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Corporate Vice President - Senior Manager, Agile Service Delivery Leader Technology Infrastructure

 

Location Designation: Hybrid - 3 days per week 

 

 

The Infrastructure Service Delivery Leader oversees delivery of infrastructure shared services from Enterprise Technology Services to New York Life’s (NYL’s) technology and business consumers. The role is responsible for maintaining the service catalog for technology infrastructure services and coordinating with product and service owners to ensure product offering are up to date and partners with product owners for new product launch efforts. The Service Delivery Leader oversees the relationship with business and technology senior leaders to review product and service consumption metrics supporting the Bill of IT Program. This includes coordinating monthly service review meetings and quarterly governance meetings for the CTO Organization. The Service Delivery Leader is the “voice of the customer” capturing feedback and facilitating delivery efforts, service review metrics, SLA reporting, and consumption trends.  
 
Work intake management is another critical aspect of the role. This includes coordinating agile product delivery where contributions are required from multiple product and service owners which require engagement of solution architects to develop blueprints or architecture patterns. All intakes are managed in Jira and the agile program portfolio managed in Monday.Dev. The Service Delivery Leader chairs the CTO Organizations Value Management Office to ensure programs are delivered on time and within budgetary estimates. The role oversees Scrum Masters and Portfolio Managers within the Service Delivery Team and partners with Scrum Masters who reside within Product Teams. Another key element of work intake management is the Cloud Business Office which promotes public cloud adoption and partners with the Chief Infrastructure Architect, DevSecOps, and Platform Engineering Leaders to ensure applications are well architected. This includes FinOps programs to ensure cloud consumption is aligned with cost effective patterns and cloud services are appropriately procured at the lowest rates. 
 
The Service Delivery function is responsible for coordinating the CTO Organization Program Increment (PI) Planning events focusing on cross tech coordination and maintaining a six quarter walk of PIs in order to align with annual budget planning. The Service Delivery Leader is responsible for product and service marketing efforts to ensure infrastructure shared services are aligned to business needs. This includes leading product road mapping efforts to align products and services with current and emerging technologies. Additionally, Service Delivery Leader leads benchmarking efforts to ensure products and services are competitive with the competing product and service offerings. This includes facilitating the adoption of GenAI and Agentic AI with product and services owners measuring the impact in terms of experience improvement and labor efficiency. 
 

What You’ll Do:

  • Discover valuable objectives and challenges to solve and validate potential solutions with technology and business stakeholders.
  • Directly impact a $45M annual AWS budget and facilitate cost reduction across 15 lines of business.
  • Run the Cloud Business Office, communicating with Finance and NYL Business Leaders on strategic direction for public cloud consumption.
  • Develop a deep understanding of business goals and processes to inform offering priorities and improvement recommendations.
  • Socialize the CTO Organization Service Catalog and Technology Strategy to ensure a common understanding among internal and external stakeholders.
  • Manage the CTO Organization operating budget and consumption trends in partnership with product owners and consumers.
  • Lead strategy, PI planning, and lifecycle management efforts to support the ongoing evolution and innovation of the offering.
  • Monitor business, market, and technology trends and competitive intelligence to drive strategy and proactively propose new solutions.
  • Survey the AI landscape, map breakthroughs to new automation opportunities, and evaluate cost versus continuing with human efforts.
  • Establish technology roadmaps and release plans that satisfy requirements and achieve client outcomes.
  • Monitor and coordinate CTO Organization work intake management.
  • Build close working relationships with and empower product owners to make appropriate decisions relating to offering development, while providing clear guidance and setting “guardrails” to operate within.
  • Define, track, and communicate relevant KPIs/OKRs for product and service offerings to measure performance and contribution to NYL business goals and strategy.
  • Guide and empower product and service owners to scope, plan, and deliver work, applying established delivery methodologies (e.g., agile, continuous improvement) and best practices (e.g., reusability).
  • Proactively support the identification and resolution of blockers (including technical and resourcing) to achieve offering business objectives.

 

What You’ll Bring:

  • Strong interpersonal skills; ability to build strong relationships and collaborate across diverse and matrixed stakeholders and clients.
  • Ability to facilitate difficult discussions, prioritize competing interests, and manage both strategic and tactical interests.
  • Ability to surface, prioritize, and balance multiple stakeholder priorities.
  • Experience with design thinking principles and client experience design.
  • A high degree of empathy; ability to align and relate to clients.
  • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, including experience leveraging data to inform decision-making and assist in solving engineering problems.
  • Expertise in strategic thinking, forward-looking risk management, and business acumen.
  • Strong experience in researching and understanding both market and client needs.
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical information clearly to various stakeholders, both verbally and in writing.
  • Strong agile program management skills.
  • Flexibility and demonstrated experience with change management practices and protocols.

 

Technical Skills

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a technical field of study.
  • Demonstrated experience in technology service delivery within large enterprises or technology service providers.

 

Required Certifications

  • AWS Associate Certification
  • Scrum Certification or equivalent experience

 

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Pay Transparency

Salary Range: $156,000-$223,000 

Overtime eligible: Exempt 

Discretionary bonus eligible: Yes 

Sales bonus eligible: No 

Actual base salary will be determined based on several factors but not limited to individual’s experience, skills, qualifications, and job location. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program.

 

Company Overview 

At New York Life, our 180-year legacy of purpose and integrity fuels our future. As we evolve into a more technology-, data-, and AI-enabled organization, we remain grounded in the values that drive lasting impact. 

Our diverse business portfolio creates opportunities to make a difference across industries and communities—inviting bold thinking, collaborative problem-solving, and purpose-driven innovation. Here, you’ll find the rare balance of long-standing stability and forward momentum, supported by an inclusive team that honors tradition while embracing progress. 

As a Fortune 100 mutual company, we offer a place to grow your skills, contribute to meaningful work, and deliver solutions that matter. Your ideas drive what’s next, and your growth powers it. 

 

Our Benefits

We provide a full package of benefits for employees – and have unique offerings for a modern workforce, including leave programs, adoption assistance, and student loan repayment programs. Based on feedback from our employees, we continue to refine and add benefits to our offering, so that you can flourish both inside and outside of work. Click here to discover more about our comprehensive benefit options or visit our NYL Benefits Site.

 

Our Commitment to Inclusion
At New York Life, fostering an inclusive workplace is fundamental to who we are and how we serve our communities. We have a longstanding commitment to creating an environment where individuals can contribute their best and succeed together. This foundation is rooted in our core values of humanity and integrity, ensuring that every employee feels valued and supported. By embracing a broad range of perspectives and experiences, we achieve greater success and fulfill our promise of providing financial security and peace of mind to families across all communities. Click here to learn more about New York Life’s leadership in this space.​

Recognized as one of Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies, New York Life is committed to improving local communities through a culture of employee giving and volunteerism, supported by the Foundation. We're proud that due to our mutuality, we operate in the best interests of our policy owners. To learn more about career opportunities at New York Life, please visit the Careers page of www.NewYorkLife.com.

​Visit our LinkedIn to see how our employees and agents are leading the industry and impacting communities.

Visit our Newsroom to learn more about how our company is constantly evolving to meet our clients' and employees’ needs.

 

Job Requisition ID: 92715

About NY Life Insurance Company

Diversity & Humanity–two values that are deeply rooted in the New York Life culture and have laid the foundation for over 175 years of commitment to our employees, agents, policy owners, and the communities where we live and work. At New York Life you become a valued part of a welcoming, inclusive, and caring culture that has a long-standing legacy in stability and growth. The strength of New York Life revolves around our diversified, multi-dimensional business portfolio that goes beyond life insurance, and we want you to be a part of our legacy.

As a Fortune 100 company and industry leader, we provide an environment where you can explore your career ambitions, offering opportunities to tackle meaningful challenges and stretch your skills while balancing work and life priorities. You will be part of a diverse team guided by our belief to always be there for each other–providing the support and flexibility to grow and reach new heights while making an impact in the lives of others.

You are our future, and we commit to investing in you accordingly.

Visit our Linkedin to see how our employees and agents are leading the industry and impacting communities.

Visit our Newsroom to learn more about how our company is constantly evolving to meet our clients' and employees’ needs.

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Nearest Secondary Market: New York City
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