Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Mutual of Omaha is seeking a seasoned IT leader with Marketing Technology experience to lead a high-performing technology team and serve as a Product Owner. The role is responsible for shaping MarTech product strategy, prioritizing delivery, managing technology outcomes, and partnering with business and technology stakeholders to deliver measurable value.
Responsibilities
- Lead, develop, and retain a high-performing team, fostering accountability, recognition, career growth, and continuous development of technical, leadership and business capabilities
- Build an inclusive, highly engaged team culture where associates feel valued, empowered, and connected to organizational values and objectives
- Own the health, performance, quality, and reliability of technology solutions, ensuring systems meet business, customer, security, compliance, and operational expectations
- Define and execute long-term technology strategies and roadmaps aligned with business capabilities, technology health, enterprise priorities, and evolving organizational needs
- Act as Product Owner in collaboration with business stakeholders, translate business needs into a clear product vision, roadmap, priorities, and actionable backlog that deliver measurable value
- Drive operational excellence and effective delivery, championing SDLC, SAFe Agile, continuous improvement, change management, and strong Incident, Problem, and Change practices
- Serve as a trusted technology advisor and strategic partner, collaborating across business and I/S teams to solve complex problems, remove barriers, influence priorities, and deliver effective solutions
- Lead and collaborate effectively across globally distributed teams, aligning work across locations, time zones, cultures, and delivery partners to achieve shared outcomes
- Manage financial, vendor, and resource strategies, including budgets, technology investments, external resources, contracts, negotiations, performance expectations, and cost optimization
Skills
- Applicants for this position must not now, nor at any point in the future, require sponsorship for employment
- 8+ years of leadership or people management experience leading engineering and platform teams and initiatives
- Proven experience delivering complex teams within a SAFe Agile environment, including PI planning, backlog prioritization, and cross-ART coordination
- Strong technical acumen and AI fluency with the ability to define and execute legacy modernization strategies, balancing architectural transformation with business priorities, risk, and owning solution outcomes
- Experience leading Marketing Technology (MarTech) capabilities and platforms, with an understanding of how technology enables customer engagement, digital experiences, campaign execution, data-driven personalization, and measurable marketing outcomes
- Experience in the financial services industry, with an understanding of regulatory, security, and operational constraints
- Solid foundation in process improvement methodologies (e.g., Lean, Six Sigma) with demonstrated ability to drive operational efficiency and continuous improvement
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with proven ability to influence senior leaders and drive alignment across diverse teams
- Experience managing third-party/vendor partnerships and distributed delivery teams
- Bachelor's degree in information technology, Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
- Demonstrated commitment to fostering a culture of inclusion and belonging, encouraging diverse perspectives, active listening, and continuous learning
- Experience working in the insurance and/or financial services industry
- Hands on experience with CRM/Content Management/Marketing Automation, Web/Digital experience, SEO/GEO and other Tech stacks like Java, Mulesoft, and the latest Martech stack
- Project Management (PMP, Agile, or Scrum certifications)
- Lean Six Sigma Green/Black Belt
- Insurance-related certifications (e.g., AINS, CPCU)
Benefits
- Annual bonus opportunity
- 401(k) plan with a 2% company contribution and 6% company match
- Vacation, personal time and paid holidays
- Remote work arrangement; periodic in-person attendance is required for activities such as quarterly or project planning, training, or other business-critical meetings
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