Senior Director - IT Platform Services

Senior Director Of It Platform Services

Enterprise Technology (formerly Global Technology Services) is a global organization within Transamerica. We provide dedicated support to Transamerica and we bring all of Aegon's business units together through the use of technology. We provide the backbone - the infrastructure - for how everything works. We're creating the company's AI environment, building a flexible 'cloud experience' for internal hosting services, designing frameworks for data governance and management, and ensuring the security and stability the company's technology. In short, we enable the business units to move more quickly and deliver to our clients in the best possible way. Whether customers are interested in insurance products or annuities or financial services, we're here to ensure they don't have to worry whether their information is safe. The people we employ are incredibly diverse, both in terms of backgrounds and skill sets.? There are over 1,000 of us representing a dozen or so nationalities and located in the UK, the US, the Netherlands, and Hungary, Spain, and Hong Kong.? Our global teams are comprised of experts in the areas such as application development, information security, infrastructure services, data & analytics, risk & controls,? procurement, program management, and architecture.? With the breadth of functions within Enterprise Technology, individuals can pursue a wide variety of careers, and we have a focus on supporting employees' development.? In particular, our Talent Marketplace enables colleagues to take on gigs to broaden their experience and try out different responsibilities, which can be extremely rewarding. The most important quality in the people who join us is curiosity. ?A lot of what we do is problem solving, requiring colleagues to take what they know and apply it to new situations. We have many mature processes, but we're always looking for opportunities to improve, so we want people who are naturally inquisitive and confident enough to challenge the way we do things.? Technology is constantly, rapidly changing we need you to help us continue to change with it.

The Senior Director of IT Platform Services is a strategic leadership role responsible for the global vision, delivery, and governance of enterprise platforms that enable agile, scalable, and high-quality technology delivery. This includes ownership of ServiceNow, Jira / Atlassian suite, the Testing Center of Excellence (TCoE), and CI / CD tooling and adoption. The role will lead a global team and partner with engineering, operations, security, and business stakeholders to drive platform innovation, automation, and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Vision

• Define and execute the global strategy for IT platform services aligned with enterprise architecture and digital transformation goals
• Champion platform modernization, automation, and DevOps / Agile enablement across the organization
• Serve as a thought leader and advisor to executive leadership on platform capabilities and innovation

ServiceNow Platform Ownership

Jira & Agile Tooling Governance

Testing Center of Excellence (TCoE)

CI / CD Tooling & DevOps Enablement

Team Leadership & Global Delivery

Stakeholder Engagement & Change Management

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Working Conditions

Compensation

Applicants must possess legal authorization to work for our company in the U.S. without the need for immigration, sponsorship or otherwise serving as an employer of record for immigration employment purposes. At this time, this role is not eligible for immigration-related employment authorization sponsorship.

This is a hybrid position requiring three days in office per week in one of our hub locations. Relocation assistance will not be provided for this position.

This job description is not a contract of employment nor for any specific job responsibilities. The Company may change, add to, remove, or revoke the terms of this job description at its discretion. Managers may assign other duties and responsibilities as needed. In the event an employee or applicant requests or requires an accommodation to perform job functions, the applicable HR Business Partner should be contacted to evaluate the accommodation request.

For eligible employees, we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support both the personal and financial well-being of our employees. Compensation Benefits

Benefits Package

Health and Work / Life Balance Benefits