Business Transformation and Delivery Lead, Asset Management

About the role

We exist to help people achieve financial clarity. At Thrivent, we believe money is a tool, not a goal. Driven by a higher purpose at our core, we are committed to providing financial advice, investments, insurance, banking and generosity programs to help people make the most of all they've been given.

At our core, we are a membership-owned fraternal organization, as well as a holistic financial services organization, dedicated to serving the unique needs of our clients. We focus on their goals and priorities, guiding them toward financial choices that will help them live the life they want today-and tomorrow.

Job Summary

The Business Transformation and Delivery Lead, Asset Management drives transformation through end-to-end delivery of large, complex, often multi-quarter initiatives that improve scale, resiliency, and business outcomes across Thrivent's investment technology/data ecosystem and business processes.

This is a strategic leadership role that partners with business and technology executives to shape delivery strategy, define scope and measurable outcomes, establish governance, and manage risks and dependencies while ensuring disciplined execution across cross-functional teams in a matrixed environment.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead strategic technology delivery and business transformation initiatives from discovery through implementation, ensuring high-quality outcomes delivered on time and within budget.
• Provide portfolio-level oversight across strategic cross-functional Asset Management technology initiatives through standardized intake, prioritization, integrated planning, reporting, and fit-for-purpose governance.
• Partner with business, operations, product, technology, risk, legal, and compliance stakeholders to define priorities, outcomes/OKRs, and actionable plans.
• Facilitate discovery, design, and planning workshops to clarify scope, prioritize work, define success measures, and align on delivery approach for assigned initiatives.
• Develop and communicate delivery roadmaps, plans, milestones, tradeoffs, and dependencies to align stakeholders and support execution for assigned initiatives.
• Partner with Product Owners and Scrum Masters to remove blockers, enable timely decisions, and foster a collaborative, high-performing delivery environment.
• Own initiative-level reporting, providing clear updates to steering committees and leadership while tailoring messaging for business and technical audiences.
• Anticipate and mitigate risks and issues, driving timely decisions and course corrections through a fact-based, analytical approach.
• Guide initiatives through required change, architecture, security, and other governance forums, coordinating inputs, timing, and approvals to maintain momentum and compliance.
• Continuously improve delivery processes to increase speed, transparency, and predictability.
• Collaborate with data and engineering teams to recommend and deliver technology solutions that advance program objectives and measurable value.
• Establish and monitor KPIs to measure initiative progress and business impact against corporate and divisional goals.
• Lead discrete projects, enterprise-wide initiatives, and vendor-led or vendor-dependent workstreams, as assigned.
• Model Thrivent's leadership competencies - Model the Way, Rally the Team, and Deliver Outcomes.
• Support and/or develop an environment in which Thrivent employees and colleagues are focused on continuous improvement, exceptional employee engagement, and an unwavering commitment to our clients. Shape and/or support a culture that represents the Thrivent purpose, promise and values, ensuring that Thrivent's trust and reputation remain strong with its clients.

Qualifications & Skills

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Business (e.g., Finance, Operations, Strategy), Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience leading technology delivery and/or transformation programs, including large, complex cross-functional initiatives.
• Experience in investment management, asset management, wealth management, and/or asset servicing domains.
• Management consulting experience, particularly in leading discovery and transformation engagements.
• Experience developing change management and adoption plans in partnership with business stakeholders.
• Strong program/project management expertise, including structuring work, building integrated plans, and managing scope, schedule, budget, and outcomes.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and complexity with strong situational awareness, balancing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and align stakeholders in a matrixed environment and build partnerships across levels of the organization.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills; ability to tailor communication for diverse audiences.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; comfort using metrics to gauge progress and measure success.
• Working knowledge of software development lifecycle and experience working closely with engineering teams.
• Proficiency with common delivery and analysis tools (e.g., PowerPoint, Excel, project planning tools).

Preferred

• Power BI (or similar) reporting/visualization experience.
• MBA or advanced degree.
• Financial services risk and controls familiarity
• Hands-on partnership with architects/engineering on integration patterns, APIs, data platforms, cloud (Azure/AWS), DevOps/CI/CD
• Experience managing third-party/vendor delivery and coordinating vendor-dependent workstreams to achieve program outcomes.

Additional Information

• This position requires you to work on-site in Minneapolis, MN a minimum of three days a week.

Pay Transparency

Thrivent's long-term growth depends on attracting, rewarding, and retaining people who are committed to helping others thrive with purpose. We accomplish this by offering a wide variety of market competitive compensation programs to attract, reward, and retain top talent. The applicable salary or hourly wage range for this full-time role is $146,096.00 - $197,659.00 per year, which factors in various geographic regions.

The base pay actually offered will be determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to, location, relevant experience, skills, and knowledge, business needs, market demand, and other factors Thrivent deems important.

Thrivent is unique in our commitment to helping people to be wise with money and live balanced and generous lives. That extends to our benefits.

The following benefits may be offered

various bonuses (including, for example, annual or long-term incentives); medical, dental, and vision insurance; health savings account; flexible spending account; 401k; pension; life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance; disability insurance; supplemental protection insurance; 20 days of Paid Time Off each year; Sick and Safe Time; 10 paid company holidays; Volunteer Time Off; paid parental leave; EAP; well-being benefits, and other employee benefits.

• Eligibility for receipt of these benefits is subject to the applicable plan/policy documents. Thrivent's plans/policies are subject to change at any time at Thrivent's discretion.
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