Engineering Lead, M&A and Enterprise Initiatives

ABOUT US 

At HUB International, we are a team of entrepreneurs. We believe in protecting and supporting the aspirations of individuals, families, and businesses. We help our clients evaluate their risks and develop solutions tailored to their needs. We believe in empowering our employees to learn, grow, and make a difference. Our structure enables our teams to maintain their own unique, regional culture while leveraging support and resources from our corporate centers of excellence. 

HUB is the 5th largest global insurance and employee benefits broker, providing a boundaryless array of business insurance, employee benefits, risk services, personal insurance, retirement, and private wealth management products and services. With over $5 billion in revenue and almost 20,000 employees in 600 offices throughout North America, HUB has grown substantially, in part due to our industry leading success in mergers and acquisitions. 

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are on the lookout for a hands-on M&A Technology Integration Lead to provide expert guidance in Engineering IT, Cloud, Application, and Security aspects for HUB’s integration of acquired entities. In this pivotal role, you will collaborate closely with senior executives, corporate development teams, acquired company representatives, and internal cross-functional IT teams. Your responsibilities encompass evaluating potential target companies, crafting technology integration strategies, and supporting Integration leaders in solution definition, planning, and execution.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with Hub's IT organization to devise the integration roadmap for technology migration and implementation.
• Perform comprehensive analysis of the existing IT landscape, pinpointing areas for enhancement, modernization, and optimization, and propose architectural solutions to tackle business challenges.
• Lead and mentor a team of architects, providing technical leadership, coaching, and expertise to drive architectural excellence and foster innovation within the IT organization.
• Assess emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices, evaluating their potential value and impact on the insurance company's IT infrastructure, and recommend strategic investments.
• Drive architectural governance processes, ensuring adherence to security, privacy, and regulatory requirements, and oversee the implementation of architectural standards and guidelines.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including solution architects, infrastructure engineers, data scientists, and cybersecurity specialists, to design and deliver complex enterprise-level solutions.
• Offer strategic guidance and consultation to project teams, advising on architectural design, technology selection, integration approaches, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Participate in solution planning, definition, and high-level design, exploring alternatives for Integration activities.
• Define subsystems, allocate responsibilities, and ensure seamless solution deployment and interaction.
• Support technology/engineering aspects of programs and solutions, including IT Due Diligence and defining non-negotiables.
• Assist in conducting IT due diligence on growth opportunities, identifying technology risks and opportunities.
• Develop IT integration models and conceptual understandings based on deal structures and integration hypotheses.
• Lead IT integration planning and execution, identifying gaps, risks, and challenges.
• Manage day-to-day execution of the IT integration process, including issue resolution and stakeholder communications.
• Contribute to enhancing IT integration best practices and playbook, sharing learnings and process improvements.
• Lead the IT integration steering committee and governance process, ensuring alignment with M&A objectives.

Required Experience:

• Knowledge of rapidly scaling technology/software businesses, particularly in the Insurance sector.
• Expertise in on-premises and Cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP), IT infrastructure, and IT security (OKTA).
• Familiarity with HIPAA, HITRUST, PCI security standards, GLBA, NIST cybersecurity standards, and data center environments.
• Experience in network integration for M&As and general management or functional leadership roles.
• Results-oriented with a process-centric mindset, focused on continuous improvement.
• Proficiency in project management, business analysis, and end-to-end corporate development activities.
• Experience with MuleSoft integration platform and Microsoft technologies.
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