Director, Enterprise Architecture

Overview

Why AAA Life

AAA Life is a respected and trusted American brand that has been focusing on Life Insurance and Annuity Products since 1969. At AAA Life we have over 1.8 million policies where we take pride in earning the trust of our policyholders who understand our promise to be there for them – and their families – when we’re needed most. By joining the AAA Life team, you are joining a company that genuinely cares about helping each other, with a devotion to protect the lives of those around us.

We embrace a diverse, equitable, inclusive culture where all associates can feel a sense of belonging and use their unique talents and perspective to influence, innovate, motivate, and thrive.

How You’ll Work

Work Solution:
Hybrid (Tuesday
- Thursday) Or Remote (USA)

Relocation Eligibility:
Available

The Director of Enterprise

Architecture reports directly to theVice President, Technology Transformation.

The Directoris responsible for understanding and translating the AAA Life business vision and strategy,and providing overall direction,guidance and definition of IT architecture to effectively support the strategy.

The Director must be capable of practically applying existing,newand emerging technologies to new and evolvingbusinessand operating models.

The ability to develop these technologyroadmaps and communicate to AAA Life executives and leaders is key to ensuring the proper buy-in and delivery of results.

The Governance of the Enterprise

Architecture across the organization is a key role to ensure that the architectural direction upholds the current and future state business,data,andinfrastructureand application roadmaps.

Lead and Influence

• Lead and coordinate all aspects of the EA program, including: (1) business architecture, which is focused on guiding people, process and organizational change; (2) information architecture, which is focused on the consistent sharing of information across the enterprise; (3) solutions architecture, which is focused on developing a direction for managing the portfolio of to-be solutions; (4) technical architecture, which is focused on evolving the technical infrastructure;
  
  and (5) security architecture, which is focused on managing IT risk through the exchange of information between people, systems and things inside and outside the organization.

• Lead the evolution of the Enterprise
  
  Architecture function with a team of architect sand partner with the engineering organization leads.

• Promote the business value of the EA function and its process, and the results of the EA program to business andtechnologyleaders/executives.

• Lead the buy versus build analysis where appropriate.

• Be a catalyst for technology transformation and innovation across thetechnologydepartment and across the company.

• Lead the development of an implementation plan forthe
  
  Enterprise
  
  Architecture based on business strategy and requirements.

• Construct technology-enabled operating models andprovideviableoptions and visibility into execution issues.
• Communicate these options to AAAlife leadership.

• Provide leadershiponenterprisetechnologiesand platforms.

Identify Ecosystems and Develop Business Models

• Create architectural and technology strategic roadmaps that result in stronger, moreeffectiveand more reliable business technology platforms

• Understand the business's economic and financial levers that are susceptible to digital transformation, to effectively support and guide technology investment decisions.

• Design and construct future and current state business modelsto educate and inform decision makers

• Manage the development oftransformationplans for moving from the current to the future state environment across application portfolio

Focus on Strategy and Execution

• Demonstrate the business value of EA as an enabler of strategy formulation, and as support for technology innovation, which drives the organization's top and bottom lines.

• Formulate, translate, advocate, support and execute businessstrategyto achieve the organization's targeted business outcomes.

Research and Understand Technology and Nontechnology Trends

• Scan the world for major disruptive technology and nontechnology trends (trendspotting) that affect business.
  
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