Thrivent

Platform Owner - Strategic Investment Platforms

MN - Minneapolis · Director · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$139k-$188kDetected 15 days ago

Vendor ManagementLeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingCFA

About the role

The Platform Owner focuses on orchestrating cross-functional execution, establishing effective operating cadences, communicating priorities and decisions, and ensuring vendor commitments translate into usable capabilities for Thrivent.
Establish and run vendor governance and operating cadences, driving decisions, execution follow-through, and delivery against commitments.
Translate business strategy and workflow needs into vendor roadmap inputs and prioritization advocacy, ensuring Thrivent priorities are represented.

Own strategic vendor partnerships for Aladdin, Bloomberg and FactSet to ensure strong service, clear accountability, and timely outcomes.
Provide leadership-ready readouts and support escalations, partnering with the Director, Investments Technology & Data as needed for senior-level vendor engagement.
Partner with front-office leaders to define success measures and drive adoption, ensuring vendor initiatives improve decision-making, efficiency, and investment outcomes.
Drive change management and enablement for platform enhancements, including communications, training coordination, and maintaining user guidance/ documentation.
Partner with vendor management/market data on commercial, licensing, and governance matters.
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.
Experience developing business cases, success metrics, and adoption plans for platform enhancements and vendor-delivered capabilities.
Lead vendor-delivered enhancements and value delivery projects end-to-end, ensuring stakeholder alignment, readiness, adoption, and value realization.

Bachelor's degree in business, finance, information systems, or related discipline.
7+ years of experience in investment platform management, vendor relationship management, product/service delivery, or related roles within asset management or financial services.
Experience partnering with one or more strategic market data / investment platform vendors (Aladdin preferred
Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functional initiatives end-to-end (intake, scope, timeline, communications, risks/issues, readiness, and adoption) in a matrixed environment.
Understanding of buy-side investment management workflows (portfolio management, trading, investment operations, and risk/analytics) and the ability to translate workflow needs into vendor deliverables.
Strong organizational, prioritization, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and make sound, risk-based decisions.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated ability to influence vendors and internal stakeholders and to communicate clearly during high-severity incidents/ material service disruptions.

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 $139,139.00 - $188,247.00 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.

Eligibility for receipt of these benefits is subject to the applicable plan/policy documents.

Thrivent is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities.
If you need a reasonable accommodation, please let us know by sending an email to human.resources@thrivent.com or call 800-847-4836 and request Human Resources.

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