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Securian's Asset Management team is dedicated to enhancing our investment portfolios while effectively managing risks. We are a part of Securian Financial Group, a company committed to helping customers build secure tomorrows through insurance, investments and retirement solutions.

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Investment Risk Manager to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will be responsible for building an investment risk framework that allows us to identify, assess, and mitigate risks associated with our investment portfolios. You also will oversee the risk in portfolios related to our reinsurance trusts and other third-party managers.

As the Investment Risk Manager, you'll be required to have a deep understanding of investment risk principles and investment strategies, strong analytical skills, and the ability to communicate effectively and work collaboratively with various departments across Securian Asset Management and its parent company, Securian Financial Group.

• Collaborate with the investment, data, technology, and leadership teams to build an investment risk monitoring framework that will enable efficient monitoring of identified attributes at defined intervals.

• Utilize the investment risk monitoring framework to monitor risks within specific asset classes and across the entire client portfolio.

• Lead discussions among investment professionals and leadership on which risk attributes to monitor and appropriate guidelines for each attribute.

• Initiate notification processes when risk attributes fall outside of established guidelines.

• Conduct stress testing and scenario analysis to evaluate potential impacts on portfolios.

• Raise concerns with portfolio teams and leadership where investment risks fall outside of established guidelines or in anticipation of potential movement outside of guidelines.

• Partner with Securian's Enterprise Risk Management Team to incorporate investment risk controls into our broader enterprise risk management view.

• Maintain knowledge of industry best practices on investment risk oversight.

• Produce ad hoc reporting in support of the CIO, Securian AM leadership, and enterprise partners to provide transparency on investment risk attributes on an as-needed basis.

• Represent the investment risk function when appropriate at various forums (i.e., enterprise committees, fund boards, corporate committees, and corporate boards).

• Develop oversight framework tailored to individual 3rd party relationships, including specific investment guidelines.

• Monitor investment risk attributes of externally managed portfolios.

• Coordinate with enterprise partners on comprehensive 3rd party investment management oversight process.

• Consult with enterprise partners on investment risk considerations for potential new relationships.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, or a related field

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in risk management within the asset management or insurance industry, with a focus on credit risk

• Strong analytical and quantitative skills

• Demonstrated aptitude for leveraging data and systems to produce effective monitoring and reporting

• Understanding of asset risk theory, relevant analytical and numerical modeling techniques, and industry-standard risk metrics that quantify various dimensions of asset risk

• Excellent communication and presentation skills

• Ability to collaborate and gain buy-in across various teams within Securian AM and the Securian enterprise

• Ability to stand firm in risk management principles and make tough decisions

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree (e.g. MBA) or professional certification (e.g. CFA, FRM)

• Experience with Clearwater, Bloomberg, Factset, Snowflake, Tableau, Power BI

Securian Financial believes in hybrid work as an integral part of our culture. Associates get the benefit of working both virtually and in our offices. If you're in a commutable distance (90 minutes) you'll join us 3 days each week in our offices to collaborate and build relationships. Our policy allows flexibility for the reality of business and personal schedules. #LI-Hybrid

*Internal Securian Financial job title for this position is Risk Management Sr. Consultant*

The estimated base pay range for this job is:

Pay may vary depending on job-related factors and individual experience, skills, knowledge, etc. More information on base pay and incentive pay (if applicable) can be discussed with a member of the Securian Financial Talent Acquisition team.

Be you. With us. At Securian Financial, we understand that attracting top talent means offering more than just a job - it means providing a rewarding and fulfilling career. As a valued member of our high-performing team, we want you to connect with your work, your relationships and your community. Enjoy our comprehensive range of benefits designed to enhance your professional growth, well-being and work-life balance, including the advantages listed here:

Paid time off:

• We want you to take time off for what matters most to you. Our PTO program provides flexibility for associates to take meaningful time away from work to relax, recharge and spend time doing what's important to them. And Securian Financial rewards associates for their service by providing additional PTO the longer you stay at Securian.

• Leave programs: Securian's flexible leave programs allow time off from work for parental leave, caregiver leave for family members, bereavement and military leave.

• Holidays: Securian provides nine company paid holidays.

Company-funded pension plan and a 401(k) retirement plan: Share in the success of our company. Securian's 401(k) company contribution is tied to our performance up to 10 percent of eligible earnings, with a target of 5 percent. The amount is based on company results compared to goals related to earnings, sales and service.

Health insurance: From the first day of employment, associates and their eligible family members - including spouses, domestic partners and children - are eligible for medical, dental and vision coverage.

Volunteer time: We know the importance of community. Through company-sponsored events, volunteer paid time off, a dollar-for-dollar matching gift program and more, we encourage you to support organizations important to you.

Associate Resource Groups: Build connections, be yourself and develop meaningful relationships at work through associate-led ARGs. Dedicated groups focus on a variety of interests and affinities, including:

• Mental Wellness and Disability

• Pride at Securian Financial

• Securian Young Professionals Network

• Securian Multicultural Network

• Securian Women and Allies Network

• Servicemember Associate Resource Group

For more information regarding Securian's benefits, please review our Benefits page.

This information is not intended to explain all the provisions of coverage available under these plans. In all cases, the plan document dictates coverage and provisions.

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Overview

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:
1. Students are our top priority.
2. We strive for excellence.
3. We thrive on diversity.
4. We celebrate collaboration.
5. We champion innovation.
6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
7. We nurture the well-being of our community.
8. We act ethically.
9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Atlanta, GA

About the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the Georgia Institute of Technology

The School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the Georgia Institute of Technology is one of the largest producers of electrical engineers and computer engineers in the United States. Almost 2,600 students are enrolled in the School's graduate and undergraduate programs, and in the last academic year, 801 degrees were awarded. All ECE undergraduate and graduate programs are in the top five of the most recent college rankings by U.S. News & World Report.

In addition to the main campus in Atlanta, Georgia, ECE also has permanent operations at Georgia Tech-Lorraine in France. Graduate students who spend at least one semester each at of the Georgia Tech locations (Atlanta, Lorraine, on two continents, North America and Europe) can earn the Georgia Tech Global Engineering Immersion Program (GEIP) Certificate when they receive the Georgia Tech M.S. degree.

Over 110 ECE faculty members are involved in 11 areas of research and education: bioengineering, computer systems and software, digital signal processing, electrical energy, electromagnetics, electronic design and applications, nanotechnology, optics and photonics, systems and controls, telecommunications, and VLSI systems and digital design: and the School is either home to or a key player in almost 20 research centers and consortia.

ECE is key to Georgia Tech's growing reputation as an internationally recognized educational and research and development university. ECE is firmly committed to sustaining excellence in traditional areas of strength and venturing into burgeoning areas of opportunity.

The Signal Lab in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech is seeking a Research Scientist to lead and advance cutting-edge research in Artificial Intelligence. The role will involve laboratory management, project oversight, and business development activities to name a few.

1. Research Leadership in Foundation Models, World Models, and Frontier AI

• Lead and execute advanced research programs in large-scale AI, including foundation model architectures, multimodal representation learning, world models, agentic systems, and self-supervised learning at scale.
• Design and evaluate new training algorithms, model architectures, and scalable pipelines for language, vision, audio, robotics, simulation, and multi-agent environments.
• Develop GPU-, TPU-, and cluster-optimized training frameworks, distributed training systems, and inference-time optimization pipelines for next-generation AI models.
• Publish high-impact papers in top AI/ML venues, release open-source tools, and contribute to Georgia Tech's AI research leadership and national strategic priorities.

2. Lab Management and AI Compute Infrastructure Operations

• Oversee daily operations of the AI research lab, including GPU clusters, high-performance storage, distributed training stacks, and data governance frameworks.
• Manage, maintain, and expand high-performance compute infrastructure: multi-node GPU clusters, distributed data loaders, RL/simulation environments, and model evaluation frameworks.
• Ensure safety, compliance, documentation, model governance, data integrity, and continuous uptime of compute and AI assets.
• Build automated pipelines for model training, experiment reproducibility, dataset generation, benchmarking, and large-scale evaluation.

3. Affiliate Engagement, Business Development, and Partnerships

• Engage, onboard, and support affiliate companies participating in the AI and foundation model research program.
• Serve as a technical liaison for affiliates across AI labs, cloud providers, robotics companies, semiconductor partners, government agencies, and enterprise AI users.
• Define joint research thrusts, scoping documents, datasets, deliverables, evaluation protocols, and IP structures for partner organizations.
• Coordinate demos, campus visits, model showcases, and affiliate meetings to support collaboration and knowledge transfer.

4. Project Management and PhD Mentorship

• Mentor PhD students, postdocs, and research engineers working on foundation models, world models, agentic systems, and large-scale representation learning.
• Manage multi-PI, multi-institution, and affiliate-funded AI research efforts, ensuring timely execution, publications, deliverables, reporting, and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Provide technical direction on model design, dataset creation, training strategies, evaluation, experiment planning, scheduling, milestones, and results dissemination.

Research Scientist/Engineer I

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related area.

Research Scientist/Engineer II

• A Master's degree and three (3) years of relevant full-time experience after completion of that degree,
• A Master's degree and five (5) years of relevant full-time experience after completion of a Bachelor's degree, or
• A Doctoral degree.

Senior Research Scientist/Engineer

• A Master's degree and seven (7) years of relevant full-time experience after completion of that degree,
• A Master's degree and nine (9) years of relevant full-time experience after completion of a Bachelor's degree, or
• A Doctoral degree and four (4) years of relevant full-time experience after completion of a Bachelor's degree.

• PhD in Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Machine Learning, or a closely related field with emphasis on AI or large-scale model development.
• Strong research record in foundation models, world models, representation learning, multimodal AI, distributed training, or agentic systems.
• Hands-on experience with large-scale model training using GPUs/TPUs, distributed systems, deep learning frameworks (PyTorch, JAX, TensorFlow), and data pipelines.
• Demonstrated experience mentoring students or leading technical AI teams.
• Strong communication and presentation skills for both technical and non-technical audiences.

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The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at policymanual/section6/C2653.

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The Institute is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and Institute policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the University System of Georgia ("USG") and Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of an individual's race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will not be required to drive.
This role is not considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position will not travel
This position does not require security clearance.

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit employment/pre-employment-screening

Location: Denver, CO (Denver Tech Center)

Schedule: Hybrid - Onsite 1 day per week

Type: Full-Time, Direct Hire

Salary: $160k - $175k + bonus + Long Term Incentive

Description

Seeking an accomplished Principal Software Engineer to serve as a key technical leader and architectural visionary, driving the design and development of our next‑generation real estate technology platforms. In this role, you will guide engineering strategy, architect large-scale, cloud‑native, full‑stack applications, and collaborate across product, UX, platform, and data teams to deliver secure, high‑performance, enterprise-grade systems. You will influence engineering culture, mentor senior engineers, and ensure our solutions remain scalable, observable, and aligned with long‑term business outcomes.

Responsibilities

Architecture & Technical Leadership

• Architect and own end‑to‑end technical solutions across front‑end, back‑end, and data layers for enterprise-scale products.
• Drive cloud-native architecture on AWS, including microservices, event-driven patterns, security controls, and scalable data workflows.
• Lead cross-team architectural reviews, ensuring alignment with engineering best practices, long-term platform strategy, and organizational technical standards.
• Champion DevOps, embedding security, quality, and observability into every stage of the SDLC.
• Champion observability across the organization, ensuring systems are setup for deep visibility, actionable alerts, and fast root-cause analysis.

Full‑Stack Product Development

• Design, build, and maintain applications using Next.js, NestJS, and modern JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks.
• Build robust APIs, services, and distributed systems using Node.js-based server frameworks.
• Support rich front-end experiences, focusing on performance, accessibility, and scalable UI architecture.
• Develop efficient data access patterns using both relational and NoSQL databases.

Enterprise Software Delivery

• Implement and evolve CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI to improve deployment frequency, reliability, and operational excellence.
• Deploy, monitor, and optimize applications on AWS.
• Integrate and operationalize observability tooling, including logging frameworks, metrics collection, distributed tracing, dashboards, and alerting systems.

Collaboration & Cross‑Functional Influence

• Partner with Product, Data, Architecture, Platform Engineering, Security, and peer Principal Engineers to drive strategic initiatives and technical roadmaps.
• Translate complex technical concepts into business-aligned recommendations for stakeholders.
• Serve as a key voice in engineering strategy, bringing clarity and thought leadership to complex organizational decisions.

Mentorship & Culture Building

• Mentor engineers at all levels through pairing, architecture reviews, and continuous knowledge-sharing practices.
• Foster a culture of engineering excellence based on collaboration, craftsmanship, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Lead teams in solving the organization's most challenging technical problems with creativity and long-term thinking.

Qualifications

Required

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, including more than 3 years in technical leadership or principal-level roles.
• Strong full‑stack engineering experience, with deep expertise in front-end, back-end, and data architecture.
• Advanced proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript, Next.js, NestJS, Node.js, and modern application frameworks.
• Strong experience with both NoSQL (e.g., DynamoDB, MongoDB) and SQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL).
• Expert in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (GitLab preferred).
• Extensive experience architecting and deploying solutions on AWS.
• Hands-on experience with logs, metrics, tracing, APM tools, and observability platforms.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate across multiple teams and stakeholders.

Principal-Level Expectations

• Proven ability to architect large-scale, distributed, cloud-native systems in production environments.
• Demonstrated experience influencing cross-functional strategy and driving technical decisions across multiple teams.
• Ability to evaluate emerging technologies and guide adoption across the organization.
• Deep understanding and experience architecting highly available systems that are highly performant and follow industry standards for observability, alerting, and logging.
• Preferred: Experience architecting and optimizing SaaS platforms with eCommerce integrations, leveraging SEO best practices, geo‑aware capabilities, and LLM-driven features to enhance personalization, search relevance, and global user experience.

Benefits:

• Competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits
• Retirement plans with optimal company match
• Annual bonus/merit opportunity
• Educational Assistance
• Medical Health support program
• Events offered in-person and virtually
• Mentorship program
• Employee Resource Groups
• Unlimited PTO
• 7 holidays + 5 additional flex days
• Monthly Home Office reimbursement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance.

DEPLOY has been retained to find a Reporting & Data Architect Lead combines advanced reporting development with enterprise-level data governance and architectural leadership. In this role, you will own our client's enterprise reporting platform—designing robust Power BI solutions, managing shared data models, and ensuring the reporting environment remains secure, scalable, and high-performing.

You will also own our client's enterprise reporting standards and governance framework, ensuring reporting across all departments is consistent, trusted, and aligned with best practices. This includes defining reporting conventions, reviewing changes, onboarding departmental report creators, and stewarding enterprise reporting assets such as certified datasets and endorsed reports.

At the enterprise level, you will architect our client's data framework—defining how data is structured, named, documented, and shared across ERP, operational, manufacturing, and corporate systems. You will own the enterprise data dictionary, the centralized semantic model, and key architectural decisions around Microsoft Fabric and other data tooling. This role interacts frequently with executives to align data strategy with organizational growth and reporting needs.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Reporting (Hands-On Development)

• Build, optimize, and maintain enterprise-grade Power BI reports, dashboards, datasets, and data models.
• Develop and govern shared semantic models and reusable datasets that power enterprise-wide reporting.
• Use Microsoft Fabric, Dataverse, and related ETL/data management tools to shape and integrate reporting data sources.
• Manage dataset refresh schedules, performance tuning, workspace organization, gateway configuration, and reporting system reliability.
• Implement row-level security (RLS), workspace access patterns, and enterprise reporting permissions—Responsible, with the Director of Technology Accountable.
• Manage reporting governance artifacts including certified datasets, endorsed reports, and enterprise workspace standards.
• Support reporting scalability as our client grows (new factories, new business units, new product lines).

Enterprise Reporting Standards & Governance

• Own our client's enterprise reporting standards framework, covering naming conventions, modeling patterns, documentation practices, lifecycle management, visual design standards, and change control.
• Govern reporting development and deployment across the organization to ensure consistency and prevent duplicate or conflicting models.
• Review and approve reporting change requests, data model modifications, and access requests.
• Lead documentation and enablement for departmental report creators through training, guidance, and structured onboarding.
• Provide strategic direction around reporting maturity, sustainability, and enterprise alignment.

Enterprise Data Architecture

• Design and maintain our client's enterprise data architecture framework across ERP, operational, manufacturing, and corporate systems.
• Own the enterprise data dictionary, defining canonical field names, table structures, business definitions, and version control practices.
• Build and govern the centralized semantic model that powers reporting across the company.
• Advise and strongly influence enterprise-level decisions around Microsoft Fabric, data modeling strategy, and long-term architectural direction—and own the work that follows those decisions.
• Collaborate with engineering and system owners to coordinate schema changes, data integrations, and cross-system alignment.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Partner with C-suite and senior leaders to define reporting roadmaps, enterprise priorities, and data strategy.
• Communicate complex architectural concepts in clear, business-friendly terms.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives that require unified data structures or scalable reporting.
• Apply automation (Power Automate, Fabric pipelines) and AI tools to improve reporting efficiency, data quality, and governance workflows.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Deep hands-on expertise with Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, data modeling, and cloud data platforms.
• Track record of establishing and enforcing enterprise reporting standards and governance.
• Strong architectural intuition: semantic modeling, master data definition, cross-system alignment, and scalable design.
• Able to operate as both an individual contributor and a strategic leader.
• Experience managing reporting governance artifacts (certified datasets, endorsed reports, workspace strategy).
• Comfortable influencing architectural decisions and guiding technical execution.
• Strong command of foundational tools and languages such as:
• DAX
• Power Query / M
• SQL
• Fabric pipelines / ETL tooling
• Experience with automation and AI-assisted analytics workflows.

Job description:-

Position: Gen AI Engineer

Location: Irving TX

Duration: 12+ months

Job Overview

In this role, you will be responsible for translating AI strategy into tangible, production-ready capabilities that enhance operational efficiencies and drive business value. We're looking for someone who combines deep technical expertise in generative AI with a proven track record of successfully delivering complex technology projects.

Required Technical Skills

Deep knowledge of LLMs and advanced fine-tuning techniques. Proficient in Parameter-Efficient Fine-Tuning (PEFT) methods (LoRA, QLoRA, Adapter Tuning, Prefix Tuning), full fine-tuning, instruction tuning, and agentic AI techniques (RLHF, multi-task learning).

Expertise in model compression and quantization methods (AWQ, GPTQ, GPTQ-for-LLaMA). Proficiency with optimized inference engines such as vLLM, DeepSpeed, and FP6-LLM.

Adept at advanced prompt engineering techniques and best practices. Familiarity with frameworks that facilitate effective prompt design and management.

Advanced knowledge of RAG techniques, including hybrid search, multi-vector retrieval, Hypothetical Document Embeddings (HyDE), self-querying, query expansion, re-ranking, and relevance filtering.

Proficiency in TensorFlow, PyTorch, and Keras. Knowledge of distributed training, parallel processing, and extensive hands-on experience with AWS services for AI/ML.

Advanced NLP skills (NER, Dependency Parsing, Text Classification, Topic Modeling). Experience with Transfer Learning, Few-shot, and Zero-shot learning. Expertise in containerization (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipelines for MLOps.

Strong proficiency in data preprocessing, feature engineering, and handling large-scale datasets. Experience with real-time AI applications, streaming data, and designing RESTful APIs for model integration.

Experienced with LangGraph, Autogen, , LangChain, LlamaIndex, and Hugging Face Transformers. Familiarity with Gen AI APIs (OpenAI, Gemini, Claude) and version control systems like Git.

Knowledge of AI compliance frameworks and best practices. Experience implementing guardrails to ensure ethical AI usage and mitigate risks (e.g., Microsoft's AI Guidance Framework).

Dexian is a leading provider of staffing, IT, and workforce solutions with over 12,000 employees and 70 locations worldwide. As one of the largest IT staffing companies and the 2nd largest minority-owned staffing company in the U.S., Dexian was formed in 2023 through the merger of DISYS and Signature Consultants. Combining the best elements of its core companies, Dexian's platform connects talent, technology, and organizations to produce game-changing results that help everyone achieve their ambitions and goals.

Dexian's brands include Dexian DISYS, Dexian Signature Consultants, Dexian Government Solutions, Dexian Talent Development and Dexian IT Solutions. Visit to learn more.

Dexian is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.

Note: Dexian Canada will, on request, provide accommodations for disabilities to support your participation in all aspects of our Recruitment and Assessment/Selection Processes.

This role directly supervises three staff and provides indirect leadership and coordination with three Area Directors responsible for program implementation and contract deliverables. The Senior Director leads the development and implementation of standardized grant management systems, compliance protocols, reporting processes, and contract performance monitoring frameworks. The role partners closely with Area Directors, Project Managers, Finance, and Executive Leadership to ensure effective resource allocation, timely delivery of contract deliverables, and strong funder relationships.

This is work from home role; however, candidates must reside in one of the follow states: AL, AR, LA, OK, MS, TN or TX.

Education/Certification Requirements

Option A: Bachelor’s degree in public administration, business administration, finance, accounting, nonprofit management, or related field and 8+ years of progressively responsible experience.

Option B: Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of progressively responsible experience within Communities Unlimited or a similar multi-state community development organization.

Option C: High school degree or equivalent is required and 12+ years of relevant experience.

Experience/Skills Requirements

Summary of Essential Job Duties 

Grant & Contract Portfolio Leadership

Compliance Systems & Quality Assurance

Reporting & Performance Management

Staff Leadership & Coordination

Funding Support

Other Projects 

Special projects and other duties may be assigned from time to time by the supervisor.

Tools Used in Job

Proficient use of a computer, internet, smart phone (texting, email, photos, videos, social media, and calls), web-based databases for data-entry, Microsoft Office suite including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint are required.  Use of additional software for project-related activities may be required, and training will be provided.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described above are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Compensation details: 9 Yearly Salary

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Join us as a Senior, AI Workplace Transformation Consultant

You’ll play a pivotal role in delivering successful organisational change, backed by experience and knowledge of PROSCI, Kotter or other change frameworks, while also helping clients unlock the full potential of Microsoft 365, Copilot, Copilot Studio, Viva and more. You’ll develop and implement advanced change management strategies; drive people change and enablement and ensure that new solutions are adopted smoothly and deliver measurable value.

You’ll be a self-starting, adaptable, and energetic individual who thrives in fast-paced environments. You’ll bring strong experience in consultative client engagements, be open to challenge and feedback, and feel confident constructively challenging clients to ensure the best outcomes for everyone involved. A growth mindset is essential, along with a clear expectation that you’ll actively contribute to the continuous improvement of Changing Social.

Location: Nashville Tennessee / Remote Time zone: Eastern or Central preferred

Key Responsibilities:

Change Management Strategy

• Lead the design and execution of advanced change management strategies for clients adopting Microsoft 365 and Copilot solutions.
• Apply proven methodologies to build adoption plans, communications, and training tailored to diverse audiences.
• Ensure all change activities align with client business goals and deliver measurable outcomes.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Lead stakeholder mapping, engagement planning, and delivery of sessions to secure buy-in at all levels.
• Advocate, support, coach and mentor senior leaders in the importance and necessity of change.
• Build strong, trusted relationships with client sponsors, technical leads, and end users.
• Facilitate workshops and feedback sessions to ensure adoption challenges are addressed proactively.

Adoption Metrics, Reporting & Value Realisation

• Develop and implement measurement frameworks to track adoption, usage, and ROI of Copilot and other Microsoft solutions.
• Use reporting tools to monitor project effectiveness and recommend data-driven improvements.
• Communicate adoption progress and value realisation to key stakeholders and sponsors.

Microsoft 365, Copilot, Copilot Studio & AI Agents

• Understand, identify, scope and support the elements of the M365 Modern Workplace Applications that are of direct impact to the clients needs.
• Be well versed in the identification of business workflows and processes. Capable in crafting new ways of working that utilise the M365 platform and drive real world ROI.
• Deliver Copilot projects and custom conversational AI agents to meet client needs.
• Advise clients on best practices for creating and managing AI-powered solutions that enhance workflows and productivity.
• Translate functionality into clear guidance for end users, ensuring solutions are user-friendly and deliver on their promise.
• Collaborate closely with technical teams and developers to align AI deployments with user needs and organisational policies.

Product & AI Knowledge

• Leverage deep understanding of our solutions to assess client needs and recommend the most suitable products or agents that deliver optimal value and outcomes.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of Microsoft 365, Copilot for Microsoft 365, Copilot Studio, and broader M365 modern work platform
• Deliver client training sessions, Q&A drop-ins, and knowledge-sharing to embed new ways of working.
• Keep up to date of Microsoft’s AI roadmap to guide clients on upcoming features and capabilities.

Client Relationship Management & Pre-Sales

• Build and maintain long-term client relationships.
• Embed as a trusted advisor who can spot business benefits for our clients and build proposals and services to support those needs both commercially and via delivery.
• Support the sales team in scoping client needs, delivering demos, and showcasing our Copilot capabilities.
• Contribute to proposals and presentations, bringing both change management and technical expertise.

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor or masters degree in Business, Organisational Development, Information Technology, Anthropology or a related field is preferred but not essential.

Experience:

• 5+ years of experience in adoption and change management, with at least some exposure to configuring or supporting Microsoft 365 solutions.
• Hands-on experience working with Microsoft 365 products, Copilot Studio, Power Virtual Agents, or similar conversational AI tools is highly desirable.

Certifications:

• Relevant change management certification (e.g. PROSCI) required. Or significant proven track record and specific detailed knowledge of change frameworks.
• Desirable: Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Functional Consultant Associate (PL-200), Power Platform Solution Architect Expert (PL-600), or equivalent Copilot Studio certifications.

Skills

• Advanced knowledge of change management tools and methodologies.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to communicate complex technical ideas clearly to non-technical audiences.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and client relationship management skills.
• Confident in facilitating workshops and training sessions.
• Proactive, curious, and adaptable mindset with a passion for emerging AI capabilities.

Core Competencies

• Knowledge & Experience: Advanced knowledge of Microsoft 365, Copilot Studio, and change management best practices. Mentor colleagues and leads client training.
• Business Impact: Leads complex projects, drives measurable adoption, and supports business development.
• People & Team Management: Coaches junior team members, resolves issues, and drives collaboration.
• Communication & Influence: Communicates effectively with clients and internal teams, translating between technical and non-technical contexts.
• Problem Solving & Innovation: Designs creative solutions for adoption challenges, drives continuous improvement, and keeps up to date with the AI landscape.

Why Join Changing Social?

We are an equal opportunity employer, celebrating diversity and committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We are on an exciting journey of growth that offers huge potential for ambitious and likeminded people. Changing Social has ambitious plans for the future. We aim to expand our team substantially in the coming years, having grown 58% over the past 12 months, with growth plans to hit a head count of 200 over the next three to five years.

Our culture is built on the values of Lovability, Openness, Versatility, and Enthusiasm. We thrive on creativity, embrace diversity, and are passionate about delivering exceptional service. As a rapidly growing company with a global footprint and a head office in the UK, we cater to an international audience while maintaining a localised approach where necessary.

Benefits:

• Annual Leave: 23 days of annual leave per calendar year, excluding Public Holidays, with an additional day for each year of employment up to a maximum of 5 days.
• Additional Leave: Gain an additional day of leave for each year of service, up to a maximum of 5 days.
• Annual Leave Carry Over: Carry over up to 5 days of unused annual leave to the next year.
• Festive Period: Business closure for a week during the festive period in December.
• Public Holidays: Flexibility to work over public holidays if desired or required, with time taken back on a subsequent day.
• Pension Scheme: 2% 401k employer contribution, 5% employee contribution.
• Flexible Working: Manage your own time to improve work-life balance and facilitate managing international time zones.

Additional Benefits:

Health and Wellbeing:

• US Health, Vision and Dental Plan
• My Mind Pal Wellbeing App

Financial Security:

• Bravo Perks: Points schemes and vouchers.
• Bravo Hub: Access to discount codes.
• Financial Wellbeing Tools: Budget planners, money-saving tools, and financial education resources.

Personal Development:

• Paid Microsoft Training and Certifications: Enhance your professional skills with company-sponsored training.

More about Changing Social

Our culture is built on the values of Lovability, Openness, Versatility, and Enthusiasm. We thrive on creativity, embrace diversity, and are passionate about delivering exceptional service. As a rapidly growing company with a global footprint and a head office in the UK, we cater to an international audience while maintaining a localised approach. Our POP values Preparation, Ownership, and Pride are the behaviours that underpin our high-performance culture. They’re how we turn our values into action, every day.

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• We are seeking a dynamic professional to support and enhance the infrastructure and operations of the Vendor Relationship Management (VRM) team.
  
• This role will be instrumental in managing projects, optimizing processes, and driving operational excellence within our vendor governance framework.
  
• The successful candidate will contribute insights and strategies to mature our ways of working and strengthen partnerships with internal stakeholders and external vendors.
  

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• Operational Support: Own the management and delivery of assigned day-to-day VRM operational activities, ensuring efficiency and accuracy.
  
• Project Leadership: Lead and support initiatives that improve vendor governance, streamline processes, and enhance collaboration across teams. Leads creation of assigned presentations or other internal materials related to VRM group.
  
• Process Optimization: Identify and implement opportunities to mature workflows and optimize vendor management practices.
  
• Stakeholder Engagement: Partner with internal teams to foster strong relationships, source feedback, and improve communication channels.
  
• Governance & Reporting: Support development and maintenance of frameworks, tools, and reporting that enable effective vendor relationship management.
  
• Insights & Continuous Improvement: Analyze processes, data and trends to provide actionable recommendations for operational and strategic improvements.
  
• Meeting & Material Support: Coordinate meetings, develop agendas, prepare presentations, and manage documentation for internal and external audiences. May support the development of select materials for external vendor meetings as determined by the team.
  

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• Strategic Thinking: Ability to see the big picture and align operational improvements with organizational goals.
  
• Collaboration: Proven ability to work well as part of a team, building strong relationships across stakeholders and fostering a culture of partnership and trust.
  
• Adaptability: Strong desire and ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adjusts to changing priorities with ease.
  
• Problem-Solving: Applies critical thinking to identify issues and develop innovative solutions.
  
• Analytical Thinking: Demonstrates excellent technical or analytical knowledge base, with ability to assess data, processes and understanding to tell a meaningful story and message.
  
• Accountability: Takes ownership of deliverables and ensures timely, high-quality outcomes including ability to make critical decisions related to projects and tasks. Demonstrates excellent attention to detail, teamwork, and initiative; maintains confidentiality; maintains meticulous attention to project deadlines.
  
• Influence & Communication: Demonstrates excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively and persuasively to drive alignment and action.
  
• Continuous Improvement Mindset: Proactively seeks opportunities to enhance processes and ways of working with confidence to voice opportunities.
  

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• BA/BS degree with 5+ years of relevant experience in vendor management, outsourcing, or project management within biotech or pharmaceutical industries.
  
• Strong foundation in project management and vendor governance frameworks.
  
• Previous experience in multiple aspects of Relationship Management including partnering with vendors and cross-functional stakeholders - several years and direct experience preferred.
  
• Experience in Clinical Trial Delivery or Drug Development Lifecycle preferred.
  
• Excellent communication, analytical, and organizational skills.
  
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.
  

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• Design and build internal tools and automation-including API linting frameworks, OpenAPI specification validators, code?generation utilities, and workflow automation-to improve consistency, quality, and efficiency across the API lifecycle.
  
• Ensure developer experience is at the center of all software created, building intuitive, reliable, and friction?reducing tools that empower API producers and consumers and simplify their workflows.
  
• Collaborate, coordinate, and align with technical stakeholders such as architecture, platform engineering, security, and API governance teams to ensure tooling meets enterprise needs and integrates seamlessly with broader technical ecosystems.
  
• Apply industry best practices to deliver secure, scalable, and maintainable solutions that align with clients engineering, security, and compliance standards.
  
• Drive development activities from design through delivery, ensuring tools and services are released on time and effectively support both API producers and consumers.
  
• Champion code quality, implementing comprehensive unit testing, functional testing, and automated validation to ensure highly reliable solutions and fast feedback loops.
  
• Demonstrate engineering excellence, consistently applying high?quality engineering practices-including clean code principles, strong testing strategies (unit, integration, functional), CI/CD pipeline integration, versioning discipline, and reliable automated deployment strategies-to ensure tooling is robust, maintainable, and production?ready.
  
• Ensure all software created adheres to strong security principles, including secure coding practices, automated security scanning, vulnerability mitigation, and alignment with enterprise security standards-ensuring tooling is safe by design, safe by default, and safe in production.
  
• Support the tech lead in evaluating and shaping technical decisions, contributing insights and execution capabilities related to tooling, automation, and developer?experience improvements.
  

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• Programming & Scripting: Java | Python | JavaScript | TypeScript, Bash / Shell Scripting
  
• API Design & Management: RESTful APIs, OpenAPI / Swagger (Specification, Validation), API Linting Frameworks, API Governance & Standards Enforcement, API Versioning Strategies
  
• Automation & Tooling: Code Generation Utilities, Workflow Automation Tools, Internal Developer Tooling, CLI Tools
  
• Testing & Quality Engineering: Unit Testing | Integration Testing | Functional Testing, Automated Validation Frameworks, Test Automation Tools, Code Quality & Static Analysis Tools
  
• CI/CD & DevOps: CI/CD Pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins), Automated Build & Deployment Pipelines, Artifact Repositories, Infrastructure Automation
  
• Cloud & Platforms: Cloud Platforms (AWS / Azure / GCP), Containerization (Docker), Kubernetes (optional / platform-dependent)
  
• Security & Compliance: Secure Coding Practices, Automated Security Scanning (SAST / DAST), Vulnerability Management Tools, Dependency Scanning, Compliance & Enterprise Security Standards
  
• Developer Experience (DX): Developer Tooling & Enablement Platforms, Documentation Automation, API Consumer & Producer Enablement Tools
  
• Collaboration & Version Control: Git | GitHub | GitLab, Agile / Scrum Methodologies, Issue & Work Tracking Tools (Jira, similar)
  

*At Securian Financial the internal position title is Infrastructure Dir."

Mission

"To lead the engineering discipline that ensures Securian's technology platforms and cloud services are built and operated with uncompromising resilience, performance, and quality. This role drives the design and automation of fault-tolerant, high-availability architectures across AWS, Azure, and GCP-ensuring the enterprise meets resiliency, scalability, and efficiency expectations at every layer of technology."

Positioning

The Director of Resilience Engineering and Quality Leader is both a strategic peer and technical counterpart to the Infrastructure & Reliability Engineering Leader.

This role provides bench depth and succession coverage for REO's most technically complex domains while driving innovation in reliability, resilience, and performance practices.

• Strategic influence: Shapes cloud reliability, quality engineering, and resilience strategy across REO and Architecture domains.

• Operational authority: Leads Sr. Managers and Managers who own the execution of quality, resilience, and performance engineering capabilities.

• Enterprise collaboration: Works hand-in-hand with Technology, Solution, Business, Data, and Enterprise Architects to embed reliability and resilience as core architecture principles.

Scope of Accountability

Resilience Engineering & Cloud Reliability

• Architect and validate fault-tolerant, regionally resilient architectures across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

• Own resilience automation, chaos testing, and IaC-based recovery validation.

• Lead cross-cloud reliability design reviews and failure-mode analyses for critical systems.

Quality Engineering & Continuous Testing

• Define enterprise-wide quality engineering strategy integrated into CI/CD pipelines.

• Drive automation-first testing (functional, non-functional, performance, resilience).

• Embed observability-driven quality validation and contract testing across services.

Performance, Capacity & Efficiency Engineering

• Oversee predictive capacity planning, scaling automation, and cost/efficiency optimization (FinOps/GreenOps).

• Partner with Platform & Infrastructure teams to tune performance across application and platform layers.

• Measure and report on performance SLIs/SLAs aligned to REO's Reliability Metrics framework.

Cross-Domain Architecture Collaboration

• Partner with Enterprise Architects to codify resilience and reliability standards in technology blueprints.

• Collaborate with Technology & Solution Architects to design service reliability into delivery architectures.

• Engage Data Architects for data resilience, replication, and pipeline reliability.

• Work with Business Architects to align technical reliability goals with critical business outcomes.

Leadership & Talent Development

• Lead a team of Sr. Managers and Managers, fostering a high-performance, hands-on engineering culture.

• Build and mentor top-tier technical talent in cloud reliability, resilience, and quality automation.

• Partner with HR and REO Enablement to develop succession plans and technical competency frameworks.

Core Technical Competencies

• AWS (primary) - Multi-account design, HA architecture, region failover, resilience automation, Terraform/CDK/CloudFormation.

• Azure & GCP (secondary) - Compute, networking, and reliability constructs; hybrid cloud design and failover integration.

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) - Deep proficiency in Terraform, policy-as-code (OPA/Conftest), drift detection, pipeline integration.

• Reliability & Chaos Engineering - AWS Fault Injection Simulator, Gremlin, steady-state hypothesis design.

• Observability & Quality Automation - OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, CloudWatch, K6, Gatling; CI/CD quality gates and dashboards.

• Performance Engineering - Load, stress, and soak testing automation; performance profiling and SLO alignment.

• Disaster Recovery Automation - Cross-region orchestration, IaC-driven DR runs, replication validation.

• FinOps/GreenOps - Cloud cost and efficiency automation, carbon-aware scaling policies.

Leadership Competencies

• Strategic Technical Leadership: Operates at the intersection of deep engineering and executive strategy.

• Multi-Domain Collaborator: Integrates reliability and resilience across architecture, operations, and business domains.

• Talent Multiplier: Develops and empowers senior managers, fostering engineering mastery and innovation.

• Credible Technical Authority: Trusted peer to Infrastructure & Reliability Engineering; capable of leading architecture reviews and executive briefings.

• Change Champion: Drives transformation of reliability practices across platforms, pipelines, and teams.

Qualifications & Experience

• 12+ years in cloud engineering, reliability, or platform leadership roles.

• 5+ years leading Sr. Managers/Managers in technical domains.

• Proven expertise across AWS, with working knowledge of Azure and GCP.

• Experience with multi-cloud governance, DR design, IaC at scale, and reliability automation.

• Strong understanding of observability, SRE principles, and REO/ITIL-aligned reliability frameworks.

• Certifications:

  • Required: AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional

  • Preferred: AWS DevOps Engineer, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Google Professional Cloud Architect

Success Metrics

• 99.9% availability maintained for Tier-1 workloads.

• 100% coverage of DR automation for Tier-1 services.

• 25% annual increase in automated quality/test coverage.

• 15% annual improvement in resource efficiency and cost performance.

• Documented resilience participation across all enterprise architecture blueprints.

• Positive "technical peer readiness" and succession rating from Head of REO.

Summary Value Proposition

This Director role blends deep AWS reliability engineering expertise, multi-cloud technical breadth, and leadership scale.

It ensures REO maintains both technical depth and leadership redundancy, and it strengthens the bridge between engineering execution and enterprise architecture alignment.

#LI-hybrid **This position will be in a hybrid working arrangement.**

Securian Financial believes in hybrid work as an integral part of our culture. Associates get the benefit of working both virtually and in our offices. If you're in a commutable distance (90 minutes), you'll join us 3 days each week in our offices to collaborate and build relationships. Our policy allows flexibility for the reality of business and personal schedules.

The estimated base pay range for this job is:

Pay may vary depending on job-related factors and individual experience, skills, knowledge, etc. More information on base pay and incentive pay (if applicable) can be discussed with a member of the Securian Financial Talent Acquisition team.

Be you. With us. At Securian Financial, we understand that attracting top talent means offering more than just a job - it means providing a rewarding and fulfilling career. As a valued member of our high-performing team, we want you to connect with your work, your relationships and your community. Enjoy our comprehensive range of benefits designed to enhance your professional growth, well-being and work-life balance, including the advantages listed here:

Paid time off:

• We want you to take time off for what matters most to you. Our PTO program provides flexibility for associates to take meaningful time away from work to relax, recharge and spend time doing what's important to them. And Securian Financial rewards associates for their service by providing additional PTO the longer you stay at Securian.

• Leave programs: Securian's flexible leave programs allow time off from work for parental leave, caregiver leave for family members, bereavement and military leave.

• Holidays: Securian provides nine company paid holidays.

Company-funded pension plan and a 401(k) retirement plan: Share in the success of our company. Securian's 401(k) company contribution is tied to our performance up to 10 percent of eligible earnings, with a target of 5 percent. The amount is based on company results compared to goals related to earnings, sales and service.

Health insurance: From the first day of employment, associates and their eligible family members - including spouses, domestic partners and children - are eligible for medical, dental and vision coverage.

Volunteer time: We know the importance of community. Through company-sponsored events, volunteer paid time off, a dollar-for-dollar matching gift program and more, we encourage you to support organizations important to you.

Associate Resource Groups: Build connections, be yourself and develop meaningful relationships at work through associate-led ARGs. Dedicated groups focus on a variety of interests and affinities, including:

• Mental Wellness and Disability

• Pride at Securian Financial

• Securian Young Professionals Network

• Securian Multicultural Network

• Securian Women and Allies Network

• Servicemember Associate Resource Group

For more information regarding Securian's benefits, please review our Benefits page.

This information is not intended to explain all the provisions of coverage available under these plans. In all cases, the plan document dictates coverage and provisions.

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