Partner with executive leadership and business stakeholders to prioritize technology investments using a capability, value, risk, adoption, and AI-leverage lensServe as the strategic technology partner for capabilities supporting underwriting, claims, finance, customer service, distribution, and regulatory reportingDrive modernization initiatives, including cloud transformation, SaaS optimization, AI-enabled engineering practices, intelligent automation, and API-driven integration on reusable, scalable platformsApplication Portfolio ManagementOversee the administration, support, enhancement, and optimization of enterprise business systems, including policy administration, claims, billing, document management, data integration, and reporting and analytics platformsEmbed AI capabilities into core business systems where they create real value: underwriting assistants, claims automation and triage, intelligent document processing, conversational service, and across business functionsEnsure system reliability, performance, scalability, and security across all application environments, including appropriate oversight and explainability for AI componentsEvaluate and rationalize application portfolio usage, licensing, vendor relationships, and total cost of ownership with attention to each platform's openness to APIs, data access, and AI extensibility. Manage staffing strategy, succession planning, performance management, and professional development, with hiring and development aligned to AI-augmented ways of workingBuild strong cross-functional relationships between IT and business stakeholdersProject & Program DeliveryLead complex enterprise technology initiatives from planning through implementation and stabilizationOversee project budgets, timelines, resource planning, and risk management activities.