Chief Technology Officer

This posting is scheduled to close on July 30 2026. If a sufficient number of qualified applications are received this posting may close early. Apply today!

About the Job

Montana State Fund (MSF) is seeking an innovative forwardlooking Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to help shape the technological future of Montanas largest workers compensation insurance carrier. Reporting to the Chief Information Officer the CTO serves as a member of the IT Department leadership team.

This role will define MSFs longterm technology vision anticipate emerging capabilities and ensure the organization is prepared for the rapidly evolving needs of customers regulators and the insurance marketplace. This position will provide strategic direction across enterprise architecture cloud evolution cybersecurity posture and innovation pathwayshelping MSF remain resilient modern and customercentered.

Key responsibilities include:

• Enterprise Strategic Vision: Working with company and department leadership lead the development and delivery of a long-term customer-focused technology vision and the strategies needed to achieve that vision. Focus areas include customer digital experience use of AI and other emerging technologies and shift of IT from an on-premises focus to a cloud-based delivery system.
  
  
• Enterprise Architecture and Technology Strategy: Establish and maintain enterprise architecture standards that support efficient secure and customer focused technology solutions. Ensure all architecture decisions prioritize the protection and seamless services to MSFs customers. Provide strategic direction for cloud system design integrations and technology lifecycle management with a focus on enabling responsive high-quality services that align with MSFs use of Guidewires Insurance Suite. Serve as the architecture advisor to IT leadership and executive management ensuring thoughtful investment is sustainable secure and customer centered.
  
  
• Security Leadership and Governance: Provide strategic leadership for cybersecurity operations and ensure the protection of MSFs data and systems Oversee the development and enforcement of security policies standards and controls that safeguard the trust of customers and vendor partners. Work closely with risk management and MSF compliance to proactively manage security risks monitor threats and ensure alignment with regulatory requirements. Lead security initiatives that provide reliable safe and secure services to customers including vulnerability management incident response and security awareness training.
  
  
• People Leadership and Team Development: Lead and develop high-performing teams across security network and architecture. Foster a collaborative and innovative environment where team members are passionate about supporting MSFs mission and delivering excellent service to policyholders and injured workers.

Additional functions:

• Develop and execute comprehensive strategic plans for enterprise architecture and cybersecurity ensuring alignment with MSFs overarching business goals and mission.
• Champion a culture of security awareness and risk mitigation throughout the organization ensuring robust compliance with all relevant regulatory requirements.
• Manage vendor relationships and budgets effectively to optimize technology investments and secure essential services.
• Foster strong relationships with stakeholders across all levels of the organization leveraging outstanding communication and leadership to drive collaborative initiatives.

This is a highimpact role for a technology leader who excels in strategic thinking horizon scanning and shaping the future of enterprise technology.

Required Skills

About You

To find success and satisfaction in this role candidates will possess the following traits:

• A seasoned technology leader with deep experience in architecture security or application developmentand a passion for anticipating whats next.
• Energized by longrange planning innovation and guiding organizations toward resilient and forwardleaning technology ecosystems.
• Excel at building relationships communicating complex ideas clearly and leading collaborative missiondriven teams.
• Balance strategic imagination with practical judgment enabling thoughtful sustainable decisions that protect and enhance customer experience.
• A leader who demonstrates strong ownership approaches challenges with curiosity works with speed and intention and consistently delivers highquality results.

At Montana State Fund how we do our jobs matters to us as much as what we do. To support our customer-centered workplace successful candidates are team players who possess:

• Customer and growth mindset
• Empathy
• Accountability
• Adaptability
• Resiliency
• Communication skills

Required Experience

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelors degree in a field relevant to the position and
• Ten (10) years of IT architecture security or applications development including five (5) years in IT leadership.

An equivalent combination of education and experience of the above requirements may be considered.

Preferred:

• Masters degree in a field relevant to the position.
  
• Five (5) years experience in insurance or related industry.
• Experience working with Guidewire Insurance Suite or similar insurance solutions.
• Experience with AWS cloud.
• Certifications such as CISSP CISM TOGAF AWS Solution Architect PMP or Agile.

About Montana State Fund
Montana State Fund is more than just an insurance company. We are a team of dedicated professionals committed to making a positive impact. Our mission is to partner with employers and their employees to care for those injured on the job and champion a culture of workplace safety for our fellow Montanans.

Six values guide us in our day-to-day work:

1. Do whats right
2. Deliver with heart
3. Focus on what matters
4. Succeed together
5. Find a better way
6. Take the long view

Job location
This position requires regular attendance and presencein the MSF Helena office.

Compensation and Benefits
Starting salary for this exemptposition begins at $167000 - $208700 per year.

• Excellent health insurance with dental vision life long-term disability and more with optional dependent coverage.
• Flexible spending accounts for dependent care and medical expenses.
• Public employees retirement plan tax-deferred contributions with a generous employer match.
• Optional 457(b) deferred compensation to further increase retirement savings.
• Higher education reimbursement and other training and development programs.
• Robust personal leave paid holidays and extended leave.

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