Chief Information Officer, Retirement Services

Who we are

Corebridge Financial helps people make some of the most meaningful decisions they're ever going to make. We help them plan and take action to protect the future they envision, and respond to some of life's most difficult moments through the solutions and services we provide. We do this through our broad portfolio of life insurance, retirement and institutional products, offered through an extensive, multichannel distribution network. We provide solutions for a brighter future through our client centered service, breadth of product expertise, deep distribution relationships, and outstanding team of hardworking and passionate employees.

About the role

The position is the executive IT leader for the Retirement Services line of business and critical in realizing business strategy through effective use and delivery of contemporary technology solutions embracing agile best practices in a complex enterprise environment. The right experienced and dynamical leader will be accountable for:

• All aspects of IT supporting our group retirement business including relationship management, designing and building effective solutions to drive tangible business outcomes, efficiently managing spend and resources while ensuring we have an effective operating environment.

• Working with executive leaders to shape business strategy and develop and refine a long-term technology roadmap that helps bring that strategy to life, including modernizing and future proofing our platform.

• Introducing and leveraging contemporary technologies and strategies, including but not limited to enabling a connected ecosystem with APIs, improving costs and scalability with cloud, automating IT with dev ops, driving great experiences with data, and meeting customers where they are with mobile.

• Engaging with customers and industry partners to help the firm influence the industry as well as prospective and current clients to leverage technology effectively.

• Working with the L&R IT leadership team to embrace contemporary ways of working, attract and develop talent across the firm and leverage economies of scale and shared capabilities.

Please note: The job can be performed in the State locations listed: Houston, TX, Jersey City NJ & Remote.

Competencies:

• Business / Industry Knowledge: Demonstrates an understanding of the financial services industry, especially the defined contribution (401k/403b) group retirement and broker/deal and wealth management segments.

• Technical Acumen: Strong foundation in practical application of technology with a software engineering bias. Proven track record of identifying trends, staying current with skills and helping build an engineering-oriented culture.

• Strategic Positioning: Helps defined business strategy by understanding what's possible with technology and identifies solutions that support enterprise strategy, impact critical business outcomes, and drive organizational success through the evaluation of internal and external business contexts.

• Partnership: Effectively partners with business functions and the enterprise to leverage economies of scale meeting a complex set of needs and objectives.

• Cultural Adaptability: Values and consider the perspectives of diverse parties in a global context. Is a role model and organizational leader.

• Talent Cultivation: Is a talent magnet and has proven skills in nurturing and developing talent.

• Critical Thinking: Able to identify, anticipate and prevent businesses problems and match an appropriate solution; Demonstrates intellectual curiosity identifying or anticipating issues within the client base and the ability to match an optimal solution.

• Decision Quality / Risk Mindset: Demonstrates good judgement and knows when to involve others; Uses data, logic, analysis, and experience to make evidence-based decisions.

• Learning Agility: Demonstrates a progressive growth mindset through an ability and willingness to learn from experiences and new situations; Applies past experience to proactively identify opportunities.

Required Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or proven record of experience.

• Strong reputation and proven track record of driving change and embracing contemporary technology and ways of working in the industry.

• 15+ years of managerial/leadership position experience.

• 20+ years of experience in technology preferably as a CIO but also with a broad set of additional roles, especially software engineering.

• Experience with designing and maturing a product aligned IT operating model.

• Thought leadership and strategic mindset to drive business value.

• Excellent skills in software development and design.

• Proven success leading the full life cycle of technology change projects at scale.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with ability to present to a variety of audiences.

What our employees like most about working for Corebridge Financial

• We care about your professional development. Our career progression program will provide you with the opportunity to develop your skills, strengthen your productivity and be eligible to progressively advance to positions with an increased responsibility and increased compensation.

• Our "Giving Back" policy is at the core of our daily operations and guides our future progress. Don't believe us? We put our money where our mouth is! Corebridge Financial will give you up to 16 hours a year paid time off to volunteer in the community.

• Our people are our most important asset therefore we provide a generous benefits plan and competitive pay. Benefit package includes:

• Paid Time Off (Corebridge Financial recognizes the importance of work life balance). We offer 27 PTO days to start. 17 paid holidays per calendar year.

• A 401(k) Retirement Plan which will be HARD TO BEAT. Our 401K - $1 for $1 match up to 6% with immediate vesting, plus Corebridge Financial automatically contributes an additional 3% into your 401K regardless of if you enroll or not.

For positions based in New York, NY, and Jersey City, NJ, the base salary range is $210,000 - $245,000 and the position is eligible for a bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable incentive plan. In addition, we're proud to offer a range of competitive benefits.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

Corebridge Financial, Inc., its subsidiaries and affiliates are committed to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and its policies and procedures reflect this commitment. We provide equal opportunity to all qualified individuals regardless of race, color, religion, age, gender, gender expression, national origin, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected categories such as sexual orientation. At Corebridge Financial, we believe that diversity and inclusion are critical to our future and our mission - creating a foundation for a creative workplace that leads to innovation, growth, and profitability. Through a wide variety of programs and initiatives, we invest in each employee, seeking to ensure that our people are not only respected as individuals, but also truly valued for their unique perspectives.

To learn more please visit: www.corebridgefinancial.com

Corebridge Financial is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants and employees with physical or mental disabilities. If you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to complete any part of the application or hiring process, please send an email to TalentandInclusion@corebridgefinancial.com. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

Functional Area:

IT - Information Technology

Estimated Travel Percentage (%): Up to 50%

Relocation Provided: No

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