Automation Delivery Manager (open to remote)

Company: AFMIC American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.
Location: Madison
Posted on: November 22, 2021

Job Description:

At American Family Insurance, we believe people are an organization's most valuable asset, and their ideas and experiences matter. From our CEO to our agency force, we're committed to growing a diverse and inclusive culture that empowers innovation that will inspire, protect, and restore our customers' dreams in ways never imagined.

American Family Insurance is driven by our customers and employees. That's why we provide more than just a job - we provide opportunity. Whether you're already part of our team in search of a new challenge or new to our company and ready for what's next, you're in the right place. Every dream is a journey that starts with a single step. Start your journey right here. Join our team. Bring your dreams.

Job ID:

R25610 Automation Delivery Manager (open to remote) (Open)

Compensation may vary based on the job level and your geographic work location.

Compensation Minimum:$109,000

Compensation Maximum:$191,000

Summary:

The Business Automation & Transformation Center of Excellence (COE) develops and delivers automation to transform our enterprise. We form small, empowered teams to attack specific business problems; these teams follow Agile principles to rapidly design, develop, test, and deploy solutions that leverage APIs, robotic process automation, artificial intelligence / machine learning, cloud capabilities, and low-code platforms. COE team members and leaders strive for operational excellence; we proactively partner with automation teams across the enterprise to identify and encourage best practices, develop and leverage common capabilities, and maximize value to the enterprise.

We want people who cleverly and quickly learn and apply technology, and who love the thrill of delighting their customers and adding value. Strong technical skills are obviously important-but we place equal emphasis on great communication skills, initiative, flexibility, teamwork, and personal commitment to continuous improvement.

As an automation delivery manager, your goal is to maximize the value created by your team and by our department. This entails measuring and sharing key metrics (costs, benefits, speed to market, quality); coaching teams through continuous improvement; accepting, rejecting, halting, or accelerating project work; and providing guidance, leadership, and development opportunities to team members. You build strong relationships with automation customers and facilitate the creation and execution of their automation roadmap. Also, as a leader within the COE, you maintain positive relations with one or more federated automation teams (to which you're assigned), and you help evangelize and establish successful automation practices and governance across the enterprise. You truly have enterprise impact!

Job Description:

Primary Accountabilities

Project Delivery & Support (25%)

* Owns a portfolio of projects, managing multiple concurrent projects with shared resources.
* Identifies and requests the skill sets needed to optimally staff an approved client project. This includes acquiring the appropriate resources from the division's resource pools, acquiring client resources, and acquiring other resources (i.e. vendor consultants, etc.) that may be needed for a given project.
* Ensures the quality, timeliness and cost of projects meet client and business requirements. Leads or assists with project problem resolution by gathering pertinent information, consulting with impacted areas, considering alternatives and making timely and accurate recommendations.
* Renegotiates resources, scope, timeline, or other project variables when needed and assists with conflict resolution.
* Ensures project communications on status and issues are delivered to business clients and management in a timely manner.

Relationship Management (20%)

* Manages relationships with multiple business stakeholders, understanding their business drivers and the future direction of the business. Recommends products and services to satisfy client business needs.
* Reviews all of the activities that the I/S Division is performing on behalf of the client. Provides a single point of contact and single voice for mass communications directed to clients.
* Resolves problems in relationships between clients and the I/S Division. Focuses on customer satisfaction and keeping customers informed of impacts to their business.
* Develops and maintains strong relationships with other I/S departments.
* Provides an environment conducive to teaming within a matrix organization.

Application Technology (15%)

* Oversees the delivery of accurate and reliable technology solutions to meet business needs.
* Oversees the resolution of second and third-level support issues. Ensures that application outages and problems are resolved to client satisfaction.
* Provides expertise regarding supported products, services and data as required to support the needs of the division and the organization.
* Provides guidance and technical leadership to resources. Maintains an awareness of other projects and activities and their possible effect on ongoing department work. Understands relationships between own unit and corporate wide systems.
* Provides change facilitation to technical solutions or services by defining the potential impact of a proposed solution on the client, business and I/S division.

Management/Leadership for Department or Unit (15%)

* Manages direct reports, systems, and projects to achieve department/unit goals in accordance with Company policies and practices.
* Prepares and analyzes department/unit plans and reports.
* Provides leadership by exhibiting influence and expertise, thus affecting the results of the operating area.
* Creates an effective work environment by developing a common vision, setting clear objectives, expecting teamwork, recognizing outstanding performance, and maintaining open communications.
* Develops staff through coaching, providing performance feedback, providing effective performance assessments, and establishing performance & development plans.

Client Technology Strategy (10%)

* Assists with the creation of divisional technology visions (i.e. roadmaps) and/or conducts needs assessment interviews with VPs and Directors.
* Provides information and analysis regarding areas of opportunity and improvement within our organization and with our products and services.
* Monitors technology trends through active participation in technical associations and review of technical publications.
* Collaborates with other technologists and service providers to identify markets for current and/or potential solutions and services to include applications, infrastructure and mass market offerings and how to best capture those market(s).
* Identifies potential market research opportunities for technology solution providers. Assists in the development of the research methodology.

Vendor Product Selection and Management (10%)

* Oversees vendor selection process. This may include external contract negotiation.
* Establishes and maintains professional business relationships with software vendors.
* Produces cost estimates for products and maintains maintenance agreement payments.
* Oversees architecture study components and notice of need completion.
* Delivers presentations on technological advances to I/S leadership and clients.
* Resolves contractual issues involving technology vendors and consultants.
* Assists clients with product evaluation and selection.

Strategies Linked to the Division's Business Goals/Results (5%)

* Establishes, communicates, and implements departmental plans, objectives, and strategies.
* Participates as a member of the Management Team.
* Maintains an active awareness of American Family's business environments, corporate culture, and structure to support key decision-making.

Specialized Knowledge and Skills Requirements

* Demonstrated experience providing customer-driven solutions, support or service
* Demonstrated experience defining application technology/business solution requirements.
* Demonstrated experience managing relationships with internal and external partners.
* Demonstrated management or leadership experience.
* Solid knowledge and understanding of processing systems and application-to-application integration.
* Solid knowledge and understanding of systems development life cycle (SDLC).
* Solid knowledge and understanding of technologies, current and new, that can be used in the delivery of business solutions.

Additional Job Information:

Offer to selected candidate will be made contingent on the results of applicable background checks.

Offer to selected candidate is contingent on signing a non-disclosure agreement for proprietary information, trade secrets, and inventions.

Our policy restricts consideration of applicants needing employment sponsorship (visas) to specialty occupations. Sponsorship will not be considered for this position.

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When you work at American Family you can expect benefits that support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. You will have access to comprehensive medical, dental, vision and wellbeing benefits that enable you to take care of your health. We also offer a competitive 401(k) contribution, a pension plan, an annual incentive, and a paid-time off program. In addition, our student loan repayment program and paid-family leave are available to support our employees and their families. Interns and contingent workers are not eligible for American Family Enterprise benefits.

We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

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