IT Acquisition Technical Lead

Summary

World Insurance Associates is a unique insurance organization offering top products and services from major providers, combined with attentive service from local agents.

Founded in 2011, World is one of the fastest-growing insurance brokers in the U.S. with over 2,200 employees in over 260 offices across North America. We specialize in personal and commercial insurance lines, surety and bonding, employee benefits, financial and retirement services, and human capital management solutions.

Our rapid growth and market leading presence has created opportunities throughout the state and we offer top talent the choice to work from one of our multiple offices throughout the region.

Position Overview

The IT Acquisition Technical Lead will provide strategic technical leadership for Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), supporting IT integration functions including Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, Applications, and End User support. This role involves managing IT due diligence, planning, and integration of acquired companies to align technology with business goals. The ideal candidate must have advanced skills in technical design, development, analysis, and project management.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the M&A Deal Team, Integration Management Office (IMO), Project Managers, and business stakeholders on acquisition integration project plans and status updates.
• Gather detailed technical and business requirements through various methods such as interviews, document analysis, surveys, site visits, business process descriptions, use cases, scenarios, and workflow analysis.
• Perform risk management to identify, communicate, and mitigate acquisition IT-related risks.
• Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for flawless execution of integration projects for newly acquired companies.
• Coordinate effectively with various business units, technology teams, and support teams to ensure that business requirements are delivered through technical solutions.
• Conduct and coordinate financial, product, market, operational, and related due diligence reviews to support IT integration planning and implementation.
• Validate resource requirements and develop IT integration cost estimates, budgets, and actuals.
• Assist in defining project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders, and ensuring technical feasibility.
• Plan and implement IT infrastructure and manage office buildouts and closures.
• Serve as the primary PM for all office closures, openings, moves, and consolidations.
• Work with and become a trusted advisor to multiple divisions within the World portfolio including Finance, Commercial and Retail.
• Working experience as an ITPM in the Insurance industry is a positive.
  
  

Experience:

• 7 years of M&A IT integration project experience required.
• 5 years of experience in infrastructure operations (e.g., onboarding, offboarding, network, data center operations, and endpoints).
• 3 years of experience coordinating with a team of Infrastructure Engineers required.
• 3 years of experience with Cloud Computing or SaaS Solutions required.
• 3 years of experience with Agency Management Systems.
• Demonstrated ability to take ownership and manage technical projects, including identification of project scope, requirements, deliverables, and coordination of project design and implementation activities.
  
  

Knowledge / Competencies:

• Demonstrated strong people skills, leading and participating in a team environment.
• Strong technical documentation skills.
• Applicants must be organized and able to communicate with stakeholders at all levels, including end users, preferred partners, and executive management.
• Competency with indirect leadership and managing in-house and outsourced delivery teams.
• Experience in business analysis, requirements gathering, and process improvement.
  
  

Personal Attributes

• Ability to work in a demanding environment concurrently on multiple projects with varying deadlines.
• Energetic, enthusiastic, meticulous, and organized.
• Commitment to excellence – quality, detail, and deadline driven.
• Ability to work independently without frequent direction.
• An entrepreneurial mindset and take ownership attitude.
  
  

Education:

Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, management information systems, or a related technical field.

Equal Employment Opportunity

At World Insurance Associates (WIA), we celebrate and support our differences. We know employing a team rich in diverse thoughts, experiences, and opinions allows our employees, our products, and our community to flourish. WIA is honored to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, or Veteran status. In addition, WIA makes reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

To Executive Search Firms And Staffing Agencies

World does not accept unsolicited resumes from any agencies that have not signed a mutual service agreement. All unsolicited resumes will be considered World’s property, and World will not be obligated to pay a referral fee. This includes resumes submitted directly to Hiring Managers without contacting World’s Human Resources Talent Department.