Job Description
Job Family IT - General About Us At Transamerica, hard work, innovative thinking, and personal accountability are qualities we honor and reward. We understand the potential of leveraging the talents of a diverse workforce. We embrace an environment where employees enjoy a balance between their careers, families, communities, and personal interests. Ultimately, we appreciate the uniqueness of a company where talented professionals work collaboratively in a positive environment — one focused on helping people look forward and plan for the best life possible while providing tools and solutions that make it easier to get there. Who We Are We believe everyone deserves to live their best life. More than a century ago, we were among the first financial services companies in America to serve everyday people from all walks of life. Today, we’re part of an international holding company, with millions of customers and thousands of employees worldwide. Our insurance, retirement, and investment solutions help people make the most of what’s important to them. We’re empowered by a vast agent network covering North America, with diversity to match. Together with our nonprofit research institute and foundation, we tune in, step up, and are a force for good — for our customers and the communities where we live, work, and play. United in our purpose, we help people create the financial freedom to live life on their terms. What We Do Transamerica is organized into three distinct businesses. These include 1) World Financial Group, including Transamerica Financial Advisors, 2) Protection Solutions and Savings & Investments, comprised of life insurance, annuities, employee benefits, retirement plans, and Transamerica Investment Solutions, and 3) Financial Assets, which includes legacy blocks of long term care, universal life, and variable and fixed annuities. These are supported by Transamerica Corporate, which includes Finance, People and Places, General Counsel, Risk, Internal Audit, Strategy and Development, and Corporate Affairs, which covers Communications, Brand, and Government and Policy Affairs. Transamerica employs nearly 7,000 people. It’s part of Aegon, an integrated, diversified, international financial services group serving approximately 23.9 million customers worldwide.* For more information, visit transamerica.com. Job Description Summary This position will be part of the ET Digital Workplace Services function, responsible for managing strategic technical and operational partnerships with 3rd party organizations who will supply various operational functions to AEGON. The role of Sr IT Desktop Strategist will work to identify opportunities to improve service performance. Job Description Responsibilities: Responsible for maintaining Enterprise Technology’s Desktop Technology Strategy, ensuring that corresponding strategic goals are planned, advanced and achieved, and that they deliver business value. Provides direction for the vendor desktop strategy to ensure those technologies are cohesive and in sync Provide hands on technology expertise to current desktop systems Strengthens alignment by participating in in strategic and operational planning activities involving GTS service owners and top technical staff. Provides consulting on operational processes to maintain strategic alignment and minimize customer impact. Provides consulting for architecture team in reviewing strategic technologies and solution design. Constantly engage in challenging the status-quo and bringing in more value to the organization through in-house/external technology solutions Conducts research for IT projects that are strategic in nature. Assess various technologies, products, and services related to the management of performance-based information Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science or technically related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered. Minimum of 5+ years demonstrated related experience. Strong written and verbal communication skills enabling effective articulation of strategy Breadth of knowledge across majority of technology disciplines including web, database, data center, network, and workforce computing technologies Deep understanding of modern endpoint management ecosystems, including SCCM, Intune, and automated application delivery frameworks, with the ability to drive modernization and standardization across a global environment. Proven understanding of cloud technologies available Experience modernizing legacy code and automations with SQL databases, Visual Studio,