VP, Platform Services

Unum UK

VP of Shared Platform responsible for building and operating shared platforms. Leading technology to enhance digital transformation at a Fortune 500 employee benefits provider.

Posted 6/12/2026full-timeChattanooga • Maine, Tennessee • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $202,200 - $415,100 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudServiceNow

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define, build, and operate enterprise-scale shared platforms that enable speed, consistency, and quality across the organization
Lead a unified platform strategy spanning digital capabilities, integration services, engineering excellence, enterprise workflow systems, and AI-enabled platforms
Ensure platform reliability, scalability, and developer productivity while enabling business transformation
Oversee a complex ecosystem of approximately 120 platforms, tools, and applications supporting enterprise-wide capabilities
Partner closely with business and technology leaders to deliver reusable, secure, and highly available platform services
Deliver technology solutions to meet Unum's business needs and goals
Provide direction, guidance, and strategic insights to senior leadership teams to maximize growth, profitability, and stability
Contribute to the development and implementation of the organization's three to five-year road map
Effectively partner, negotiate, and influence business and IT senior leadership for successful enterprise solutions delivery
Manage overall direction of the company's technology through strategic planning and evaluation.
Evaluate technology trends and developments for business opportunities and risks, and introduce strategies to capitalize on these opportunities and to mitigate risks.
Lead IT governance activities for transparency in all IT initiatives.

Requirements

What you’ll need

15+ years of technology leadership including Shared Platform, infrastructure and software engineering
Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred
Experience leading large-scale platform ecosystems
Expertise in Cloud, DevOps, APIs, and enterprise platforms such as ServiceNow, Pega, OpenText, MuleSoft, and GitHub
Expertise in GenAI assisted software development pipeline
Proven change leadership and transformation experience
Significant experience in leading the strategic and operational direction of an IT organization
Strong communication and influencing skills; able to communicate with all levels of organizational leadership and deliver impactful presentations
Demonstrated ability to lead and manage a mixture of highly specialized technical and operational resources across a range of locations
Experience leading teams who deliver integrated solutions to meet customer needs
Budget and financial management; ability to maximize resources and manage capacity
Change agent; advocate for ever needing change across the organization and able to create followership
Able to elevate the performance of empowered teams
Ability to act with an owner-mindset, responsible for all aspects of the business’ success including customer satisfaction, financial returns, and continued growth
Budgeting and financial management; ability to maximize resources and manage capacity
Demonstrated track record for attracting and developing strong leadership talent
Proven ability to look strategically and creatively at complex problems and systems and identify practical solutions to solve those challenges
Ability to motivate and hold people accountable for delivering results.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Healthcare benefits (health, vision, dental)
Insurance benefits (short & long-term disability)
Performance-based incentive plans
Paid time off
401(k) retirement plan with an employer match up to 5%

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Hard Skills & Tools

technology leadershipshared platforminfrastructure engineeringsoftware engineeringcloudDevOpsAPIsGenAI assisted software developmentbudget managementstrategic planning

Soft Skills

communication skillsinfluencing skillschange leadershipteam managementproblem-solvingmotivational skillsaccountabilitystrategic thinkingnegotiation skillsleadership development