TBM Strategy & Planning Director

🔥 20 hours ago

🤠 Texas – Remote

🤠 Texas – Remote

💵 $137k - $200.8k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

👔 Director

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The Standard

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1906

🏥 Healthcare

⚖️ Legal

💼 Consulting

Healthcare • Legal • Consulting

The Standard is a comprehensive provider of insurance, retirement, and investment products and services, targeting individuals, families, businesses, and organizations. Based in Portland, Oregon, and part of the StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. , The Standard offers products such as life and disability insurance, annuities, vision and dental coverage, and retirement plans. Their solutions aim to facilitate financial wellness and enable effective benefits administration, catering to clients of all sizes. The company is renowned for its people-first commitment and innovative partnerships, contributing to a seamless customer experience.

📋 Description

• Lead and shape enterprise technology cost optimization and value realization initiatives • Define and evolve the IT cost optimization strategy and roadmap • Identify opportunities to improve cost efficiency, productivity, and value delivery across product and technology spend • Influence investment prioritization and portfolio-level trade-off decisions • Partner with IT, Finance, and supplier management leaders to drive strategic initiatives • Develop financial models, scenario analyses, and unit economics for strategic options and investments • Translate complex data into decision-ready insights for senior leaders and executive forums • Anticipate and articulate business implications, risks, and trade-offs • Define and standardize methodologies, frameworks, and best practices for cost transparency, unit costing, and financial governance • Embed TBM and FinOps insights into planning, forecasting, and operational management • Develop scalable tools, playbooks, and metrics such as cost per service and cost per user • Educate and influence leaders on financial management practices • Design and implement governance frameworks for cost, value, and performance visibility • Establish measurement approaches and controls to track benefits and accountability • Drive transparency into technology consumption, cost drivers, and financial performance • Provide structured reporting for leadership oversight and decision-making • Lead complex cross-functional initiatives and multidisciplinary workstreams • Serve as trusted advisor and primary contact for senior IT and business leaders • Align stakeholders on methodologies, assumptions, and execution plans • Build relationships to influence outcomes without direct authority • Perform other duties as assigned

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Analytics, or related quantitative field • 8–10 years in finance or management consulting • Deep experience in IT financial management, cost optimization, and operating model transformation • Advanced expertise in financial modeling, cost analysis, and unit economics • Deep knowledge of IT financial management practices, including budgeting, forecasting, cost allocation, and capital investment analysis • Strong understanding of Technology Business Management (TBM), including cost transparency, service costing, and consumption-based financial management • Knowledge of technology cost drivers and optimization best practices • Demonstrated ability to solve ambiguous, high-impact business problems • Ability to connect financial insights to enterprise strategy • Exceptional executive communication and influence skills • Demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional initiatives • Advanced proficiency in Excel, Power BI, DAX, SQL, and data modeling tools such as Alteryx • Familiarity with TBM/financial management and planning platforms such as Apptio One and TargetProcess • Familiarity with enterprise systems such as ERP, Service Desk, or HR tools • Occasional travel may be required • Must satisfy criminal background, employment, education, and licensing verification requirements • All employees must be bondable

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance • 401(k) plan with matching company contributions • Annual incentive bonus plan • Generous paid time off including 11 holidays, 2 wellness days, and 8 volunteer hours annually • PTO increases with tenure • Fully remote work other than periodic in-person meetings or periodic business travel • Supportive, responsive management approach • Opportunities for career growth and advancement • Paid parental leave • Adoption/surrogacy assistance • Employee giving program that double matches donations to eligible nonprofits and schools