Technology Strategy Leader

At Allstate, great things happen when our people work together to protect families and their belongings from life’s uncertainties. And for more than 90 years, our innovative drive has kept us a step ahead of our customers’ evolving needs. From advocating for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws, to being an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, and, more recently, device and identity protection. 

• Recommends and implements change across multiple organizations in alignment with enterprise change initiatives; uses personal influence to enlist employees and peers in implementing change

• Models and creates an environment of accountability within the team, and for peer groups and senior leaders by setting clear objectives in support of strategic business outcomes

• Leads team in achieving significant, complex assignments by creating structure and leveraging processes that enable oversight of delivery while allowing employees freedom of action

• Leverages in-depth business knowledge to convert thinking of others and/or gains acceptance of complex ideas where difficult (but necessary) to achieve goals and objectives

• Establishes a vision, direction, and specific objectives for multiple organizational areas and assists in integrating that vision across multiple areas

• Applies knowledge to diverse and complex situations, where alternatives are numerous, to drive business solutions on behalf of the organization

• Communicates the technology strategy to the organization so they understand their roles, are motivated to achieve established goals and have line of the sight between their work and Allstate strategies

• Responsible for implementation of our enterprise technology strategy, including high-level planning of work and resources

• Acting as a thought leader by developing complex ideas that have long-term, strategic impact and align with broader Enterprise strategies

• This job has supervisory duties.

• 10 or more years of experience (Preferred)

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Allstate provides a comprehensive technology setup, including a laptop, monitors, headset, keyboard, and mouse. Employees eligible to work from home also receive a monthly connectivity reimbursement to help offset internet costs.

When working from home, you must have a dedicated, private workspace free from distractions, along with appropriate desk and seating. Reliable internet is required, with minimum speeds of 50 MB download and 5 MB upload.