SVP, Business Applications

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Berkley Technology Services (BTS) is the dynamic technology solution for W. R. Berkley Corporation a Fortune 500 Commercial Lines Insurance Company. With key locations in Urbandale IA and Wilmington DE BTS provides innovative and customer-focused IT solutions to the majority of WRBCs 60 operating units across the globe. BTSs wide reach ensures that ideas and opinions are considered at every level of the organization to guarantee we find the best solutions possible.

Driven by a commitment to collaboration BTS acts as consultants to our customers and Operating Units by providing comprehensive solutions that not only address the challenge at hand but proactively plan for the Whats Next in our industry and beyond.

With a culture centered on innovation and entrepreneurial spirit BTS stands as a community of technology leaders with eyes toward the future -- leaders who truly care about growing not only their team members but themselves and take pride in their employees who shine. BTS offers endless ways to get involved and have the chance to grow your career into a wide range of roles youd never known existed. Come join us as we push forward into the future of industry-leading technological solutions.

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The Senior Vice President Business ApplicationsLeader is a senior technology executive responsible for leading the strategy execution and operations of enterprise systems that support core insurance functions. This role reports to the Chief Information Officer and is critical to enabling scalable growth operational efficiency and superior customer and agent experiences across the organization.

This role will work closely with other IT leaders including the heads of Infrastructure Enterprise Architecture and Information Security and will operate within a central shared services model while collaborating with divisional CIOs to ensure alignment across business units. The SVP will also be responsible for cultivating and managing executive-level relationships across business and technology leadership to ensure strategic alignment and shared accountability.

Key functions include but are not limited to:

• Define and execute the strategic roadmap for business applications aligned to enterprise goals
• Lead modernization initiatives including cloud adoption platform optimization and automation
• Oversee the full application portfolio (policy billing claims CRM portals underwriting tools)
• Drive large-scale transformation programs system implementations and integrations
• Establish strong governance for project delivery prioritization and risk management
• Ensure high performance security scalability and reliability of critical systems
• Lead and develop a high-performing global team (300) fostering innovation and accountability
• Partner with cross-functional teams (Infrastructure Architecture Security) to align technology strategy
• Build strong relationships with executive stakeholders and serve as a strategic advisor
• Manage key vendor partnerships and ensure delivery against performance and business expectations

• Bachelors degree in computer science Information Systems or related field (Masters or MBA preferred).
• 15 yearsof experience in enterprise applications with5 yearsin executive leadership roles.
• Significant experience implementing and managing insurance policy billing and claims systems.
• Proven success in managing large distributed teams and multi-million-dollar budgets.
• Strong understanding of commercial insurance operations regulatory requirements and industry trends.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS Azure) microservices APIs and enterprise integration.
• Demonstrated success working in acentral shared services modeland partnering withdivisional CIOs.
• Prior experience inorganizational consolidationand enterprise harmonization initiatives.
• Excellent communication stakeholder engagement and change management skills.