aligned with the company’s business vision, priorities, and growth objectives.
* Ensure technology strategy directly enables business outcomes, operational excellence, and competitive differentiation.
* Lead the enterprise innovation agenda, with a strong focus on AI, automation, data‐driven capabilities, and next‐generation digital experiences.
* Balance long‐term strategic planning with agile, iterative incubation efforts that accelerate value creation.
* Oversee the Enterprise Architecture function, ensuring cohesive architectural standards, frameworks, and policies across the organization.
* Establish and maintain architectural guidelines that promote interoperability, scalability, security, and modernization.
* Partner with technology and business leaders to ensure architectural decisions support business outcomes and future‐state capabilities.
* Identify, evaluate, and incubate emerging technologies—especially in AI, data platforms, and integration ecosystems—to drive competitive advantage.
* Build and lead innovation programs, labs, and pilots that rapidly test, validate, and prove value for new concepts.
* Foster a culture of experimentation, continuous learning, and responsible innovation.
* Lead, mentor, and inspire a diverse team of technologists, architects, and innovators across the enterprise.
* Build organizational capability in AI, data engineering, architecture, and modern technology practices.
* Champion career development, technical excellence, and a culture of collaboration and empowerment.
* Serve as a brilliant communicator who can translate complex technology concepts into clear, compelling narratives for all audiences—from engineers to the Board.
* Partner closely with business leaders to co‐create technology‐enabled strategies that drive growth, efficiency, and transformation.
* Represent IT Strategy & Innovation in executive forums, steering committees, and cross‐functional initiatives.
** Pay Range**$300k - $325k Annual
** Teammate Benefits & Total Well-Being
** We go beyond standard benefits, focusing on the total well-being of our teammates, including:
* * Health Benefits*:
Medical/Rx, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance
* * Financial Benefits*: ESPP; 401k;
Student Loan Assistance;
Tuition Reimbursement
* * Mental Health & Wellness*:
Free Mental Health & Enhanced Advocacy Services
* * Beyond Benefits*:
Paid Time Off, Holidays, Preferred Partner Discounts and more.
* Not reflective of all benefits. Enrollment waiting periods or eligibility criteria may apply to certain benefits. Benefit details and offerings may vary for subsidiary entities or in specific geographic locations.
*** The Power To Be Yourself
** As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment comprised of people from all backgrounds, with a variety of experiences and perspectives, guided by our Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging (DIB) motto, “The Power to Be Yourself”.
** Brown & Brown
** is
* * Senior Vice President, IT Strategy & Innovation
** to join our growing team in
** Daytona, FL, Plano, TX, Boston, MA, or Remote**!
seeking The Senior Vice President of IT Strategy & Innovation is a visionary technology executive responsible for shaping the long‐term technology direction of the enterprise while driving near‐term innovation and incubation. This leader will define and execute an integrated IT strategy aligned with corporate objectives, advance enterprise architecture, and champion innovation with a strong emphasis on data, AI, and interoperability. As a direct report to the CITO, this role influences the entire technology landscape and plays a critical part in enabling business growth through modern, scalable, and forward‐thinking solutions.
** Skills & Experience to be Successful:*
* * 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in technology strategy, enterprise architecture, innovation, or related domains.
* Deep expertise…