We are driven to do more. More for our customers and the financial professionals who offer our products. If you are driven to do more and love the challenge of pursuing more, Athene is your kind of company. You will find we offer more than the basics to create an inclusive and dynamic work environment at our various locations.
Purpose:
Athene is investing in modern enterprise platforms to accelerate digital transformation, improve efficiency, and streamline complex workflows. As part of this effort, we are seeking an IT Manager – Appian to lead the strategy, delivery, and operations of our Appian platform.This role combines platform ownership and Agile delivery leadership, ensuring scalable, secure, and high-performing solutions that support critical business processes. You will work cross-functionally with architecture, infrastructure, security, and business teams to deliver measurable outcomes.
Accountabilities:
Platform Leadership
Own the Appian platform strategy, architecture, and operations across environments
Ensure performance, scalability, security, and reliability
Lead integrations with enterprise systems, APIs, and data platforms
Oversee platform upgrades, monitoring, and incident management
Establish governance, standards, and best practices
Manage vendor relationship with Appian
Delivery & Team Leadership
Lead Appian development teams delivering workflow and automation solutions
Drive Agile execution (sprint planning, backlog management, releases)
Partner with Product Owners to align priorities and capacity
Ensure adherence to development, security, and integration standards
Track delivery metrics and continuously improving team performance
Coach and develop engineers while managing technical debt and scalability
Collaboration & Improvement
Partners across teams ensure smooth production support and operations
Promote reusable components and automation frameworks
Identify opportunities to improve platform capabilities and delivery efficiency
Act as escalation point for platform and delivery issues
Qualifications and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in a related field (or equivalent experience)
6+ years leading enterprise platforms or software delivery teams
Experience with Appian or similar low-code/BPM platforms
Strong background in Agile/Scrum delivery
Expertise in API integrations and enterprise system design
Experience with platform operations, monitoring, and upgrades
Knowledge of cloud, DevOps/CI-CD, and enterprise architecture standards
Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
Experience in financial services or regulated industries (preferred)
Why This Role
This is a high-impact opportunity to shape a critical enterprise platform, lead high-performing teams, and drive meaningful digital transformation across Athene.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
- 6+ years leading enterprise platforms or software delivery teams
- Experience with Appian or similar low-code/BPM platforms
- Strong background in Agile/Scrum delivery
- Expertise in API integrations and enterprise system design
- Experience with platform operations, monitoring, and upgrades
- Knowledge of cloud, DevOps/CI-CD, and enterprise architecture standards
- Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Experience in financial services or regulated industries
Athene Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Athene and has not been reviewed or approved by Athene.
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Retirement Support — Retirement savings support is highlighted through a strong employer match and structured retirement programs. Feedback suggests these offerings add meaningful long-term value to total compensation.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off policies span flexible or paid time off, a robust holiday schedule, volunteer time, and paid parental, family care, and military leave. Feedback suggests this breadth is a standout element across many roles.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing resources include comprehensive health coverage, mental-health support, onsite fitness centers, and one‑on‑one coaching. HQ amenities and wellness perks are positioned as differentiators for on-site employees.
Athene Insights
What We Do
Athene, through its subsidiaries, is a leading retirement services company that issues, reinsures and acquires retirement savings products designed for the increasing number of individuals and institutions seeking to fund retirement needs. The products offered by Athene include: • Retail fixed, fixed indexed and registered index-linked annuity products; • Reinsurance arrangements with third-party annuity providers; and • Institutional products, such as funding agreements and group annuity contracts related to pension risk transfers. Athene's subsidiaries include Athene Annuity & Life Assurance Company, a Delaware-domiciled insurance company, Athene Annuity and Life Company, an Iowa-domiciled insurance company, Athene Annuity & Life Assurance Company of New York, a New York-domiciled insurance company, Athene Securities, LLC, an Iowa-domiciled registered broker-dealer (member FINRA), and Athene Life Re Ltd., a Bermuda-domiciled reinsurer. -- The financial industry is ripe for change and Athene is leading the way. We’re determined to make retirement easier for you and other Americans by harnessing our passion, smarts and relentless spirit. Learn how to become an Athene financial professional at www.athene.com/contact. If you love a challenge and are driven to succeed, then Athene is your kind of company.
