[Remote] Senior Manager, Information Technology

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. IAT Insurance Group is the largest private, family-owned property and casualty insurer in the U.S. They are seeking a Senior Manager of Information Technology to lead infrastructure engineering and architecture teams, ensuring the delivery of essential infrastructure capabilities while establishing strong financial management practices. The role requires a focus on operational excellence, technology leadership, and team development to drive organizational effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Develop and support the infrastructure strategy and roadmap to ensure systems are highly available, scalable, and secure
• Drive consistent and disciplined execution across both strategic initiatives and operational work
• Ensure work is clearly defined, sequenced appropriately, and aligned to business priorities before execution begins
• Establish and monitor how infrastructure work flows across teams, identifying bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and areas of constraint
• Drive continuous improvement in how work is delivered, reducing rework, delays, and operational overhead
• Ensure effective transition of solutions into operations with clear ownership, monitoring, and support models
• Oversee evaluation, selection, and implementation of infrastructure technologies that scale effectively and support long term organizational needs
• Guide adoption of new technologies with a focus on operational readiness, maintainability, and measurable business impact
• Balance innovation with simplification, reducing unnecessary complexity across the environment
• Partner with security to ensure infrastructure architectures align to security policies and enterprise standards
• Lead regular reviews to proactively identify and address risks across infrastructure platforms
• Ensure security considerations are integrated into design and delivery, not added after deployment
• Build and lead a high performing engineering organization with a strong focus on accountability, clarity, and continuous improvement
• Develop leaders and teams who can operate across boundaries, collaborate effectively, and take ownership of outcomes
• Drive organizational effectiveness by improving processes, decision making, and alignment across teams
• Foster a culture that values simplicity, ownership, and delivering outcomes over activity
• Drive financial planning, forecasting, and expense management for infrastructure services
• Ensure effective allocation of resources across operational and strategic work
• Drive cost awareness and accountability while enabling the organization to scale

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, business, or a related field
• Minimum 7 years of IT infrastructure or security operations leadership experience
• Strong technical foundation across infrastructure engineering, architecture, or operations
• Proven track record of delivering infrastructure initiatives from strategy through execution
• Demonstrated ability to improve how work is planned, prioritized, and delivered across teams
• Ability to identify bottlenecks, manage competing priorities, and drive outcomes in complex environments
• Strong understanding of business risk and ability to make informed, risk-based decisions
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey complex concepts to both technical and executive audiences
• Experience working cross-functionally with engineering, security, and business partners
• Experience with vendor and contract management
• Broad understanding of modern infrastructure including cloud platforms, networking, end user computing, disaster recovery, and monitoring
• Strong organizational leadership capabilities with a focus on building high performing, accountable teams
• To qualify, applicants must be authorized to work in the United States and must not require VISA sponsorship, now or in the future, for employment purposes

Benefits

• Performance-based bonus opportunities
• 401(K) match
• Profit-sharing opportunities
• 26 PTO Days (Entry Level) + 12 Company Holidays = 38 Paid Days Off
• 7% 401(k) Company Match and additional Profit Sharing
• Hybrid work environment
• Numerous training and development opportunities to assist you in furthering your career
• Healthcare and Wellness Programs
• Opportunity to earn performance-based bonuses
• College Loan Assistance Support Plan
• Educational Assistance Program
• Mentorship Program
• Dress for Your Day Policy

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