Senior Director – Core Insurance Platform

Independence Pet Group

Sr. Director of Core Insurance Platform overseeing EIS platform for a pet insurance company.

Posted 5/29/2026full-timeChicago • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the enterprise technical strategy, implementation, operation, and lifecycle of the EIS platform
Ensure platform availability, performance, resiliency, and security
Act as the enterprise decision authority for core insurance platform architecture
Provide leadership oversight and technical direction for core-system delivery supporting new product launches
Establish and govern testing automation, performance testing, and UAT standards
Own technical integrations between EIS and various platforms
Lead system integrators and contract delivery pods

Requirements

What you’ll need

15+ years in IT delivery for insurance platforms (P&C preferred; Pet Insurance a plus)
5+ years in senior technology leadership roles with enterprise-scale accountability
Hands-on leadership experience with EIS Insurance Suite (Policy, Billing, Claims)
Strong knowledge of:
Core insurance system architecture
Integration patterns (REST, events, messaging)
Cloud infrastructure and platform services
Proven experience managing system integrators and offshore delivery teams
Excellent technical communication and stakeholder leadership skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive full medical, dental and vision Insurance
Basic Life Insurance at no cost to the employee
Company paid short-term and long-term disability
12 weeks of 100% paid Parental Leave
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
Retirement savings plan
Personal Paid Time Off
Paid holidays and company-wide Wellness Day off
Paid time off to volunteer at nonprofit organizations
Pet friendly office environment
Commuter Benefits
Group Pet Insurance
On the job training and skills development
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

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Hard Skills & Tools

EIS Insurance Suitecore insurance system architectureintegration patternsRESTeventsmessagingcloud infrastructureplatform servicestesting automationperformance testing

Soft Skills

leadershiptechnical communicationstakeholder leadership