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CVP, GTO AI Execution Lead at New York Life

CVP, GTO AI Execution Lead

New York Life · Chattanooga, TN, US

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About the Role

The GTO AI Delivery Lead is responsible for the delivery strategy that transforms strategic priorities into executable plans and achieves business outcomes. This role manages complex, high-impact programs involving multiple workstreams across IT, product, underwriting, claims, and external vendors, acting as a liaison between governance and execution. The individual will serve as a strategic delivery advisor to senior leadership.

Responsibilities

  • Own the development and execution of integrated delivery strategies for complex, cross-functional programs.
  • Establish execution priorities, governance approaches, and delivery roadmaps aligned with business objectives.
  • Drive execution of technology initiatives from kickoff through implementation and post-launch stabilization.
  • Ensure technical delivery and business readiness are synchronized.
  • Accountable for the successful delivery of complex technology programs and achievement of associated operational outcomes.
  • Lead complex, high-impact technology programs involving multiple business functions, technology platforms, external vendors, and interdependent delivery teams.
  • Establish program-level resource plans, financial forecasts, and delivery priorities.
  • Influence resource allocation decisions to achieve program objectives.
  • Synthesize and normalize status updates into a consistent delivery narrative for the PMO and executive stakeholders.
  • Translate team-level detail into decision-ready insight.
  • Operate within the PMO’s delivery framework, acting as the PMO’s representative for insurance-specific technology programs.
  • Act as the primary translator and liaison between technology delivery teams and business units.
  • Ensure technical constraints are understood in business terms and business requirements are understood in technical terms.
  • Proactively identify delivery risks and drive resolution paths.
  • Exercise independent judgment and decision-making authority over program execution priorities, dependencies, trade-offs, and risk mitigation.
  • Resolve complex delivery challenges affecting multiple business and technology functions.
  • Build realistic, technically-grounded delivery schedules.
  • Define milestones accounting for IT release cycles and business operational readiness.
  • Track velocity and KPIs across concurrent initiatives.
  • Serve as a strategic delivery advisor to senior leadership.
  • Provide recommendations on program investment priorities, execution alternatives, delivery risks, and operational impacts.
  • Influence senior stakeholders to adopt decisions that improve program outcomes.

Requirements

  • 10+ years in project/program/delivery leadership.
  • Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross-functional technology initiatives.
  • 3–5 years specifically in Insurance or Group Insurance.
  • Strong understanding of the Group insurance policy lifecycle, product filings, underwriting workflows, claims processing, or group benefits administration.
  • Comfortable working alongside engineering, QA, and architecture teams.
  • Understands SDLC concepts, release management, and integration dependencies.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Risk Management, Project Management, or related field.
  • Fluent in Agile/Scrum with the judgment to know which framework or blend fits a given initiative.
  • Exceptional stakeholder management across technical and business audiences.
  • Influencing and negotiating with senior leaders.
  • Independent decision-making.
  • Structured risk/issue escalation.
  • Financial forecasting and resource planning.
  • Synthesis and reporting.
  • Ability to decide on and drive solutions under time pressure.

Skills

  • Stakeholder management
  • Influencing
  • Negotiating
  • Decision-making
  • Risk/issue escalation
  • Financial forecasting
  • Resource planning
  • Synthesis
  • Reporting
  • Problem-solving
  • Agile/Scrum methodologies

Location

  • Hybrid
  • New York, NY
  • Chattanooga, TN
  • Des Moines, IA
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • Remote (for candidates in Iowa)

Work Type

  • Hybrid
  • Remote

Experience Level

  • 10+ years in project/program/delivery leadership
  • 3-5 years in Insurance or Group Insurance

Education Level

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Risk Management, Project Management, or related field.
  • PMP (Preferred)
  • CSM/SAFe (Preferred)
  • Insurance-specific designations (FLMI, CEBS) (Preferred)

Salary/Compensations

  • $119,000 - $185,000 (New York City, Philadelphia)
  • $119,000 - $165,000 (Chattanooga, Iowa)

Benefits

  • Comprehensive insurance and absence management solutions
  • Leave programs
  • Adoption assistance
  • Student loan repayment programs

About the Company

  • Group Benefit Solutions delivers comprehensive insurance and absence management solutions for mid-sized and large companies.
  • Our work fosters a healthier, happier, and more secure workforce.
  • We provide financial security and peace of mind through absence, accident, disability, voluntary benefits, and life insurance solutions.
  • New York Life is recognized as one of Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies.
  • Committed to improving local communities through employee giving and volunteerism.
  • Operates in the best interests of policy owners due to its mutuality.

Equal Opportunity

  • We believe in a diverse workforce because it is our mission to advocate for the financial security and success of people in every community.
  • Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are guiding principles embedded in our brand and our culture.