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Horace Mann is seeking an experienced and strategic
IT Manager
to lead a critical development team within IT who will be instrumental in maintaining application stability and efficiency, driving continuous improvement, and aligning business priorities with technical excellence. The IT Manager is expected to possess a
strong technical background, deep understanding of business needs, and exceptional decision-making skills
to evaluate and prioritize requests that maximize business value.
This role requires someone who is
highly organized, confident in making firm prioritization decisions, and skilled in communicating trade-offs to stakeholders . The manager must be able to navigate competing demands, align technology work with business strategic goals, and create a structured approach to application system support and incremental enhancements.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership & Team Management:
Lead, mentor, and empower
application
development team
responsible for support, defect resolution, and system enhancements, upgrades and conversions. Ensure cross-team collaboration , fostering a shared understanding of priorities, dependencies, and technical solutions. Create and uphold
accountability structures
to ensure work is completed efficiently and with high quality. Drive a
culture of ownership, problem-solving, and continuous learning . Technical & Business Understanding:
Serve as the bridge between
technology teams and business stakeholders , ensuring both sides understand priorities, constraints, and impacts. Provide guidance on
best practices for system stability, scalability, and continuous improvement . Stakeholder Communication & Expectation Management:
Set
firm but fair expectations
with business stakeholders, ensuring they understand how and why prioritization decisions are made. Provide regular updates on
progress, challenges, and key outcomes
related to support and enhancements. Communicate
realistic timelines, risks, and trade-offs
when managing requests. Qualifications
Education:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or equivalent experience. Experience:
3+ years of experience in IT leadership, with a focus on
managing developers, operations, technical support, and system enhancements . Proven track record of
making strategic prioritization decisions that drive business value . Strong background in
technical support, bug resolution, and application enhancement . Skills & Competencies
Technical & Business Expertise:
Strong understanding
software development lifecycles, and IT support models
coinciding with business needs. Ability to translate
business requirements into technical requirements and development prioritization. Familiarity with
modern ticketing systems (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps) and IT service management best practices . Proficiency in leveraging generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Copilot, or similar to enhance development workflows. Preferred Qualifications:
Insurance Product Knowledge- Annuities, Life, IUL, Supplemental Health, Group Health and Group Life Development Experience- Main Frame, C#, SSIS, SSRS, Java,SQL
Pay Range:
$99,100.00 - $146,050.00
Salary is commensurate to experience, location, etc.
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Horace Mann was founded in 1945 by two Springfield, Illinois, teachers who saw a need for quality, affordable auto insurance for teachers. Since then, we've broadened our mission to helping all educators protect what they have today and prepare for a successful tomorrow. And with our broadened mission has come corporate growth: We serve more than 4,100 school districts nationwide, we're publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: HMN) and we have more than $12 billion in assets.
We're motivated by the fact that educators take care of our children's future, and we believe they deserve someone to look after theirs. We help educators identify their financial goals and develop plans to achieve them. This includes insurance to protect what they have today and financial products to help them prepare for their future. Our tailored offerings include special rates and benefits for educators.
EOE/Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status
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