Principal, Digital Transformation - National Insurance Lead (Digital Transformation)

Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States; work location status to be confirmed with a hirify.global talent acquisition professional. National travel and work outside core business hours may be required for client engagements.

Company

hirify.global is a U.S.-based advisory, tax, assurance, and digital consulting firm serving clients through digital transformation, enterprise solutions, AI, automation, application development, and data analytics.

What you will do

• Build and execute the firm’s digital transformation strategy for the insurance industry with firm industry and digital advisory leaders.
• Scale the national Digital Solutions - Insurance practice through networking, alliance sales, business development, and client acquisition.
• Lead hirify.global and client teams through business process and technology transformation projects.
• Develop, manage, and measure delivery capabilities across analysis, design, build, testing, deployment, and long-term transformation roadmaps.
• Develop technology strategies, identify digital transformation opportunities, and oversee technology solution delivery and integration.
• Mentor and coach team members while collaborating with C-suite executives, technology vendors, startups, and industry experts.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a business field required; a master’s or advanced degree is desirable.
• Twenty years of experience providing senior leadership within complex technology or digital/product organizations; extensive professional-services business development experience is desired.
• Five or more years of supervisory, mentoring, and counseling experience is desired.
• Previous experience as a Partner, Principal, or Managing Director in a professional services organization, with demonstrated success building and growing a consulting practice.
• Executive-level fluency in strategic planning, information systems design and implementation, program management of large complex transformation projects, application integration, advanced analytics, intelligent automation, innovation, ambidextrous operating models, and emerging trends.
• Ability to decompose scope into detailed activities and deliverables and hand off work packages to hirify.global, client, and third-party delivery resources.
• Full-lifecycle application development experience, including requirements gathering, use-case development, system analysis and design, integration, testing, and deployment.
• Demonstrated management, analytical, organizational, interpersonal, project management, and communication skills, with the ability to lead and supervise others and provide exceptional client service.
• Commitment to continuous learning, ethical conduct, quality, timely project completion, and attention to both strategic context and detail.

Nice to have

• Experience with Agile software delivery management tools and techniques, including Scrum, JIRA, and Confluence.

Culture & Benefits

• Entrepreneurial, fast-growing digital transformation practice with opportunities to work alongside firm leadership.
• Collaborative environment focused on client outcomes, innovation, professional development, and continuous learning.
• Participation in firm-wide learning and development programs.
• Work outside core business hours and national travel as needed for client engagements.
• Equal opportunity employment in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local law.