Company: Sovereign Insurance
Department: IT
Employment Type: Regular Full-Time
Work Model: Hybrid
Language: This role operates in English.
Additional Information: This/these role(s) is/are currently vacant
The Opportunity:
As a wholly owned subsidiary of the Cooperators General Insurance company, Sovereign Insurance believes your experience matters. This is our promise to not only our clients but to our employees as well, because we know the strength of our company starts with our people. The smart, curious and collaborative people who bring their whole heart and passion to work each day. But you can’t pour from an empty cup; we take care of the well-being of our people so that they are inspired to protect Canadian businesses and the lives, families and communities we impact. Join us and begin shaping your experience at Sovereign.
The Lead IT Planner is a senior technical leadership role for the Solution Delivery team that represents technology for major lines of business areas across multiple entities to support business initiatives and corporate objectives. The focus of this role is to facilitate the strategic planning, evaluation, design and evolution of software solutions within the assigned business areas, and to provide business and technical oversight to ensure these solutions meet client and company expectations, as well as fit within and integrate with defined Enterprise Architectural standards and direction.
How you will create impact:
- Act as technology prime for the assigned lines of business leadership and participate in capability modeling, road-mapping and planning process.
- Analyze business, technology and market trends in the assigned business area and determine their potential impact on the business.
- Storing and forming business ideas or problems into a solution recommendation by cross collaborating across various business and enterprise areas.
- Develop and maintain productive working relationships with business owners, acting as primary point of contact with business clients and other internal and external stakeholders.
- Translating strategic requirements into a usable business architecture, which will then be used to guide solution development and achieve consistency.
- Providing senior-level consultation and support to the technology delivery teams on various tasks related to application integrations or systems development.
- Influence and raise awareness to the overall enterprise IT direction and support the line of business’ ability to leverage this direction.
- Recommend and drive adoption of advanced AI-driven solutions to transform insurance operations and bridges business objectives with technical innovation, ensuring AI adoption is ethical, scalable, and compliant with regulatory standards.
To join our team:
- Minimum 10 years of progressive IT industry experience supporting application solution architectures on large initiatives from a business perspective.
- Post-secondary education in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Proven experience in multiple disciplines related to the delivery of complex enterprise applications, such as conceptual architecture, application architecture, application development, system integration, development methodologies, testing, and deployment.
- Good understanding of AI strategies, AI governance framework and ethical AI adoption.
- Must be TOGAF certified or willing to obtain the certification
How you will succeed:
- You thrive on delivering our exceptional client experience through positive and engaging relationships; embracing accountability to achieve effective results.
- You ensure your day-to-day actions are in harmony with the company’s purpose, vision, and values even when challenged.
- You will support and guide others through changing conditions and encourage the exploration of new opportunities or innovations.
- You value cooperative and collaborative dialogue because diverse perspectives offer more creative and productive solutions.
What you need to know:
- Detail oriented work that requires a high degree of mental concentration for extended periods of time.
- You will be subject to a Background check as a condition of employment, in the event you are the successful candidate.
- Strict confidentiality with respect to employee’s personal information and other sensitive or proprietary material.
What’s in it for you?
- The opportunity to take on challenging work and contribute your expertise, creativity, and passion in meaningful ways.
- A comprehensive total rewards package, including competitive salary, bonus, paid time off, pension and benefits.
- A holistic approach to your well-being, with physical and mental health programs and flexible work options.
- The opportunity to work on an inclusive team who inspire each other to explore and achieve what’s possible.
- An organizational commitment to sustainability and charitable giving; positively impacting the social, environmental and economic well-being of Canadian businesses, families and communities.
