• Define, lead, and execute the enterprise cloud strategy, including multi-year migration roadmaps across Azure and AWS for core insurance systems and supporting applications. • Develop multi-cloud and hybrid cloud strategies, including assessment, workload placement, portability, and decommissioning of legacy systems. • Partner with infrastructure and platform teams to implement scalable, resilient, and cost-optimized cloud environments. • Lead cloud migration programs, including rehost, re-platform, refactor, and rebuild strategies. • Lead modernization efforts including legacy rationalization, decommissioning, and adoption of cloud-native and AI-ready platforms. • Establish AI governance frameworks including model risk management, explainability, fairness, and compliance. • Lead and approve Enterprise Architecture Assessments. including AI-enabled and cloud migration solutions. • Ensure alignment with enterprise standards, security, data, privacy, and responsible AI expectations. • Drive landing zone design, cloud foundations, FinOps practices, and migration factory models to deliver predictable outcomes at scale. • Provide end-to-end architecture leadership for large-scale transformation programs. • Guide business domain architects and engineering teams through complex technical decisions and trade-offs. • Identify and mitigate architecture risks, and technical debt.

• Lead the implementation and configuration of global Workday solutions. • Conduct interactive sessions with clients to identify and fulfill their needs. • Manage project scope, quality, and timelines to deliver excellence. • Serve as the client’s voice providing third-party perspective. • Troubleshoot issues when they arise and mentor less experienced consultants.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to stakeholders, subject matter experts (SMEs), and the Teamcenter end user community at large. • Lead functional solution architecture and PLM strategy discussions, positioning Siemens Xcelerator solutions. • Provide demos of functionality and evangelize customer capability that has been built in the system to potential new stakeholders. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand, guide, and capture business requirements. • Own the translation of business requirements into scalable Teamcenter solution designs, including data models, workflows, lifecycle processes, and system integrations. • Evaluate business/technical requirements for Teamcenter requested functionality and provide level of effort estimation to support sprint planning and costing. • Design end-to-end business processes that leverage the Siemens Xcelerator ecosystem, integrating Teamcenter with enterprise systems such as ERP, MES, ALM, and supply chain platforms. • Conduct comprehensive testing, including unit, integration, and system testing ensuring application quality and functionality stay in spec. • Assist development teams in diagnosing and resolving complex configuration or customization issues. • Evangelize best practices for PLM usage and digital engineering processes, helping organizations maximize the value of Teamcenter. • Provide training and support to end-users on Teamcenter functionality and best practices.

Role Description The Domain Managing Architect provides strategic architectural leadership across the Digital domains. This role leverages enterprise architecture disciplines, frameworks, and tools to ensure that technology solutions align with the long-term best interests of Horace Mann. Key Responsibilities - Develop and maintain current, future, and transitional state architectures. - Create conceptual, logical, and physical architecture models and diagrams. - Formulate and review high-level design documents. - Define, document, and govern architectural decisions across programs and projects. - Develop and enforce architecture policies, standards, and processes in partnership with the Chief Architect and CIO. - Identify and establish new enterprise building blocks and reusable architectural patterns. - Establish AI governance frameworks including model risk management, explainability, fairness, and compliance. - Lead and approve Enterprise Architecture Assessments, including AI-enabled and cloud migration solutions. - Ensure alignment with enterprise standards, security, data, privacy, and responsible AI expectations. - Provide best-practice guidance in evaluating and selecting vendor products and technology platforms. - Partner with Solution Delivery teams, architects, and technical leads to maintain current, target, and transition architectures. - Facilitate consensus across diverse technical and business teams. - Lead modernization efforts including legacy rationalization, decommissioning, and adoption of cloud-native and AI-ready platforms. - Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to executive and non-technical audiences. - Identify and mitigate architecture risks and technical debt. Qualifications - 10+ years of IT experience with 5+ years in architecture leadership roles. - Proven experience leading cloud transformation and legacy modernization programs at enterprise scale. - Exceptional communication and leadership skills in both technical and business contexts. - Brings broad cross-domain knowledge spanning enterprise and solution architecture, data platforms, integration, infrastructure, networking, and security to design scalable, secure, and resilient enterprise solutions. - Experience working within an Enterprise Architecture framework (e.g., TOGAF). - Fluency in modern architecture practices, including cloud-native, microservices, event-driven, and AI-enabled architectures. - Proven experience leading legacy modernization and enterprise cloud transformation initiatives across complex technology landscapes. - Ability to define and govern enterprise architecture standards, patterns, reference architectures, and technology roadmaps aligned with business strategy. - Expertise in creating architecture artifacts and diagrams (e.g., Visio, draw.io). - Collaborate with business leaders, IT leadership, and engineering organizations to translate strategic objectives into scalable technology solutions. - Experience in risk management and executive-level presentations. - Demonstrated ability to lead across organizational boundaries and drive consensus. - Experience with digital transformation. Preferred Qualifications - Experience in the insurance industry is highly preferred. - Experience in the Customer, Distribution, and Producer/Agent business domains. - Experience implementing AI governance frameworks in regulated environments. - Exposure to Agentic AI and Generative AI (LLMs, RAG, vector databases). - Certifications in cloud platforms (e.g., Azure Solutions Architect, AWS SA). Benefits - Pay Range: $124,200.00 - $175,800.00. - Salary is commensurate to experience, location, etc. Company Description Horace Mann was founded in 1945 by two Springfield, Illinois, teachers who saw a need for quality, affordable auto insurance for teachers. Since then, we’ve broadened our mission to helping all educators protect what they have today and prepare for a successful tomorrow. We serve more than 4,100 school districts nationwide, we’re publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: HMN) and we have more than $12 billion in assets. We’re motivated by the fact that educators take care of our children’s future, and we believe they deserve someone to look after theirs. We help educators identify their financial goals and develop plans to achieve them. This includes insurance to protect what they have today and financial products to help them prepare for their future. Our tailored offerings include special rates and benefits for educators. EOE/Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. For applicants that are California residents, please review our California Consumer Privacy Notice. All applicants should review our Horace Mann Privacy Policy.