At Ascensus, technology is more than just a solution. It powers the business that helps millions of people save for what matters—retirement, education, and healthcare. Our technology experts tackle exciting challenges in collaborative teams, but work in an environment where individual and career development is always valued. Technology associates leverage their talents and passion, building new and innovative platforms, creating programs founded in automation in agile frameworks, and driving existing and new markets—all of which supports the rapid growth of a dynamic industry leader.
At Ascensus, technology is more than just a solution. It powers the business that helps millions of people save for what matters—retirement, education, and healthcare. Our technology experts tackle exciting challenges in collaborative teams and work in an environment where individual and career development is always valued. Technology associates leverage their talents and passion, building new and innovative platforms, creating programs founded in automation in agile frameworks, and driving existing and new markets—all of which supports the rapid growth of a dynamic industry leader.
Position Summary:
The Senior Vice President (SVP) of Software Development for Government Savings is tasked with establishing the vision and strategy for software delivery across the Government Savings division. This division supports multiple states and asset manager clients in managing their government savings plans, which include 529 education savings plans, state-facilitated retirement programs (SFRPs), and Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) programs for individuals living with disabilities. Over 8 million savers rely on these platforms for their education, retirement, and disability-related savings goals.
Reporting to the Corporate CIO, with a dotted line to the President of Government Savings, the SVP is responsible for defining the organizational structure for software delivery, providing oversight and direction to the technology teams and business leaders on strategy, standards, and opportunities for shared services and economies of scale, and establishing an effective training and development framework for the department. The position involves overseeing proprietary systems built on Java technology platforms for managing state government savings programs. This includes ensuring the ongoing success of 529, SFRP, and ABLE systems. The SVP will collaborate with divisional and product teams to drive technology and digital innovation to create business value. Additionally, the role requires close collaboration with Government Savings business partners, internal and external, to align technology resources with organizational priorities and client needs.
The SVP will supervise a team of direct reports within the IT leadership team, overseeing an IT department of approximately 100 associates, including software engineers, architects, test automation engineers, DevOps professionals, and data engineers, all working within an agile environment.
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